June 7 the Hottest Day of the Year Shanghai was already sweltering in degrees of heat at 9 am. on June 7, and the day proved to be the hotiest so far this year, the tem~ perature touching 97 degrees around hoon. The humidity at 4 am. was 98 per cent, dropping to 80 per cent.
Dam. "Topees, straw hats and sunshades were more in evidence in deference to the broiling sun, while Shanghai seems gradually to be changing over to summer wear, al~ though there are stil a few brave ones to be seen sticking to their Winter clothing, anxious to get the full benefit from their lighter apparel when the really hot. weather comes along. The Shanghai Municipal Police changed to summer uniforms on the previous day.
"The heat of June 7 followed a slight lapse in the hot weather, the top temperature on June of 01.4 degrees having subsided to a maximum of 855 on June 6, 'Chinese weather prophets say that this' summer will be' exceptionally cool, The hot weather, they predict, will start at the beginning of July, and nish at the end of August. This happy forecast was somewhat belied by the heat of June 7, bul it remains to be geon whether the sticky days which lo ahead are to be confined to 40 short a period as two months.
There were no eases of heatstroke dealt with by the Fire Brigade am~ bbulanee service, although several people were overcome by the stifing
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