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The extreme dryness of the air,
and the absence of trees to break the force
of the wind and temper the heat of the sun,
probably account for the dust storms so
frequent in summer. The temperature in
the day frequently rises to 100° in the
shade, but in so dry a climate this is not
unpleasant, and I felt less oppressed by this
heat than I did in London the previous
September.