METEOROLOGY WATER, 1021 



" Duriiiir IDOr, lii<,'h pressure covered the si"Pi>ter part of all districts oast of 

 the Mississip])i Valley, except the Florida reniiisnla and New Knslaiid. and 

 extended in a narrow strip westward over the lower ilissonri Valley into the 

 central Rocky Mountain and plateau districts. 



" Pressure averaged mnisually high over the eastern slope of the Rocky 

 Mountains and in the upper lake region and northward over the I'rovince of 

 Ontario, where the normal was exceeded from O.o.j to 0.07 in. 



•' In a narrow strip along the coast of southern California and over the 

 greater part of northern California and the western i)()rtions of Oregon and 

 Washington, also over the Florida I'eninsula, the pressure averaged slightly 

 below normal; otherwise over all districts of the United States and Canada the 

 average for the year was ahove the normal. 



"The year was one of unusual warmth over nearly all districts. Along the 

 entire northern border from the lower lakes westward to the Pacific the 

 annual means averaged 2° or more above the normal, and across the border 

 ill .M.uiitdlia and surrounding districts the average for the year exceeded the 

 normal from 3° to more than 5°. 



" In the southern portions of Georgia and Alabama and over tlie Florida 

 I'eninsula the temiierature averaged slightly below normal, also over western 

 Texas and the greater jiart of New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. . . . 



" Maximum temperatures of 100° or higher were recorded in the upper Mis- 

 souri Valley, at .scattered points in the Gulf States, in central and western 

 Texas, over the southern portions of New ^Mexico and .\rizona, and the central 

 portions of California. Oregon, and Washington. 



" Minimum temperatures of 30° below zero or lower were confined to por- 

 tions of northern New England, northern Minnesota, North Dakota, and to the 

 elevated stations of the central Rocky Mountain district. . . . 



" The total precipitation for 190() was below the normal along the Atlantic 

 coast from Virginia to central Florida, and over the Gulf coast from wes(('ru 

 Floiida to Texas. The deficiency on the immediate coast line was very marked, 

 ranging from more than 12 in. at Ilatteras to nearly 20 in. at New Orleans. 

 Precipitation was also deficient over New England, New York, Pennsylvania, 

 the Lake region, central Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, and over the 

 nortli Pacific coast districts. 



" In marked contrast with the deficiency along the Atlantic aud Gulf coasts, 

 the amount of fall over the Appalachian Mountain region from Pennsylvania 

 southward to the central parts of the east Gulf States, aud in a narrow strip 

 west wa I'd over Alabama, northern Mississippi, central Arkan.sas, and northern 

 Texas, ranged from 5 to as nmch as 25 in. above the average. 



" Precipitation was also in excess over practically all the Great Plains dis- 

 trict from central Texas to North Dakota,- over the entire Rocky Mountain and 

 plateau districts, and the Pacific coast from central Oregon to soutlicrn 

 ( "alifornia. 



"The annual fall was especially heavy over central and nortiiern Texas and 

 tlie central and western portions of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nei)raska. wlicre 

 amounts from 10 to 12 in. anove the normal were recorded. 



" In the central Rocky Mountain States, northern New Mexico, Arizona, 

 .Nevada, and central and southern California, the excesses were generally large, 

 although at isolated points thi; amounts were less than the average. 



"The year was one with rainfall in general sufiicient for all ordinai-j- rcvpiire- 

 ments. and generally well distributed tlu'ongh the growing season. An uimsual 

 amoimt of cloudy weather was the rule in nearly all districts, and the relative 

 amount of moisture was generally in excess of the average." 



