ward, the temperature during Monday being especially high 

 in portions of ^STew England and Xew York. A change to 

 cooler weather occurred, however, over these districts during 

 Tuesday, and on that and the following day or two the tem- 

 peratures were moderate over most of the districts from the 

 Eocky Mountains eastward, cool weather continuing over 

 the Atlantic coast districts till near the end of the week. 

 From the Eocky Mountains westward cool weather contin- 

 ued through the week, l^ear the middle of the week warm 

 weather set in over the Plains districts, and on the 25th to 

 28th temperatures were unusually high throughout the Mis- 

 sissippi valley. At the beginning of the week showers pre- 

 vailed in the Ohio, upper Mississippi and lower Missouri 

 valleys and Lake region, moving eastward, and light, local 

 showers prevailed over the greater part of the Middle Atlan- 

 tic and 'New England States. The total precipitation for the 

 week was small, generally less than half an inch, over much 

 of the middle and lower Mississippi valley and west Gulf 

 States, in the upper Ohio valley and lower Lake region, and 

 along the entire Atlantic coast. 



Special Telegeaphio Eepoets. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Weeh ending May 8. — New England. Boston : The 

 weather was clear throughout the week. Eain is much 

 needed. The temperature was low the first part, with frost 

 and freezing weather, but the last part was warm. 



Week ending May 15. New England. Boston: The week 

 was fair, except for scattered local showers. Eain is much 

 needed. The temperature averaged above normal, until the 

 last of the week, which was cool, with frost in some localities. 



Weeh ending May 22. — New England. Boston : Fair, 

 warm weather prevailed, except that copious to heavy local 

 showers fell on the 18th in central and western Massachusetts, 

 and parts of Ehode Island and Connecticut. Eain is gen- 

 erally much needed. 



WeeTc ending May 29. — New England. Boston : Local 

 showers occurred generally at the middle of the week, being 



