Mississippi valley and Lake region. Local showers continued 

 during Wednesday in the southwest, and during Thursday, 

 Friday and Saturday over a narrow strip from Texas north- 

 eastward to the Lake region, in portions of the Middle At- 

 lantic States and over most of New England. Heavy showers 

 occurred during Saturday night and Sunday over many por- 

 tions of the Atlantic coast States. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



WeeJc ending August 7. — ISTew England. Boston : The 

 temperature averaged somewhat below normal and but little 

 rain fell. Conditions are favorable, although higher tem- 

 peratures would be beneficial. 



Week ending August 14- — 'New England. Boston: A 

 week of generally fair weather, with much sunshine. Ex- 

 cepting scattered showers in the northern portion, there was 

 but little precipitation, and rain is much needed in nearly 

 all sections. 



M'^eeJi- ending August 21. — ISTew England. Boston: The 

 weather was favorable, with seasonable temperatures and 

 frequent showers, the rainfall in some northern parts being 

 considerably above normal. 



Weeh ending August 28. — New England. Boston : The 

 first part of the week was fair and the latter part showery. 

 The rainfall ranged from small amounts in the northern parts 

 of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont to about 2 inches in 

 southeastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. 

 Temperatures were seasonable. 



The Weather of August^ 1911. 

 Generally speaking, the weather of the month, in precipi- 

 tation and the temperatures, was very near the normal. How- 

 ever, droughty conditions prevailed from the 1st to the 23d, 

 excepting fairly well-distributed showers, with moderate rain- 

 fall, on the 15th and the 18th. Unsettled weather, with 

 showers, prevailed from the 24th to the 29th, during which 

 the rainfall ranged from moderate to very heavy. It was 



