Special Telegraphic Eepobts. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending May 9. — jSTew England. Boston : Con- 

 siderable cloudiness prevailed, with showers. More sun- 

 shine would be beneficial. Morning temperatures were low 

 during the middle of the week. On the 6th minimum read- 

 ings were 6° to 8° below freezing in the northern States and 

 frost was general throughout New England. 



Week eliding May 16. — ISTew England. Boston: Light 

 showers fell the first of the week; the remainder was fair, 

 but with considerable cloudiness. Temperatures were mod- 

 erate, except that the nights were cool, frost forming in the 

 interior of the northern portion at the close of the week. 



Week ending May 23. — New England. Boston: There 

 was considerable cloudy weather during the week. Tem- 

 j)eratures were moderate and generally seasonal. Light 

 showers occurred in all jiarts. Sunshine and higher tempera- 

 tures are needed. 



Week ending May 30. — New England. Boston : There 

 was much cloudy weather during the week, with frequent 

 showers, but the amounts were unevenly distributed. Tem- 

 peratures were high the first of the week, but moderate other- 

 wise. Sunshine is needed. 



Weather of May^ 1910. 

 The weather of the month, generally speaking, was very 

 unsettled, wuth an unusual prevalence of cloudiness, a marked 

 deficiency in the rainfall, and monthly temperatures near 

 the seasonal average. Notwithstanding the fact that showers 

 fell on an average of twelve days, the monthly rainfall 

 in nearly all sections was less than 50 per cent of the May 

 average, and in some localities the deficiencies were from 

 60 to 70 per cent of the usual rainfall for this month. 

 There was much fog, with moderate easterly winds in coast 

 sections. The daily temperatures were without special fea- 

 tures, there being no unusual extremes. Excepting in imme- 

 diate coast sections, the maximum temperatures ranged well 

 into the 80's, and they generally occurred on the 24th. The 



