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elsewhere in the country was universally less than the aver- 

 age, the deficiency amounting to about 1 inch over the great 

 central valleys. 



Week ending June 27. — High temperatures continued in 

 the districts east of the Rocky Mountains until the middle 

 of the week, temperatures of 100° or above being reported 

 in the Dakotas on Monday, Temperatures were from 3° to 

 12° above the normal for the week from the Missouri valley 

 eastward to the Middle Atlantic States and Kew England. 

 Cooler weather set in on the ISTorth Pacific coast about the 

 first of the week and moved slowly eastward, reaching the 

 Great Plains States by Wednesday. 'No well-defined storm 

 area developed in the United States during the week and 

 such precipitation as occurred was local in character. The 

 amounts were below normal over the greater portion of the 

 country, except over the major portion of the Gulf States 

 and at scattered points elsewhere, the Great Plains States, 

 and locality in the Mississippi valley, Maine and the Caro- 

 linas. 



Special Telegraphic Peports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending June 6. — I^ew England. Boston : There 

 was much cloudy weather, with showers, during the week. 

 The rainfall was generally above normal, and the tempera- 

 ture moderate. Frosts were general in the interior Satur- 

 day morning. Sunshine and higher temperatures needed. 



Week ending June 13. — ISTew England. Boston: There 

 was very little sunshine during the week, and the precipita- 

 tion was much above normal, particularly in the southern 

 portion. Temperatures were moderate. 



Week ending June 20. — Kew England. Boston : The 

 week was generally cloudy, with frequent shoM^ers, giving 

 precipitation generally above normal. The last two days 

 were fair and warm, which conditions were much needed. 



Week ending Juyie 27. — New England. Boston: Gen- 

 erally fair and warm weather prevailed through the week, 

 being very beneficial. The precipitation was light and con- 

 fined to local showers. 



