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over portions of the central Missouri valley, in Florida, along 

 the immediate central and east Gulf coasts, and over local 

 areas in the Ohio valley. Over the greater part of the cen- 

 tral valleys, Gulf and south Atlantic States the weekly rain- 

 fall was below the average. 



Week e7iding July 15. — The week was intensely warm in 

 the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, eastern portion of the 

 upper Michigan Peninsula, over the central Rocky Mountain 

 region and northern portion of the west Gulf States, it being 

 the third consecutive week of excessive heat in these districts. 

 Nearly normal temperatures prevailed in southern Texas, 

 Florida, the Ohio valley southern New England and over 

 the western portion of the Plateau region. The week aver- 

 aged cooler than usual in the central and northern Pacific 

 coast regions. Maximum records for the first and second 

 decades of July were broken at a large number of stations 

 throughout the Mississippi valley and in portions of the Gulf 

 States, upper Lake region, lower Ohio and lower Missouri 

 valleys. Abundant rains fell along the Atlantic coast from 

 New Jersey southward to northern Florida. Showers fell 

 over local areas in portions of the central Gulf States, upper 

 Lake region and portions of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado 

 and Utah. Generally throughout the central valleys there 

 was little or no rain. 



Week ending July 22. — The week was intensely warm 

 throughout the central valleys, northern Rocky Mountain 

 districts. Lake region, northern portion of the middle Atlan- 

 tic States and New England. Nearly normal temperatures 

 prevailed over the southern portion of the middle Atlantic 

 States, along the Gulf coast and over southern Plateau dis- 

 tricts, while the week averaged cooler than usual on the 

 south Atlantic coast and generally throughout the Pacific 

 coast districts. Heavy rains occurred in the Carolinas, 

 Florida and over portions of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, 

 Louisiana and eastern Texas, and the greater part of New 

 England and the middle Atlantic States rectnved showers 

 giving from one-quarter to more than one inch. Throughout 

 the central valleys the precipitation was below the average 

 and was generally very light. Over a large part of the cen- 

 tral valleys there was no appreciable rainfall. 



