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cooler than usual in the Lake region, over the northern por- 

 tion of the upper Mississippi and upper Missouri valleys, 

 and along the immediate California coast. The week aver- 

 aged warmer than usual on the north Pacific coast, over the 

 plateau regions and eastern Rocky Mountain slope, and 

 generally throughout the southern States and Atlantic coast 

 districts, including the Ohio, central Mississippi and lower 

 Missouri valleys. The rainfall in the Atlantic coast and east 

 Gulf States was abundant. Heavy rains also occurred in 

 portions of the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. The rain- 

 fall was deficient in the west Gulf States and from the upper 

 Mississippi valley eastward to the upper Ohio valley and the 

 greater portion of the upper Lake region. Good showers 

 were quite general in the central and southern Rocky Moun- 

 tain region. 



Weekending August 19. — The week averaged slightly 

 cooler than usual in Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, 

 in the southern plateau region and on the California coast. 

 Throughout the northern portions of the country, from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific, including the south Atlantic and west 

 Gulf States and south-east Rocky Mountain slope, the week 

 averaged warmer than usual. Very heavy rains fell gen- 

 erally throughout the middle, south Atlantic and east Gulf 

 States, and over a large part of the Ohio valley, including 

 portions of northern Illinois and northern Indiana. More 

 than the usual amount also occurred over local areas in the 

 Missouri and central Mississippi valleys and generally over 

 the middle and southern plateau districts. Over much of 

 the Lake region and New England the precipitation was be- 

 low the average. 



Week ending August 26. — The week was cooler than 

 usual in the greater portion of the south-eastern States, in 

 California, Oregon and Nevada. Throughout the plateau 

 region, the west Gulf States, the central valleys, the Lake 

 region, New England and the middle Atlantic States the 

 week was warmer than usual. More than the usual amount 

 of rain fell in the greater portion of the country east of the 

 Mississippi River and in portions of the north-western States, 

 Texas and Louisiana, being heavy in many sections of lUi- 

 Dois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, the Lake region, the 



