Grande valley. Over the interior portions of California, 

 generally throughout the Rocky Mountain regions, and over 

 the northern portions of the Missouri and upper Mississippi 

 valleys, the week averaged cooler than usual. The rainfall 

 of the week was unevenly distributed. In some sections 

 very heavy rains fell, while in other sections no rain fell, 

 and drought conditions continue. 



Week ending August 1J.. — The week was warmer than 

 usual in the Southern States, in the central and lower por- 

 tions of the Missouri valley, and over portions of the 

 central Mississippi valley, Lake region and middle Atlantic 

 States. The week was cooler than usual in New England, 

 over the northern portion of the middle Atlantic States and 

 upper Lake region, and generally throughout the Rocky 

 Mountain and Pacific coast regions. There was more than 

 the average amount of rain in the lower Missouri, central 

 Mississippi, lower Ohio and Red River of the North valleys, 

 also on the middle Atlantic and southern New England 

 coasts. There was less than average rainfall over the greater 

 part of the Lake region, in New England, and generally 

 throughout the middle and south Atlantic and Gulf States. 



Week ending August 21. — The week was warmer than 

 usual in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains. Over 

 the plateau and Pacific coast regions the week averaged 

 cooler than usual. The week was marked by unusually 

 high temperatures in northern Texas, and unseasonably low 

 temperatures in the Lake region and northern New England. 

 There was more than the usual rainfall over portions of the 

 middle Atlantic and central and west Gulf States, upper 

 Michigan peninsula, portions of the upper Mississippi and 

 upper Missouri valleys, and on the north Pacific coast. The 

 week was practically rainless over nearly the whole of New 

 England, the Lake region and Ohio valley. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



(Weather Bureau, Boston.) 



Week ending July 31. — New England. Boston : Showers 

 have broken drought in southern sections and conditions 

 again favorable to crops throughout district ; much hay yet 



