the average, with an entire absence of rain over large areas. 

 The greater part of the country was suffering from more 

 or less severe drought. 



Week ending September 11. — The week was cooler than 

 usual in New England, New York, throughout the central 

 plateau region, Oregon and California. Throughout the 

 southern and middle Atlantic States, the Lake region, the 

 central valleys and the eastern and southern Rocky Moun- 

 tain slopes the week was generally much warmer than 

 usual. There was more than the usual amount of rainfall 

 in a belt of country extending from Arizona and New 

 Mexico up to and into the central valleys, and also in por- 

 tions of the southern, south Atlantic and Gulf States. Over 

 New England, the lower Lake region, along the Atlantic 

 coast, generally throughout the southern States and in the 

 north-west there was a deficiency. The drought was gener- 

 ally relieved throughout the central valleys and the middle 

 and south Atlantic States. 



Week ending September 18. — The week averaged decidedly 

 cool in the middle Atlantic States and New England, and 

 was slightly below the normal over the greater part of the 

 Lake region and in portions of the Mississippi and lower 

 Missouri valleys. The week was warmer than usual in the 

 central and west Gulf States, interior of California and in 

 the north Pacific and northern plateau regions. Elsewhere 

 nearly normal temperature conditions prevailed. There was 

 more than the average amount of rain in eastern Florida, 

 along the immediate coast from Massachusetts to southern 

 New Jersey and over areas in the central valleys. From the 

 east Gulf coast northward over Tennessee, the upper Ohio 

 valley and the Lake region there was no appreciable rain- 

 fall, and also throughout the central and southern Pacific 

 coast regions. 



Week ending September 25. — Throughout the central val- 

 leys, Lake region and Gulf States the week averaged cooler 

 than usual, being decidedly cool in the Lake region and 

 central Gulf States. There was also a slight deficiency over 

 northern New England. Over southern New England, the 

 middle Atlantic States, throughout the Rocky Mountain 



