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areas on New England and middle Atlantic coasts the week 

 was cooler than usual, but the deficiency in temperature was 

 not marked. Generally the rainfall was above the average, 

 especially in eastern Texas. Along the immediate Gulf 

 coast, in Tennessee, the Ohio valley, and from the upper lake 

 region eastward to the New England coast, but little rain 

 fell during the week. Generally the week was very favor- 

 able. Corn planting had progressed rapidly in the Northern 

 States. Cotton planting was nearing completion. Winter 

 wheat had been unfavorably affected by warm, dry weather 

 in Missouri and Ohio. Fruit prospects continued excellent. 



Week ending May 13. — Notwithstanding the exception- 

 ally low temperature for this season that occurred from the 

 Rocky Mountains eastward to the Atlantic coast from the 

 11th to the 13th, the week averaged warmer than usual in 

 all districts, except in the Southern States and over portions 

 of the north Pacific coast. The maximum and minimum 

 temperatures of the week were very unusual. The great 

 feature of the week was the remarkably cool wave which 

 overspread nearly the whole of the country east of the 

 Rocky Mountains on the 11th, 12th and 13th, attended by 

 freezing weather in the Northern States, and frost as far 

 south as the Ohio valley and western portion of South Car- 

 olina. Snows occurred alono; the lakes in Michigan and 

 Wisconsin. Generally the rainfall west of the Mississippi 

 River was less than usual and to the eastward greater than 

 usual. 



Week ending May 20. — Week cooler than usual every- 

 where east of the Rocky Mountains, and from the Missouri 

 valley eastward over the central and northern portions of the 

 country it was decidedly cool. Week also cooler than usual 

 on the California coast, but over the eastern portion of that 

 State and throughout the plateau and north Pacific coast 

 regions it was warmer than usual. The rainfall during the 

 week was below the average over the greater portion of the 

 country. Except light showers in one or two sections there 

 was no rain during the week on the Pacific coast. The ex- 

 ceptionally cool weather of the past week was very unfavor- 

 able for most crops, and widespread injury was done by 

 frosts, which have been general throughout the northern and 



