Temperature and Eainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins.] 



Week ending August 3. — Week warmer than usual in all 

 districts east of the Rocky Mountains, with the exception of 

 limited areas in the upper Missouri valley, eastern Maine 

 and extreme southern Florida, where it was slightly cooler 

 than the average. Week also warmer than usual in northern 

 California, but elsewhere on the Pacific coast and generally 

 throughout the plateau regions the week was cooler than 

 usual. Over much the greater part of the country the 

 weekly rainfall was below the average. General condition 

 of corn in the principal corn States continues excellent. 

 Spring-wheat harvest well advanced in the southern portion 

 of the spring-wheat region, and the early sown is being cut in 

 the northern portion. Tobacco continues in good condition, 

 except in the Carolinas. 



Weeh ending August 10. — Week exceptionally warm in 

 all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, except along the 

 immediate Atlantic and Gulf coasts, where, although warmer 

 than usual, the departures from normal were not especially 

 marked. Over the interior and eastern portions of Wash- 

 ington and Oregon and throughout the plateau regions and 

 almost the whole of California it was cooler than usual. 

 The maximum temperatures over the greater portion of the 

 country east of the Rocky Mountains were unusually high 

 throughout the week. More than the usual amount of rain 

 fell in the lake region, over portions of the upper Mississippi 

 and Missouri valleys, northern Montana and over the greater 

 part of Washington. Throughout the Atlantic coast and 

 gulf States, the central Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys 

 less than the usual amount of rain fell. The cotton crop 

 has deteriorated generally throughout the cotton belt. In 

 the great corn States of the central valleys and north-west 

 the crop is maturing rapidly under most favorable conditions. 

 The general condition of tobacco is promising. The ex- 

 tremely hot weather has interfered with fall ploughing. 

 Light frost occurred in eastern Idaho on the mornino- of the 

 5th, causing little or no damage. 



Week ending August 17. — Temperature generally in ex- 



