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Temperature and Rainfall for the ^YHOLE Country. 



[From United States Cluiate and Crop Bulletins.] 



Week ending May 9. — The week Avas colder than usual 

 on the north Pacific coast, in the central and southern 

 Eocky ]\Iountain districts and west Gulf States, and along 

 the middle and south Atlantic coasts. In central California, 

 the central valleys, Lake region, New England and the 

 northern portion of the Middle Atlantic States the week was 

 warmer than usual, the most marked excess occurring in 

 the Lake region and southern New England. In the lower 

 Lake region and Ohio valley and over much the greater part 

 of the Atlantic coast and east Gulf districts the rainfall was 

 below the average, a considerable part of the Middle At- 

 lantic States, New England and the east Gulf States receiv- 

 ing no measurable amount. Over the Eocky Mountain 

 slope and from the west Gulf coast northward to the upper 

 Lake region and Eed Eiver of the North valley the rainfall 

 was unusually heav3\ 



Weeh ending May 16. — The week was warmer than 

 usual in the Pacific coast States, middle and southern 

 Plateau districts, New England, the northern portion of 

 the Middle Atlantic States and in southern Florida. 

 Throughout the central valleys and Gulf States and over 

 the greater part of the Lake region the week was colder 

 than usual, the deficiency ranging from 3° to 9° per day. 

 The Middle Atlantic States, the greater part of New Eng- 

 land, the eastern portion of the lower Lake region, and an 

 area extending from northern Texas over Oklahoma, and 

 the eastern portions of Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota, 

 received more than the average rainfall. Generally tlirough- 

 out the southern States and in the Ohio and upper Missis- 

 sippi valleys and the central portion of the Lake region the 

 rainfall was less than usual. The rainfall of the Pacific 

 coast was also below the average. 



Week ending May 23. — In the lower Lake region, Ohio 

 and lower Mississippi valleys, east Gulf States, and on the At- 

 lantic coast south of New England the week averaged cooler 

 than usual. The week was also slightl}' cooler than usual 

 in southern Texas and on the immediate coast of Washing- 



