Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From Uxited States Climate and Crop Billetixs.] 



Weeh ending Jul;/ 4. — With the exception of portions 

 of the South Atlantic and east Gulf States, the week was 

 cooler than usual in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, 

 and also over the southern Plateau region and the greater 

 part of California. In the central valleys and over portions 

 of the Lake region, Middle Atlantic States and New Eng- 

 land the week averaged decidedly cool, the temperature 

 deficiencies i-anging from (.P to 1)*^ a day. On the north Pacific 

 coast the week averaged warmer than usual. Over the 

 greater part of the Lake region, Atlantic coast and west Gulf 

 districts the rainfall exceeded the average, from 1 to more 

 than 3 inches being generally reported from these districts. 

 There was less than the average over the greater part of the 

 central valleys, over a considerable area of the east Gulf 

 States and alono- the immediate coast from North Carolina 

 to southern XeAv England. 



Week ending Jidy 11. — In the States bordering on the 

 Atlantic the week averaged slightly warmer than usual. 

 Over the western part of the Lake region and from the 

 upper Mississippi valley westward to the middle and south 

 Pacific coasts the week was cooler than usual. The tem- 

 perature was slightly below normal in the central Gulf States 

 and nearly normal in the lower Lake region and Ohio valley. 

 The rainfall during the week was largely in excess of the 

 average from the central and west Gulf coasts northward 

 to Minnesota and South Dakota. There was also more 

 than the average rainfall generally through the Middle 

 Atlantic States and over portions of the Lake region, Ohio 

 valley and South Atlantic States. In New England and in 

 portions of the up})er Lake region, Ohio valley, South 

 Atlantic States and east (iulf States the rainfall was below 

 the average. 



Weeh ending July IS. — The week was decidedly cool in 

 the Pacific coast States and Plateau regions, but elsewhere 

 there were no very marked departures from normal conditions. 

 There was a general but slight excess over the eastern slope 



