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of the Rocky Mountains, in the Missouri and upper Mississippi 

 valleys, and over portions of the Lake region and southern 

 Xcw England, while from the Ohio valley southward to the 

 Gulf and Atlantic coasts, in northern New England and 

 along the west Gulf coast the temperature averaged slightly 

 below normal. From the central Gulf coast northward to 

 the Lake region, over portions ef the Middle and South 

 Atlantic States, in the Red River of the North valley and on 

 the north Pacific coast the rainfall was in excess of the aver- 

 age, while from the west Gulf coast northward to the Missouri 

 valley, over the northern portion of the Lake region, in the 

 up})er Ohio valley and in portions of New England and the 

 Middle Atlantic States the rainfall was below the average. 



Week ending Jnlj 25. — Over the greater part of the 

 countr}' east of the Mississippi the temperature differed but 

 slightly from the normal, some stations showing a slight 

 excess and others a corresponding deficiency. In the cen- 

 tral Gulf districts and from the west Gulf coast and Rio 

 Grande valley northward to the upper Lake region and 

 n})per Mississii)pi and Red River of the North valleys the 

 week averao-ed cooler than usual. Heavy rains fell in the 

 west Gulf States, the central Missouri valley, on the Atlan- 

 tic coast from New Jersey southward to the Carolinas, and 

 over local areas in the east Gulf States, lower Ohio valley 

 and Lake region. Over most of the central vallevs, a larg-e 

 l)art of the Lake region, northern New England and on the 

 north Pacific coast the rainfall was below the avera2:e, a con- 

 siderable part of the central Mississippi and Ohio valley 

 receiving no appreciable amount. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Weeh ending Jnh/4. — New P^ngland. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable for ra})id growth of all crops, but rain delayed 

 having : onions much damao-ed bv maooot : corn late but 

 nuich improved ; other crops very promising ; potato bugs 

 and cut worms abundant, but doing no great damage. 



Week ending July 11. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 very favorable : showers, however, delayed haying in south; 



