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normal. Exceptionally heavy rains fell during the week 

 over the greater portion of the central and west Gulf States, 

 in the lower Ohio valley, and in portions of the Lake region 

 and the central Mississippi valley. From southern New 

 England to the east Gulf coast the rainfall was below the 

 average, and there was also decidedly less than the average 

 weekly rainfall over much of the lower Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi valleys. 



Week ending June 11. — Nearly normal temperature con- 

 ditions prevailed in the lower Ohio valley, east Gulf States, 

 and along the immediate Atlantic coast. Throughout the 

 greater part of the country the week averaged warmer than 

 usual, the average daily temperature excess ranging from 3° 

 to 6° over the interior of Middle and South Atlantic States, 

 and portions of the Lake region, and amounting to over 3° 

 over nearly the whole of the country to the west of the Mis- 

 sissippi River. Heavy rains fell in southern Georgia, north- 

 ern Florida, over the northern portions of the east Gulf 

 States, southern Louisiana, western Tennessee, north-east- 

 ern Arkansas, southern Missouri, southern Illinois, portions 

 of northern Iowa and southern Wisconsin, central and north- 

 ern Indiana and northern Ohio, heavy local rains occurring 

 over limited areas in portions of the Middle and South 

 Atlantic States. Elsewhere the rainfall was generally be- 

 low the average, no appreciable amounts falling over south- 

 ern New England, portions of the Middle Atlantic States, 

 and nearly the whole of the Plateau and Pacific coast regions. 



Week ending June 18. — The week averaged cooler than 

 usual in the central valleys, Lake region, over the greater 

 part of the Middle Atlantic and east Gulf States, the interior 

 of California, and the western portions of the middle and 

 southern Plateau regions. The week averaged warmer than 

 usual over the north Pacific coast, northern Plateau region, 

 eastern Rocky Mountain slope, west Gulf States, over por- 

 tions of the South Atlantic States and on the New England 

 coast. Very heavy rains fell during the week over most of 

 the Middle and South Atlantic and east Gulf districts, in- 

 cluding the central Mississippi and portions of the lower 

 Ohio and Missouri valleys. In the Lake region, northern 

 New England, upper Ohio and Red River of the North val- 



