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New England coast, and the rainfall in California was very 

 unusual for the season. 



Week ending May 14-. — The week averaged slightly 

 cooler than usual over portions of the central and east Gulf 

 States and the northern portion of the middle Atlantic 

 States, and was decidedly cooler than usual over northern 

 New England. Nearly normal conditions prevailed over 

 the interior portions of the middle and south Atlantic States 

 and central Ohio valley, but from the Lake region westward 

 to the Pacific coast the week was warmer than usual. 

 More than the usual amount of rain fell in the upper Ohio 

 valley, and over portions of the Lake region and the upper 

 Mississippi valley ; and over the northern plateau region 

 and the Pacific coast the rains were unusually heavy. In 

 the Atlantic coast districts and the greater portion of the 

 central valleys the week was drier than usual, and almost 

 no rain fell over a large part of the south Atlantic and east 

 Gulf States. 



Week ending May 21. — The week was cooler than usual 

 in the middle and southern Rocky Mountain districts, over 

 portions of the Missouri and Mississippi valleys, and from 

 Kansas southward to the Rio Grande valley. On the Pacific 

 coast, along the northern border from Washington eastward 

 to the upper lakes, and eastward of the Mississippi, except in 

 Maine and southern Florida, the week was warmer than 

 usual. Very heavy rains have fallen in Texas, over por- 

 tions of the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys, and 

 along the Atlantic coast from Georgia northward. There 

 was less than the usual amount of rain generally throughout 

 the central Gulf States, Ohio valley, the greater part of the 

 Lake region, and over the northern portions of the Missis- 

 sippi and Missouri valleys. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending May 7. — New England. Boston : Heavy 

 rain checked farm work in coast sections, elsewhere weather 

 favorable ; too cool for rapid growth of vegetation ; frosts 

 occurred in parts of all New England States, and snow in 

 northern portions without damage ; oats sown in nearly all 



