Along the Atlantic coast from Florida to .southern New Eng- 

 land the week averaged from 3° to 4° warmer than usual, and 

 it was also warmer than usual in the central and southern 

 plateau regions, and throughout the south-eastern Rocky 

 Mountain slope. Very heavy rains fell over portions of the 

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

 valley and portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa. 

 Along the Atlantic coast, over the greater part of the Lake 

 region, in the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys the 

 rainfall was below the average, New England and the Middle 

 Atlantic States receiving no appreciable amount. 



Week ending July 9. — The week averaged warmer than 

 usual in nearly all districts east of the Rocky Mountains 

 and on the middle Pacific coast, being decidedly warm in the 

 central valleys and Middle Atlantic States. The week was 

 cool throughout the northern plateau region, and during the 

 first half over the Middle Rocky Mountain slope and upper 

 Missouri valley. In the lower Missouri, central Mississippi 

 and Ohio valleys, portions of the central and east Gulf 

 States and generally throughout the Atlantic coast districts, 

 the rainfall was below the average, limited areas of these 

 districts receiving no appreciable amount. From the upper 

 Missouri valley eastward over the Lake region, in northern 

 and eastern Texas and over limited areas in the east Gulf 

 States and on the Middle Atlantic coast there was more than 

 the usual amount. 



Week ending July 16. — The week was not as warm as 

 usual in the upper Mississippi valley, Lake region, Ohio 

 valley and southern States, and the temperature was also 

 slightly below normal in Oregon and eastern Washington. 

 Throughout the Rocky Mountain and plateau districts, the 

 lower Missouri valley and along the Atlantic coast north- 

 ward from Virginia the week averaged warmer than usual. 

 The first half of the week was warmer and the latter half 

 cooler than usual in New England. Very heavy rains fell 

 in central, southern and eastern Texas, in the central Mis- 

 souri and upper Mississippi valleys, northern portion of the 

 Lake region and over local areas of the lower Lake region, 

 Ohio valley and east Gulf States. The week was dry in the 

 Middle Atlantic States, Tennessee, over much of the Ohio 



