and upper Mississippi valleys, in the lower Ohio valley, and 

 over the greater part of the Gulf States. There was more 

 than the average precipitation in northern New England and 

 over limited areas in the iNIiddle Atlantic States and Lake 

 region. The rainfall was below the average in most of the 

 Lake region, the Atlantic coast districts south of New 

 England, in the upper Ohio valley and on the central Gulf 

 coast. 



JVeek ending July 10. — The week was warmer than 

 usual in the Pacific States, the Plateau district, and from 

 the lower Lake region and New England southward to the 

 Carolinas. From the eastern Rocky Mountain slope east- 

 ward to the upper Lake region, central Ohio valley and the 

 east Gulf States the week was 'cooler than usual. The rain- 

 fall Avas decidedly heavier than usual over much the greater 

 part of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, being 

 excessively heavy over a large part of the Lake region. In 

 New England and along the immediate ^liddle Atlantic coast 

 the rainfall was below the average, only inappreciable showers 

 occurring in southern New England, with a total absence of 

 rain along the northern coast. 



Week ending Juhj 17. — The week averaged warmer than 

 usual in the Atlantic coast States northward of the ( aro- 

 linas, in the upper Ohio valley, lower Lake region, and from 

 the northern portion of the upper Mississippi valley westward 

 to Idaho. In the southern States and over most of the 

 central valleys and the Lake region the week was cooler 

 than usual. Over a large part of the Middle and South 

 Atlantic States and much of the Lake region and Ohio 

 valley the rainfall was heavier than usual. The rainfall 

 was also heavier than usual in portions of the Dakotas and 

 over limited areas in the upper Mississippi and JMissouri 

 valleys. 



Week ending July 24. — The temperature of the week 

 averaged warmer than usual over the country east of the 

 Mississippi, south of northern New England. It was cooler 

 than usual throughout northern New England, the upper 

 Missouri valley, the Rocky Mountain slope and southern 

 Plateau region. The rainfall was heavier than usual over 



