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mal from the middle Missouri valley eastward to l^ew Eng- 

 land, and over the northern portions of the ]\riddle Atlantic 

 States. It was below normal from the lower Mississippi 

 valley eastward over the Gulf and South Atlantic States. 

 The extremes of temperature were not generally marked. 

 At the beginning of the week unsettled showery weather pre- 

 vailed in the central valleys and over the southern States. 

 During the latter part of the week local showers occurred at 

 widely scattered points. At tlie close, scattered thunder- 

 storms were in progress in the Missouri valley, Lake region 

 and southern States. For the week the precipitation was ir- 

 regularly distributed, but on the whole generous amounts 

 were received in most of the great cereal and grass-growing 

 States. Little or no rain fell during the week in the IsTorth 

 xltlantic States and in the eastern part of the Lake region. 

 As compared to normal, there was a marked deficiency over 

 the Atlantic coast districts, and in the Great Plains region 

 and the far Southwest there was a very general deficiency. 



Week ending July 15. — Clear skies and warm southerly 

 winds were the rule over much of the country from the 

 Kockies eastward during the early part of the week. Near 

 the middle a change to cooler overspread the jSTorthwest, and 

 more seasonable weather prevailed in the northern districts ; 

 but over the eastern, central and southern portions warm 

 weather continued. During the latter part of the week it 

 continued warm over most eastern districts. The average 

 temperature for the week was above normal in a wide area 

 extending from ISew Mexico and the Rio Grande valley 

 northeastward to the Lake region, Ohio valley, Middle At- 

 lantic States and ISTew England. The extremes of tempera- 

 ture were not marked, save about the middle of the week the 

 maximum temperatures were unusually high in portions of 

 the lower Missouri valley and extreme eastern ITew England. 

 A drought of considerable severity has prevailed in New 

 England and portions of New York and New Jersey, but 

 the rains of the past week have relieved that temporarily. 



Week ending July 22. — The cool wave in the Northwest 

 at the closing of the preceding week moved to the north of 



