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Wednesday low pressure had developed over the middle 

 Plains region and showery weather prevailed over much of 

 the surrounding territory. This rainy condition moved 

 slowly eastward during the latter part of the week, bringing 

 more or less rain to all portions of the country east of the 

 Rocky Mountains. For the entire week the precipitation was 

 generous in amount and well distributed geographically over 

 nearly all districts from the middle Plains region eastward 

 to the Atlantic. As a whole the weather was most favorable 

 and vegetation made excellent progTess, save for small areas 

 in Virginia and ISTew Jersey, where more rain is needed. 



Weeh ending August 19. — At the beginning of the week 

 conditions were favorable for southerly winds and warm 

 weather over most of the country from the Rocky Mountains 

 eastward. By Wednesday the high pressure in the far north- 

 west at the beginning of the week had advanced eastward 

 to the upper Mississippi valley, and cooler weather prevailed 

 over the northern districts from the upper Lake region west- 

 ward to the Rocky Mountains. The high-pressure area moved 

 slowly eastward during the latter part of the week, bringing 

 moderately cool weather from the Lake region eastward to 

 !N"ew England. For the week, as a whole, it continued cool 

 over all northern districts. During the early part of the 

 week moderately low pressure prevailed over the northern 

 districts to the eastward of the Rocky Mountains, and local 

 showers occurred at intervals in the lower Missouri and 

 middle and upper Mississippi valleys. Lake region, Ohio 

 valley and Middle Atlantic States during that period. By 

 Saturday morning low pressure was general over the northern 

 States between the Great Lakes and the Rocky Mountains, 

 and showers occurred over most of those districts, continuing 

 during Sunday and extending by Monday morning to the 

 Middle Atlantic States and southern New England. For 

 the week, as a whole, the precepitation was generous in 

 amount over a large area from Kansas and Missouri north- 

 ward to the Canadian border and eastward to the Lake 

 region and Ohio valley. Amounts between 1 and 2 inches 

 occurred over much of Florida, at points in the Carolinas 

 and over New eTersey, eastern New York, the interior of 

 New England, western Colorado and the far northwest. 



