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ward to the upper Lake region. Generally throughout the 

 central valleys, lower Lake region, Atlantic coast and east 

 Gulf districts the rainfall was very light and much below 

 the average. There was an entire absence of rain over 

 much of the New England States. 



Week ending May 11. — The week was ver}" cool in the 

 southern States and portions of the Ohio valley and Middle 

 Atlantic States, and slightly cooler than usual over the 

 eastern portions of southern New England. The temper- 

 ature avera2:ed above the normal in northern New England, 

 over the northern portion of the Middle Atlantic States, in 

 the Lake region, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and 

 generally throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast 

 districts. In the central and east Gulf and South Atlantic 

 States, and from the west Gulf coast northward to South 

 Dakota and Minnesota, the rainfall was ample and generally 

 above the average. The central Mississippi, and Ohio val- 

 leys, lower Lake region, Middle Atlantic States and southern 

 New England were practically without rain. 



Week ending Mat/ 18. -^ The Aveek was warmer than the 

 average from the Middle Atlantic and New England coasts 

 westward to the Rock}" INIountains, the average daily tem- 

 perature ranging from 3° to 10° per day above the average 

 from the Missouri valley eastward to New England. In 

 the southern States and over the greater part of the Pacific 

 coast region the week was cooler than the average. Practi- 

 callv no rain fell during the week ending May 18 in New 

 England and the Middle Atlantic States and over a large 

 part of the Ohio valley and Lake region, and there was less 

 than the average over the greater part of the west Gulf 

 States and in portions of the upper Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi valleys. In the lower Missouri valley and 

 generally throughout the east Gulf States the rainfall was 

 abundant. The western portion of the upper Lake region 

 also received more than the average. 



Week ending May 25. — Except along the immediate 

 Gulf coast and in the upper Mississippi valley the week 

 averaged warmer than usual in all districts eastward of the 

 Rocky Mountains, the excess being most marked from the 



