and over the northern portions of the Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi vallej^s. In southern Xcw England, the ^Middle 

 Atlantic States and the Ohio, central Mississippi and lower 

 Missouri valleys, south-eastern Rocky Mountain slope and 

 tliroughout the Gulf States, the week averaged cooler than 

 usual. Minimum temperatures below 40° occurred in north- 

 ern New England. The Ohio valley, the greater part of the 

 Middle, South Atlantic and east Gulf States, portions of 

 the central Mississippi valley and limited areas of central 

 Texas received more than the average rainfall. In northern 

 New England, over a large part of the upper Lake region 

 and in portions of Oklahoma, Indian Territory and north- 

 eastern Texas there was no appreciable amount of rain, while 

 less than the average amount fell in the central Gulf States, 

 over the greater part of Florida and in the upper Missouri 

 and northern portion of the upper Mississippi Aalleys. 



Week ending June 15. — The week was unseasonably cool 

 in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, except southern 

 Florida and the immediate coast districts northward of Vir- 

 ginia, where the departures were slight. Throughout the 

 central valleys, Southern States and over the western por- 

 tion of the Lake region the minimum temperatures from the 

 10th to the 15th were the lowest yet recorded in the second 

 decade of June at a majority of the stations. Heavy rains 

 fell thi'oughout New England, the greater portion of the 

 Middle Atlantic States, in the upper Ohio valley, portions 

 of the lower Lake region, over local areas in the South 

 Atlantic and central Gulf States, and also over a large part 

 of Texas, New Mexico and Colorado. Except over a few 

 areas of very limited extent throughout the central valleys 

 xnd upper Lake region the rainfall was less than usual, and 

 over a large part of these districts there was no appreciable 

 amount. A considerable portion of the South Atlantic 

 and east Gulf States also received less than the weekly 

 average. 



Week endimi June 22. — The week was cooler than usual 

 in all districts east of the Rocky Mountains, over the 

 southern Plateau region and in California. It was decid- 

 edly cool in the Lake region, over the northern portion of 

 the Middle Atlantic States and in New Enoland, where the 



