Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States Climate and Crop Bulletins.] 

 Week ending Jail/ 27. — In the southern States and in 

 the northern districts eastward of the Mississippi River the 

 week averaged nearly normal in temperature. In the Mis- 

 souri valley and Rocky ^fountain region the week averaged 

 warmer than usual. On the Pacific coast and over the 

 western portion of the Plateau districts the week was 

 cooler than usual, being decidedly cool on the central })or- 

 tion of California. There was more than the averao-e rain- 

 fall over the greater jTart of New England, in portions of 

 the lower Lake region, middle Atlantic and Gulf States, 

 over a limited area in the upper Ohio valley, and in por- 

 tions of the upper Mississippi and upper Missouri valleys ; 

 but over the greater part of the country the rainfall was 

 lighter than usual. 



Week ending August 3. — The week was cooler than 

 usual in the west Gulf States, throughout the northern })or- 

 tions of the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and in 

 southern California. It was decidedly cool in New England, 

 the Lake region, upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and 

 northern Rocky Mountain districts. In the southern Rocky 

 Mountain districts and in the east Gulf and south Atlantic 

 States the w^eek averaged warmer than usual. Over the 

 greater part of the country east of the Rocky Mountains 

 the rainfall exceeded the average, and was excessively heavy 

 from the west Gulf coast northward to the upper Alississippi 

 and central Missouri valleys, and also over portions of the 

 Lake region, Ohio valley and south Atlantic and east Gulf 

 States. Over the greater })art of the middle Atlantic States 

 and New England the rainfall was below the averao;e. 



WeeJv ending August 10. — The week averaged cooler 

 than usual in the northern districts eastward of the Rock}^ 

 IVIountains, over portions of the Plateau region, along the 

 immediate Pacific coast and in southern Texas. It Avas de- 

 cidedly cool in New England and in portions of the middle 

 Atlantic States, and in the Lake region, upper Mississippi, 

 Red River of the North and upper Missouri valleys, the 



