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and northern Minnesota, and in the central Rocky Mountain 

 and Plateau districts. Along the coast of central and south- 

 ern California, over the southeastern Rocky Mountain slope 

 and in the districts eastward of the Mississippi River the 

 week averaged warmer than usual, the excess in the central 

 Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Lake region and middle At- 

 lantic States ranging from 3° to 9° a day. There was more 

 than the averas-e rainfall from the north Pacific coast east- 

 ward to the upper Lake region, including the lower Missouri 

 and central Mississippi valleys. The Atlantic coast districts, 

 the greater part of the central and west Gulf States and por- 

 tions of the lower Ohio valley and lower Lake region re- 

 ceived less than the average rainfall. 



WeeJc ending September 21. — The week was warmer 

 than usual in New England, over the northern portion ot 

 the middle Atlantic States, the eastern portion of the lower 

 Lake region, on the north Pacific coast and in central Cali- 

 fornia. Over the greater part of the country the week was 

 cooler than usual, being decidedly cool in the central Pla- 

 teau and Rocky Mountain districts, Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi valleys, and over the northern portion of the 

 southern States. Over a large part of the south Atlantic 

 and east Gulf States the rainfall was unusually heavy. Por- 

 tions of the middle Atlantic coast districts, central Texas and 

 local areas of limited extent in the Missouri valley also re- 

 ceived more than the usual amount. The Ohio valley, the 

 greater portions of the upper Mississippi valley, upper Lake 

 reorion, middle Atlantic, central and west Gulf States received 

 less than the weekly average. 



Week ending September 28. — In the central Missouri 

 valley and over the middle and northern Rocky Mountain 

 and Pacific coast districts the week averaged considerably 

 warmer than usual, and it was slightly warmer than usual 

 over the eastern portion of the lower Lake region, the 

 northern portion of the middle Atlantic States, Xew Eng- 

 land, and the interior of the south Atlantic States. In the 

 central valleys, upper Lake region, central Gulf States and 

 over portions of the middle and south Atlantic States the 

 week averaged slightly cooler than usual. The weekly 

 precipitation exceeded the average over limited area in the 



