TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY. 

 [From United States Weather-Crop Bulletins] 



Week eliding August 1. — Week unusually warm to the 

 east of the Mississippi, the maximum departure from the nor- 

 mal temperature occurring over the Middle Atlantic States. 

 In New England the daily excess ranged from 3° to 6°. Cooler 

 than usual in all sections to the westward, except on the 

 North Pacific coast, where it was slightly warmer thaii usual. 

 Excess of rainfall general throughout the Northern States ; 

 also throughout the south-west and lower Mississippi valley. 

 Total absence of rain in the Rio Grande valley and to the 

 westward of the Rocky Mountains. 



Week ending August 8. — Week slightly cooler than usual 

 in the Gulf States and on the Pacific coast. About the nor- 

 mal temperature conditions prevailed over the lower lakes, 

 Ohio valley and Middle Atlantic States. From the central 

 and upper Mississippi valley westward to the Rocky Moun- 

 tains the week was unusually warm. Over nearly the whole 

 of the United States the week gave but little rain, and over 

 a very extensive area there was no rain at all. 



Week ending August 15. — Week warmer than usual 

 over all northern and central districts eastward of the Rocky 

 Mountains. Over the plateau districts and in California, 

 except along the northern coast, it was much cooler than 

 usual. More than the usual amount of rain has fallen in the 

 Gulf States, New England, the lower lake region and in 

 other small areas. Drought of more or less severity now 

 prevails on the Atlantic coast from Maryland to South Caro- 

 lina, and also over portions of Illinois, Southern Michigan, 

 Montana and Kentucky. 



Week ending August 22. — Week warmer than usual from 

 Western Texas north-eastward to Missouri ; over all districts 

 from the upper Mississippi valley eastward to the Atlantic 

 coast; and over the plateau regions westward, including all 

 Pacific States. Slight frosts occurred in Wyoming. Very 

 heavy rains have fallen over portions of the Central Gulf 

 States and other sections. Over much of the greater part 

 of the country, however, the rainfall of the week has been 

 decidedly below the average. The drought of the previous 



