of the South Atlantic and central Gulf States. In the Rocky 

 Mountain region, upper Missouri valley, Texas and the South 

 Atlantic States the week averaged cooler than usual. Else- 

 where nearly normal tempemtures prevailed. In the central 

 and east Gulf States, the Ohio and central Mississippi val- 

 leys, the greater part of the Lake region and northern New 

 England, the precipitation during the week was below the 

 avei-age. There was more than the average rainfall along: 

 the Atlantic coast from southern New Enjjland to the Caro- 

 linas, and very heavy rains fell in interior portions of the 

 country. 



Week ending August 13. — In the central and lower 

 Missoiu'i valleys and over the middle and southern Rocky 

 Mountain slope and eastern portion of the southern Plateau 

 the week averaged cooler than usual. In all districts east 

 of the Mississippi River except southern Florida the week 

 averaged warmer than usual, the temperature excess gener- 

 ally ranging from 3° to 5° per day in the upper Ohio valley 

 and in the Atlantic coast districts from Georgia to southern 

 New England. In the central and east Gulf and South Atlan- 

 tic States, the central Missouri valley and in northern New 

 England the rainfall was below the average, although good 

 showers occurred in portions of these districts. Over most 

 of the central valleys and Middle Atlantic States the rainfall 

 was much above the average, heavy rains having occurred 

 in i)ortions of the upper Mississippi valley, upper Lake 

 region and Middle Atlantic States. 



Week ending August 20. — The week was slightly cooler 

 than usual on the North Pacific coast and in extreme south- 

 ern Florida. Elsewhere the week was warmer than usual, 

 the mean temperature departure ])eiiig from 3° to 9° above 

 the normal throughout the northern districts east of the 

 Rocky Mountains. The Missouri valley, the lower Lake 

 region. New England, the northern part of the Middle 

 Atlantic States and the greater part of the (xulf States and 

 upper Lake region received less than the average rainfall, 

 no appreciable amount having occurred over the northern 

 part of the Middle Atlantic States and southern New Eng- 

 land. Heavy rains occurred in V^irginia, North Carolina, 



