lantic States and over the greater part of the South Atlantic 

 States, very heavy rains having occurred over an area extend- 

 ing from northern Georgia to eastern Pennsylvania. A large 

 part of the west Gulf States received no appreciable amount 

 of rain. Much of the Lake region and a large part of the 

 Ohio valley and southern New England also received less 

 than the average rainfall. 



Week ending September 10. — The week averaged warmer 

 than usual throughout nearly the whole country, the tem- 

 perature being below average only in central and southern 

 California, western Arizona, southwestern Texas, extreme 

 southern Florida and on the ]^ew England coast, where the 

 deficiency was very slight. In the upper Ohio valley and 

 Atlantic and Gulf coast districts the temperature excess was 

 less than 3° a day, but in the Lake region and from the 

 upper Mississippi valley westward it averaged from 6° to 

 12° per day. In the upper Mississippi and Red River of 

 the IsTorth valleys and Lake region, and over a large part of 

 the upper Mississippi and Ohio valleys and Middle Atlantic 

 States, there was either an entire absence of rain or inap- 

 preciable showers, and the rainfall was much below the 

 average over the greater part of the South Atlantic States 

 and much of the central Gulf districts. The rainfall ex- 

 ceeded the average over the greater part of Texas, in Ten- 

 nessee, portions of the central and east Gulf States, and over 

 limited areas in the central Mississippi and lower Ohio 

 valleys. 



Week ending September 17.- — The week was cooler than 

 usual in the Rocky Mountain and Plateau regions, over the 

 greater part of the Pacific coast and in the upper !Missouri 

 valley. Throughout the central valleys, Lake region and 

 the Atlantic coast and Gulf districts the week was warmer 

 than usual, the temperature excess ranging from 6° to 9° 

 per day in the central valleys and Lake region, but being 

 less than 3° per day in New England. Over most of the 

 country east of the Mississippi River, as well as over the 

 greater part of the west Gulf States, the precipitation was 

 lighter than usual. Over a largo part of the lower Lake 

 region and in portions of tlie Southern States and Atlantic 



