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rainfall ranged from 2 to 4 inclies in portions of the central 

 Gulf States, lower Missouri and central Mississippi valleys, 

 Ohio valley, Middle Atlantic States and southern IsTew Eng- 

 land, and from 1 to 2 inches over a large part of the upper 

 Missouri and Mississippi valleys. Lake region, south Atlan- 

 tic States and interior of the west Gulf States. The rainfall 

 was lighter than usual in Louisiana and Texas, throughout 

 the southern Plateau region and Pacific coast districts, and 

 over the gi*eater part of the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin 

 and upper Michigan. 



Week ending May 18. — The mean temperature was much 

 below the normal in the Pacific coast and Plateau regions, 

 and slightly below from the upjjer Missouri valley eastward 

 to the central portion of the upper Michigan peninsula. In 

 the central valleys and generally throughout the Atlantic 

 coast and east Gulf districts the mean temperature was above 

 the normal. The mean temperature differed but slightly 

 from the normal over a large part of central and west Gulf 

 States and over the northern portion of the Lake region. 

 Verv heavv rains occurred in the central and west Gulf dis- 

 tricts. In portions of the upper Missouri and upper Missis- 

 sippi valleys the amounts ranged from 2 to more than 4 

 inches. The precipitation was light in the Atlantic coast 

 districts and generally throughout the Ohio valley, ranging 

 for the most part from inappreciable amounts to % inch. On 

 the Pacific coast the Aveekly precipitation ranged from 14 to 

 more than % inch in northern California, and generally from 

 1 to 3 inches in Oregon and "Washington. 



Week ending May 25. — The mean temperature was above 

 the normal in the Lake region, central valleys and Atlantic 

 coast and Gulf districts. The excess ranged from 3° to 7° 

 a day, amounting to more than 6° per day in portions of the 

 upper Lake region, lower Mississippi valley, lower Lake re- 

 gion, southern Xew England and northern portion of the 

 Middle Atlantic States. The mean temperature was below 

 the normal in the Rockv Mountain and 'Plateau rea:ions and 

 on the north Pacific coast, averaG'ins: decidedlv cool in the 

 middle and northern portions of the districts. The precipi- 

 tation was very heavy over the greater part of Texas and 



