Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys northeastward to southern 

 New England and eastward to the Virginia coast. The pre- 

 cipitation was generally below normal over the lower Missouri 

 and upper Mississippi valleys and upper Lake region, in 

 northern New England, and throughout the Atlantic coast 

 States south of Virginia. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



WeeJc ending July 6. — New England. Boston : The mean 

 temperature was much above the normal ; the maximum tem- 

 perature was between 83° and 90° nearly every day. Local 

 showers and thunderstorms occurred in nearly all parts of 

 New England during the week, but the rainfall was light and 

 drought continues, except in parts of New Hampshire and 

 the Connecticut valley sections of Massachusetts and Con- 

 necticut, where severe local storms gave from .50 of an inch 

 to 1.70 inches rainfall on the 2d. The sunshine was normal. 



Week ending July 13. — New England. Boston: The 

 weather continued very warm and dry. Maximum tempera- 

 tures above 95° were general on the 12th. No rain occurred 

 during the week, except very light showers in a few localities. 

 Drought continues with increasing severity and is causing 

 much injury. Clear weather prevailed every day of the 

 week. 



Weeh ending July 20. — New England. Boston : Tem- 

 peratures were high the first two days and moderate the 

 remainder of the week, averaging about normal. The severe 

 drought was broken by frequent showers ; rainfall for the 

 week generally between 1 and 1.5 inches, except in some 

 localities in central and eastern Massachusetts, where only 

 about .5 of an inch fell. Sunshine was a]x)ut the average. 



Week ending July 27. — New England. Boston : The 

 temperatures were about normal, except on the 23d, when 

 they were decidedly above, with the highest, 93°, in Massa- 

 chusetts, and on the 25th, when they were decidedly below, 

 with the lowest maximum, 64°, in New Hampshire. Light 

 to copious rains fell throughout the district on the 2 2d and 



