Temperature and Rainfall for the Whole Country. 



[From United States National Weekly Weather Bulletin.] 



Week ending August 10. - — The mean temperature con- 

 tinued warm over the districts from the Rocky Mountains 

 westward to the Pacific, and was also above normal in the 

 Lake region, and from Pennsylvania northeastward over 

 I^ew England, with a slight excess over most of the Atlantic 

 coast and east Gulf States. Temperatures continued below 

 normal over central and western Texas and surrounding sec- 

 tions, and slightly below over all portions of the Ohio, 

 Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Heavy rains occurred in 

 portions of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, at various 

 points in the Southern States and over I^ew England. The 

 precipitation was slightly below normal in the Pacific coast 

 States north of California and thence eastward to Lake 

 Superior. 



Week ending August 17. — -The mean temperature con- 

 tinued above normal over the Lake region, !New England, the 

 Atlantic coast and east Gulf States, and was above normal 

 over all districts east of the Mississippi River, except por- 

 tions of eastern and southern Florida, the daily excess 

 ranging from 3° to 5°. Over the upper Mississippi and 

 Missouri valleys and generally over the districts west of the 

 Rocky Mountains, except extreme southern California, the. 

 mean temperature for the week was less than normal. Over 

 the greater portion of the Gulf States, most of the Atlantic 

 coast States from Florida to southern New England, the 

 Appalachian Mountain region and portions of the middle 

 Mississippi valley little or no precipitation occurred during 

 the week. The rainfall was above normal in the immediate 

 central and north Pacific coasts, over the eastern Rocky 

 Mountain region and throughout the entire Plateau country. 

 There was also a moderate excess in northern New England. 



Week ending August 2Jf.. — The mean temperature con- 

 tinued above normal over the Gulf and South Atlantic States, 

 and was also above normal in the interior valleys of Cali- 

 fornia and over most of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. 

 Over nearly the entire Rocky Mountain region, the Missouri 



