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Atlantic States and Texas. Elsewhere the week was warmer 

 than usual. Freezing temperatures occurred in the central 

 and northern Rocky Mountain districts, and from northern 

 Minnesota eastward to the New England coast. Over a con- 

 siderable portion of the upper Lake region, upper Mississippi 

 and Red River of the North valleys, the weekly rainfall 

 amounted to more than 1 inch. Very little rain fell in the 

 central Gulf States, Ohio valley, portions of the central 

 Mississippi valley, lower Lake region. New England, and 

 over much of the Middle and South Atlantic States, there 

 being no appreciable amount over a considerable area extend- 

 ing from southern New England to Maryland. 



Week ending May 19. — Throughout the eastern Rocky 

 Mountain sloi)e, central valleys, southern States, upper Lake 

 region, and over the greater })art of the Middle Atlantic coast 

 districts, the week averaged warmer than usual, being de- 

 cidedly warm in the Missouri, central Mississippi and lower 

 Ohio valleys. The week averaged cooler than usual over 

 portions of the lower Lake region, in northern New England, 

 over the western portion of the Plateau region and on the 

 Pacific coast. Very heavy rains fell over an area extending 

 from Louisiana and eastern Texas northward to the Dakotas, 

 and also over portions of the upper Mississippi valley and 

 east Gulf States. The week was dry throughout New Eng- 

 land and Middle Atlantic States, in Florida, southern Texas, 

 .Tennessee, in the Ohio, central Mississippi, and lower Mis- 

 souri valleys, and over the northern portion of the upper 

 Lake region. 



Weeh ending May 26. — The week was cooler than usual 

 in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast districts, except 

 over a small area on the north Pacific coast, where the tem- 

 perature was about normal. Eastward of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains the week was warmer than the average, the temperature 

 excess ranging from 3 to 6 on the coast and from 6 to 12 

 throughout the central valleys. A large part of the southern 

 States received no appreciable amount of rain during the 

 week. There was also less than the weekly average over 

 portions of the central Missouri valle}^ and middle and south- 

 eastern Rocky Mountain districts. Over the interior portions 

 of New England and the Middle Atlantic States and gen- 



