region. Excessively heavy rains occurred over an area ex- 

 tending from southern Minnesota and north-western Iowa 

 south-eastward to the lower Ohio valley, Jowa and northern 

 Illinois receiving the most. More than the usual amount 

 of rainfall was also reported from the New England coast 

 districts. 



Week ending August 25. — The week was warmer than 

 usual in the Southern States and over the eastern Rocky 

 Mountain slope, southern Missouri valley, and eastern por- 

 tion of the southern Plateau regions. The week was cooler 

 than usual over the greater part of the Pacific coast and 

 Plateau regions, and from the lower Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi valleys eastward to the Atlantic coast. Nearly 

 the whole of Texas and a large part of the central and east 

 Gulf districts received no appreciable rainfall. There was 

 also a general absence of rain over a considerable part of 

 the Middle Atlantic States, and less than the average over 

 most of the Lake region and New England. Generally 

 throughout the Missouri and in the central Mississippi and 

 lower Ohio valleys the rainfall exceeded the average, being 

 excessively heavy in the eastern portions of Nebraska and 

 Kansas. Little or no rain fell in the Rocky Mountain and 

 Pacific coast districts. 



Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Weekending July 28, — New England. Boston: Cloudy, 

 showery weather, generally unfavorable to harvesting and 

 injurious to some grain in shock ; crops made normal growth ; 

 grain good, except corn, which is still backward ; tobacco, 

 vegetables, apples and peaches promising well ; berries good 

 crop; sunshine much needed. 



Week ending August 4. — New England. Boston : Weather 

 favorable for crop growth and harvesting ; corn in good con- 

 dition, making rapid growth ; vegetables excellent, except 

 squashes ; melons not satisfactory ; potatoes good, but indi- 

 cations that blight and rot may lessen yield of late crop ; 

 peaches and apples excellent ; pears below average ; tobacco 

 excellent, some topping done. 



Week ending August 11. — New England. Boston : 



