usual, being decidedly cool in the lower Missouri and upper 

 Mississippi valle^^s, where the temperature deficiency ranged 

 from 3^ to 6^. Freezing temperatures occurred in northern 

 Montana, western North Dakota and in northern New Eng- 

 land. Heavy rains fell over the greater part of the central 

 and west Gulf States, and more than the average amount 

 in portions of the upper Lake region and portions of New 

 England and the Middle Atlantic States. In the lower Lake 

 region, Ohio valley, Tennessee, central Mississippi valle}', 

 over portions of the INIiddle and South Atlantic States and 

 generally throughout the Missouri valley the rainfall was 

 below the average, no appreciable amount falling over a 

 large part of the Ohio and upper Missouri valleys. 



Week' ending September IS. — The week was decidedly 

 cool in the districts east of the Rocky Mountains, although 

 the temperature was normal or slightly in excess over a 

 limited area on the east coast of southern Florida and on 

 the southern New England coast. Over the Plateau regions 

 and the Pacific coast States, except the northern California 

 coast, the week averaged warmer than usual, being unseason- 

 ably warm over the western portions of the Plateau regions 

 and the interior of the Pacific coast districts. There was 

 more than the usual rainfall in the coast districts from 

 Florida to New England, from the Ohio River northward to 

 the Great Lakes and in portions of northern Louisiana, 

 Arkansas and western Mississippi. There was less than the 

 usual rainfall in the jNIissouri and upper Mississippi valleys, 

 over the northern i)ortion of the Lake region, the interior 

 part of the central ISIiddlc Atlantic States and over the 

 greater part of the central and west Gulf districts. Practi- 

 cally no rain fell in Texas and there was a general absence 

 of rain throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast 

 districts. 



Week endinrf September 22. -^ The week averaged warmer 

 than usual in the lower Lake region, portions of the upper 

 Lake region and northern New England, along the central 

 and west Gulf coasts, over the south-eastern Rocky ]\Ioun- 

 tain slope, and on the immediate coast of northern California. 

 The week averaged decidedly cool in the South Atlantic 



