Special Telegraphic Reports. 



[Weathee Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending May 6. — N'ew England. Boston : The 

 weather continued unseasonably cold. Ice formed and ground 

 froze in places throughout the section on the 5th. The pre- 

 cipitation was well distributed and sufficient. There was 

 considerable cloudiness. 



Week ending May 13. — ]SJ"ew England. Boston : The 

 weather continued cold, with frost. Freezing temperatures 

 were general on the morning of the 12th. The precipitation 

 was below the normal in the northern portion and above the 

 normal in the southern portion. Snow occurred on the 11th 

 over the greater part of the section, having fallen to a depth 

 of 2 inches in Vermont. The sunshine was nearly normal. 



WeeTc ending May 20. — ISTew England. Boston : The 

 mean temperature was generally seasonable. A general rain 

 occurred on the 16th and 17th; otherwise, the week was fair, 

 except on the 19th, when local showers occurred. The pre- 

 cipitation was below the normal in eastern Maine and in 

 Vermont, and above normal in central Massachusetts and 

 parts of Connecticut, where there was more than 2 inches. 

 The first two days were generally clear, but there was much 

 cloudiness during the remainder of the week. 



Weeh ending May 27. — I^Tew England. Boston : The 

 weather was fair, except during the last two days, when light 

 rain occurred. The temperature was low, frosts being gen- 

 eral from the 21st to 25th inclusive, except on the coast and 

 in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The precipitation was 

 below the normal and the sunshine above. 



The Weather of May, 1907. 

 The month opened with seasonable weather, May Day 

 being quite pleasant, with temperatures ranging in the 70's. 

 There was, however a marked drop in the temperature on 

 the 2d, and the weather continued very cool till the 9th. On 

 the 5th frosts were general, except in inunediate coast sec- 

 tions, and in many interior localities thin ice formed and 

 the ground froze in places. From the 10th to the 20th the 



