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Week ending September 23. — The mean temperature was 

 above the normal along the immediate coasts of Washington, 

 Oregon and central California, and in all districts east of the 

 Rocky Mountains, with the exception of the region westward 

 of Lake Superior and the eastern coast of southern Florida. 

 In the Plateau regions and northern Rocky Moimtain dis- 

 tricts the mean temperature was below the normal, the defi- 

 ciency ranging from 2° to 5° per day. Heavy rains fell 

 throughout an area extending from eastern South Dakota 

 over the upper Mississippi valley and the southern portion 

 of the Lake region to the middle Atlantic coast. There was 

 less than the normal over the northeastern portion of the 

 upper Lake region, in ]^ew York and northern ]^ew Eng- 

 land, on the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Georgia, in the 

 Ohio, central Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, over 

 the greater part of Texas, and generally throughout the Rocky 

 Mountain Plateau and Pacific coast regions. 



Special Telegraphic Repoets. 



[Weather Bureau, Boston.] 



Week ending September 2. — 'New England. Boston: 

 Showers were general on the 30th. The precipitation for the 

 week was small. Drought continues. A heavy rain is needed 

 throughout ]N'ew England. The mean temperature was below 

 the normal. The nights were cool, and light frost occurred 

 on the 28th in parts of Maine, K"ew Hampshire and Ver- 

 mont. The sunshine was somewhat below the noiinal. 



Weeh ending September 9. — ISTew England. Boston; 

 Rain fell the greater part of the week in amounts ranging 

 from 1 to 3 inches, and was of great benefit, completely re- 

 lieving the drought. The temperature was higher and sea- 

 sonable, without the cool nights which prevailed during the 

 two preceding weeks. There was no sunshine, excepting part 

 of two days. 



Week ending Septemher 16. — IS'ew England. Boston: 

 Cloudy weather prevailed during the first two days, with 

 copious showers on the 10th and 11th throughout the section. 

 The last of the week was generally clear. The mean tempera- 

 ture was above the normal. The maximum temperatures 



