Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-06
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SUMMARY OF WEATHER.
A. CROP WEATHER BULLETIN COVER.
ING THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

Favorable Prospects for Coming Crops in
Southern States-Exceedingly Favorable
Condition In Nebraska and Kansas--Lack
OF Rainfall In States North OF the Ohio.
WAsEINgToS, March 5.-The chief sig
nal officer has issued a crop weather bull
1etin containing a summary of weather
conditions covering ths period from Jan
uary 1, to- March 9, this year. The issue
OF the weekly crop weather bulletin from
the signal office viii bo resumed next
Sunday. The bulletin says.
During the season from January / to
March 8, the weather has been colder
than usual in all districts except In the
southern states east of the Mississippi,
and also southern Rocky mountain
stations, where the daily average temper
AZURE has been slightly above the normal.
Over q geater portion OF the wheat and
corn regions Of the northwest the daily
average for the season ranges from S to
. degrees below the normal. The month
of February was warmer than usual gem
orally throughout the South Atlantic and
Gulf states, and from the Missouri valley
westward to the Pacific coast, the de-
partures from the monthly normal being
greatest In Rocky mountain sta
tons, where the monthly mean
temperature ranged from A to
10 degrees above the normal,
In the Mississippi valley, and generally
throughout the northern states, the month
of February was colder than usual, the
variations from the normal being about
] degree in the eastern portions of the
United States, and from 3 to 8 degrees in.
the upper Mississippi valley and the
upper lake region, During the week end
ing March 3 tho weather in all agri-
cultural districts has been colder than
usual. The daily average temperature
for the week i'll the corn and wheat
regions of the central valley ranged from
Y to 10 degrees below the normal.
Throughout the southern states the daily
average temperature of the week was
from 2 to 8 degrees colder than
usual. During the season from
january to March 5, the
rainfall, has been less Than usual, except
IN the southern portion Of the gulf states,
Iowa, Wisconsin, and generally at Rocky
mountain stations, where the. rainfall has
been in excess. In the Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys the deficiency for the
season ranges from two to four inches,
while the actual rainfall in these sections
ranged from so to rs per cent. of the nor
NAL. From 80 to 100 per cent. OF the
usual amount of precipitation is reported
In the eastern portions Of the cotton
range, in the tobacco regions of Vir-
ginia aud Tennessee, and in Iowa, Da-
kott and western Minnesota. The rain
fall along the gulf coast, from
Pensacola westward to Galveston, and in
Texas, has been largely In excess of the
normal, the actual amount OF rainfall
being from SO to so per cent. over the usual
amount. During the week ending March
y, the rainfall was slightly In excess Of
the region west OF the Mississippi and
near lake Superior. In the lake region
n interior of the middle Atlantic states
the precipitation differed slightly from
the normal, while the deficiency In the
saata Atlantic and east gulf states gen
orally exceeded one inch, which indicates
almost a total absence of rainfall.
The summary of the weather condition
from January l to date, indicates that the
weather has been generally favorable for
coming crops In the southern states, al
though In some sections the cold wave
which occurred in the last week In Feb
r1ary, caused some damage to fruits.
Reports from Kansas and Nebraska in
dictate that weather conditions have been
exceedingly; favorable during the late
winter; theg ground is reported in good
condition, the wheat average large and
condition excellent. Flowing and plant
Ing are in progress as far north as
southern Kansas and Missouri, while the
ground remains frozen generally in
tbs states north Of the Ohio river, where
the deficiency of rainfall of last season
n the slight amount OF snow and low
temperature during the winter, leaves the
wheat nd p%asturage In bad condition.
Generally in the middle states the wealth
er has been favorable for prospective
crops; wheat and rye are reported In good
condition, eSceptin northern New Jersey
A Chiuaman Pensioned.