St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-04
Weather During the Week
Ended Yesterday Favor
able for Harvesting.
An Excess of Rainfall in New
England and the
South.
The Wheat Crop Harvested in
Southern Minnesota and
the DakOtas.
Harvesting Is Still in Prog
..r pesS in the Extreme
Northwest.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The week
ending August 8 has been slightly
warmer than usual in New England
and the middle Atlantic states. The
normal temperature has prevailed in
the South Atlantic and Gulf states,
while in the states of the Ohio, upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys, the
week has been relatively cool, the av-
erage daily temperature ranging
from three to six degrees be-
low the normal. On the Pa
cific coast the daily temperature
for the week was from to de-
grees above the normal. The season
from Jan. l to Aug. has been warm
from the Mississippi river westward to
the Pacific coast, the excess of temper
ature increasing with the latitude from
Dakota westward to Oregon and Wash
ingtOn territory, the season is from 10
to Is degrees in advance. In New Eng
land, the Middle Atlantic states, the
season has been slightly warmer than
usual, while generally throughout the
Southern states and the Ohio valley the
temperature for the season has been
slightly below the normal. There has
been large excess of rain fall during
the week in New England. the Middle
Atlantic and South Atlantic states. and
in Alabama, Western Florida and the
eastern portions of Mississippi. From
Southern New England southwestward
to Georgia, the rain fall for the week
ranged from three to six inches, and the
floods occurring within this region have
doubtless proved
Only light showers occurred in the
states west of the Mississippi, from
Texas northward to Dakota and Mime
sofa, while generous rains are reported
in the states of the Ohio valley and lake
region, the average rainfall over this
section ranging from One-quarter to
three-quarterS of all inch, except near
Chicago, where severe local storms Oc-
Cured, attended by over four inches OF
rain, and near Lake Superior,
where the rainfall was in excess.
The seasonal rainfall remains SubStan-
TALLY as previously reported, except
that the excess Oh the Atlantic coast
has been augmented, and from New
York southwark to North Carolina
there has been from One-third to three
fourths more rain than is usual for this
period. namely. from January to
L
continues in excess in Wisconsin,
Northern Illinois, and Nebraska,
southwark to Texas. while in the
East gulf states and IN Arkansas,
west Tennessee, Missouri. Illinois and
Indiana over so per cent of the seasonal
rainfall has occurred. From East Ten
nessee northward to Michigan only 70
per cent of the seasonal rainfall is re-
ported, while in Northern Dakota and
Northwest Minnesota and in Oregon
and Washington territory the rainfall
for the season has been about One-halt
the usual amount. The weather during
the week has been especially favorable
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/; - HARVESTING IN MINNESOTA
and Dakota. The wheat crop is har-
vested in the southern divisions Of
these states and is in progress in North
ern districts. In Missouri Kansas and
Nebraska the weather was favorable
able for corn, owing to cool nights. In
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
the corn crop was improved,
and is reported in excellent
condition. In Indiana and Ken
lucky excessive rains injured oats
in shock. In the latter state the to-
bacco and corn crops were improved.
In Tennessee the weather was gener-
ally favorable, but heavy rains in the
eastern portion caused some injury to
crops. Cotton was improved. In the
cotton region from Alabama westward
to Texas and Arkansas, the weather
conditions were generally favorable
and the cotton crop was much i'm
proved, although cotton worms have ap-
peared in Louisiana and Alabama, as
yet they have caused no damage to the
crops. In the east portion of the cotton
region, including North and South Car
DINA and Virginia, excessive rains
proved injurious to all crops, especially
to cotton and tobacco. South Carolina
reports cotton shedding and prospects
gloomy. Pennsylvania reports weather
favorable, corn much improved and a
very large Oat crop secure. In New
England, New York and New Jersey
the excessive rains were generally UNI
favorable, cut grain is sprOuting in
shock or rusting and potatoes rotting
badly. In Oregon favorable weather is
reported for harvesting good crop of
wheat. although the absence of rain
proved injurious to corn and fruit.