St. Paul daily globe., 1889-05-26
WEATHER AND CROPS.
The South Suffers for Rain, but
the Northwest Is All Right.

The South Suffers for Rain, but
the Northwest Is All Right.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The week
ending May 25 was cooler than usual
in the Central and Southern states. In
the last named section the temperature
differed but slightly from normal.
while over the Ohio and Mississippi vol
leys the daily temperature ranged from
five to ten degrees lower than usual, with
light frests in the upper lake region
and the upper Mississippi valley. In
New England, New York and Oh the
Pacific coast the week was warmer than
usual. The temperature for the season
from Jan. to May 25 has been above
the normal, except in the South At
lantic and southern portion of the Gulf
states. where the season has been cool,
and is from two days to one week late. In
New England and generally throughout
the Northwest the season is from one to
two weeks in advance and the daily
temperature for the entire period has
been from to 6 degrees above the
average for the season. The rainfall
for the week has been greater than
usual in New England and the Middle
Atlantic states where the excess in rain
fall ranged from one to three inches.
Large excesses were also reported in
the upper Ohio valley, including
the greater portions OF Ohio,
Indiana and Upper Michigan and
Eastern Kansas SOuthward to Eastern
Texas and Western Louisiana. Well
distributed showers occurred in the
Upper Mississippi valley, the Lower
Ohio valley, Kentu cky and Eastern
Tennessee, but
NO RAIN OCCURRED
in the eastern portions of Georgia,
South Carolina, Southeast Alabama and
Florida, this being the second week
during which there has been total
absence of rain in this section. Only
light showers are reported over
the central portion of the cot
ton region, including Mississippi,
Alabama, the eastern portions
of Louisiana and Western Tennessee.
The rainfall for the season continues in
excess OH the Atlantic coast, from New
York to the eastern portions of South
Carolina, and generally from the Mis-
souri, valley southwark to the Texas
coast There has been large deficiency
in the rainfall for the season from the
Ohio valley southwark over the tobacco
and cotton regions of Tennessee, Ken
lucky and the East Gulf states.
The deficiency IN rainfall in this
section amounts to about ten
inches for the season; or, in the Ohio
valley, Kentucky and West Tennessee,
less than so per cent of the usual rain
fall has occurred, while over the CEN
trail portions of the cotton region from
is reported. The recent rainfalls
over the northern portions of the win
ter wheat region, and throughout the
corn and wheat regions Of
THE NORTHWEST,
have doubtless improved the growing
crops in those sections. The weather
during the week has been favorable for
all growing crops throughout the North
west, the central valleys and new Eng
land, but the drOuth continues in the
South Atlantic and East Gulf states,
where the reports indicate that all crops
are greatly in need of rain. Cotton
and small fruits have doubtless
been more or less injured;
insects are increasing rapidly
and gloomy prospects generally re-
ported. The drO ught also extends over
Southern Louisiana and the western
portion of Mississippi, but the condi-
tionS are more favorable. The crop
prospects have been greatly improved
in the states of the Ohio valley by the
timely rains, but some damage resulted
to fruits III this section from the frosts,
which occurred on the 23d. Heavy
rains occurred to-day over Tennessee,
and will probably extend over the
Northern portion of the Gulf states, to-
night, affording some relief from the
continued drought in that section.
Throughout the states of the corn and
wheat belt, the weather for the week
has improved the condition of the prin-
cipal crops, although frost caused some
damage to early corn and vegetables in
Minnesota. Excessive rains and cool
weather over the Middle Atlantic states
injuriously affected small fruits and
tender vegetables. but generally im-
nr0vad GRASS and grain