The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-08-20
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1 'aiiions and Temperature.
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has been cooler thaa usual ovar the entire
coentry west Of the 9th meridian, ths
av<fage daily temperature being about
de4ffes bsiow the normal for the week,
exeepi 10 northera New England and tbs
io~er Mississippi valley, uhere about the
semi temperature prevailed. The wssk
- also cool over the southern and cen
tr1I plateau region, but II was warmer
from the Rio Grande valley northward 10
p1kota and on the Pacific coast, the great
sM sxcsss Ia Temperature occurring In
no&hern Texas, western Kansas and In.
di6e territory, where the daily temperature
wa4sboat Q degrees above the normal for
thsweek.
DC thermal conditions for the season
renfsin substantially AZ reported In the
prstious buIlslin. FROM Jan. to Aug.
AZ tbe average daily temperature has been
nbont degrees ADORE the normal for that
pssiod over the Rocky Mountains. Ths
ssnsDn has been slightly cooler than usual
10 ths upper Missouri valley and on the
Pmcife coast.
ERcipitation There has been less than
thensual amount of rain over the region
eAs9of the Rocky Mountains, except along
th1 tlantic coast south OF Boston and
Ia etions OF Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas.
So eFn Missouri, northern Minnesota
sn& Festern Kansas and Nebraska, where
~ AaA
sxcG&F OF rain la eastern Colorado, where
ia icfAlities the rainfall exceeded thre
iEchss. No rain occur. ed In northern
Obio southern Michigan. northwest
louisiana. the interior OF Texas, aud In
ths Pacific coast. Only light showers were
reportsd from the Ohio, upper Mississippi,
aud ceEtral Missouri valleys, and the
shower were not sufisisnt TO relieve the
drozth conditions In these sections. The
seasonal rainfall continues in excess In the
lower Mississippi valley, In the oaio val
ley, and the lake regions and the northern
portlons OF the Middle Atlantic, aud New
EnklAnd states. Minnesota and the Da-
kotas have received from so 10 30 per cent.
Of the normal rainfall, while the greater
postien of Kansas, NebrasKs, south western
Iowa. ana northern Missouri have received
only IRON so to 10 per cent. In the east
gulf coast, extending from New Orleans
oyer western Florida, the seasonal rainfall
has Il en- about IA inches less than usual,
or le& than 10 per cent. OF the normal.
C eral Rem .rks- The droush continues
in nth Dakota and he weather dur
linz week.-mrs. been generally unfayor-
able. thustne perm anent injusy 10 crops IN
some localities. Tie frost In the early
part Of the week did lite or no damage
The weather eondl ions were generally
favorable aud resulted In Improvement Of
conditions from Kansas and Ne sbraska
eastward to Indiana, although more rain Is
needed All cropa are suffering In Michi-
gan, aud corn has been seriously injured
by contsnued dry weather. In Kentucky
and Tennessee cora and tobacco were i'm
proved, @hilo In Arkansas the wsath.r wae
too dry for cotton, bat cotton In doing
wel, and Is in good condition. Through
ont the cotton region, from South Car
olina westward TO T,x 3, the wea her du
inR the past week has been favorable for
all crops except In western T, xas, where
the droufh continues, and mas ceused some
inju'y 10 ia:e cotton. Cotton picking 10
in progress in stern Texas aad Louis
lana, whsae some d mage u reported f,om
drouth, although generally tae c op IL In
good oondition.
The weather has Lsen favorable In the
rice and sugar region, where rice harvest
10 In progress. and cane is In an nuusually
good condition. Ia some sections of Ala
bama cotton has been injured by rust and
la North Carolina cotton Is still shedding,
although ths weather WAS favorable. More
sAsne - nesdsd TN South Carolina
where the crop il beginning TO open.
Crops we're generally improyed by the
favorable weather OF tAs week In the mid
die Atlantic states, although SONS sections
need moro rain. All csops ara growing
rapidly. Potatoes aad grapes promise fair
in New YORK; early tobacco In Pennsyl-
wanna will be ready foE.snttiag during the
coming week: and New Jersey reports
corn, potatoes. and all truck moving
nicely, but rain IL needed. Flowing has
commenced; the ground is very hard. The
yield of potatoes viii be large. New En-
gland reports: "Dronth affecting crops;
potatoes rotsing slightly. Tobacco cut
tiog IL IN progress Ia Connectlcut, with
fine crop promised"
Favornble wsAfher conditions are re-
ported from the pacsfic coast, aud excel
lent rsports as to the yield OF wheat Ia
oregon continue. la CalEfornia light
wheat harvest has been completed. The
crop OF hops IL being secured. A superior
frait crop = reported. except in Lake
county.
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