St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-16
CROP BULLETIN.
Weekly Report Issued From the
Signal Office.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fol-
lowing weekly weather crop bulletin
was issued from the signal office to-day
Washington City, Saturday, March IA,
1S9l.-Temperature: The week has
been warmer than usual in the states on
the Atlantic coast, in the lower lake
region and the northern portions OF
Mississippi and Alabama, the greatest
excess of temperature being over New
England and New York, where tile
daily average was about six de-
greeS above the normal. The week
was cold generally throughout the
central valleys and thence west
ward to the Pacific coast. Over the re-
glon from Texas northward to Dakota
and Montana, the week was unusually
cold, the average daily temperature
over this section ranging from II to ID
deg. below the normal for the week.
About the normal temperature pre-
vailed on the Pacific coast, except in
Washington, where the daily tempera-
ture was about6 deg. lower than
usual. The temperature for sea-
son from Jan. l to March Is
inclusive has been above the average
generally throughout the region east of
the Rocky mountains. while over the
plateau and Rocky mountain districts
the winter has been colder than usual,
the daily temperature ranging from , to
deg. below the normal. Generally
throughout the Northern states and on
the Atlantic coast the average daily
temperature has been from , to deg.
above the normal. The rainfall
for the week has been in excess
generally throughout the Southern,
Middle and New England states, and iii
the central valleys, except over portions
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,
where Ouly slight showers occurred.
There was an excess of precipitation
also over the Missouri valley. Kansas,
Minnesota. On the Pacific coast the
rainfall was less than usual, eX-
cept in Northern California and
Southern Oregon. The week was
dry generally throughout Texas and
thence westward to Southern Califor-
mia, while eastward from Texas over
the Southern states the rainfall was
greatly in excess. the amount of pre-
cipitatiOn in the east Gulf states, North
ern Georgia and portions of North Car
DINA and Tennessee ranging from to
6 inches. The seasonal rainfall from
January to March - inclusive has
been greater than usual generally
throughout all agricultural districts,
except the slight deficiencies reported
i'll portions of Missouri, Illinois, North
ern Indiana and Southern Michigan,
and in Western Dakota. The excess of
seasonal rainfall on the Pacific coast
includes the greater portion of Cal
ifornia and Oregon, while there is a
marked deficiency reported from Wash
ingtOn. In the northern portion of
the east gulf states and thence north
eastward to Pennsylvania the excess of
seasonal rainfall ranges from five to
eight inches.
General remarks. Generally through
out the regions east of the Rocky noun
tainS the season is retarded notwith-
standing the fact that the thermal
conditions over this region are gen.
orally in excess. The recent storms
which have passed over the central val
leyS have been attended by freezing
weather in that region, but as the grow
ing season has not opened, it is prob
able that the low temperatures re-
ported caused no marked injury to
growing crops, although in the west
gulf, where fruit trees are in bloom. the
severe freeze during the present week
has caused some damage. There is an
excess of moisture generally through
out the cotton and tobacco regions. and
over the greater portion of the fall and
spring wheat regions; there is also an
excess of moisture generally through
out California and Oregon due largely
to recent rains, which follows what
threatened to be serious drought in
that region. A. w. GREEDY.
Chief Signal Officer.