The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-27
COOLER WEATHER
Tn ALL SECTIONS
Climate Bulletin for Week
Ending Yesterday.
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURE
No Deficiency Reported From March
to Date-Extaat Of the Precipitation.
Rainfall Heavy II New England and
Middle Atlantic States.

The Weather Bureau today issued the
climate and crop bulletin for the week
ended Yesterday a. s O'Clock.
The week ending at $ a. III. May %.
was cooler than usual in the Rocky
Mountain and Tacifc Coast districts,
except over small area on the north
Pacific Coast. whore the temperature
was about normal The temperature de-
hcieucy IN these districts was most
marked IA the middle and southern pIa-
tcau regions. where it ranged from to
g degrees per day. the week generally
averaging from p to , degrees colder
than usual over the greater part of the
Pacific Coast region auI over the north
ern plateau Eastward of the Rocky
Mountains the week was warmer than
the average. the temperature excess
generally ranging from 3 to . degrees in
The Atlantic Coast and Gulf States and
from 6 to Z degrees throughout the cen
trail valleys.
The Maximum Temperatures.
The maximum. or day. temperatures
ranged from 90 to 40 degrees in the
lower Missouri central Mississippi. and
Ohio valleys and generally throughout
the South Atlantic and Gulf States; they
were below 80 degrees over the north
en- districts from the upper Missouri
Valley to the New England coast; in
the Rocky Mountain districts they were
were below so degrees. except over the
southern portions Of New Mexico, Ari-
IONA. and extreme western Texas. where
they ranged from 90 to 100 degrees.
The minimum. OF night. temperatures
did not fall below 20 degrees on the west
Gulf coast. and ranges from so 20 Gs de
gTees in the east Gulf States and in the
Ohio and central Mississippi valleys:
from the upper Missouri Valley east
ward TO the New England coast they
ranged from 40 to 80 degrees. except at
some Of the more noTtherIy stations.
where freezing temperatures occurred
Freezing temperatures also occurred
over considerable portion of the cen
tral and southern plateau districts. the
minimum temperatures of the z0th be
ing unusually low Santa Fe. y N. re
porting the lowest on record at that sta
ton for the second decade of May.
Seasonal Temperature.
no deficiency. in the seasonal tenn
perature from March / to date eighty
seven days. now exists in any part of
the country east OF the Rocky Noun
tains. with the exception of extreme
southern Florida The average daily.
excess continues most marked over the
northern portions Of the country east Of
the Missouri Valley. where it ranges
from TO , degrees over the plateau
and Pacific Coast districts. with the ex-
ceprlOn Of portion Of Washington the
seasonal temperature is deficient. the
average daily departure from the nor
nal ranging from 1 to I degrees. being
most marked in Nevada and northern
California
Extent of Precipitation.
"A large part Of the Southern States
received no appreciate amount OF rain
the week, aud only along the South At
aRtic Coast was the rainfall in that sec
ton in excess of the average. Showers. /
giving from % inch to I inch. oc-
CURED along the Central Gulf Coast. |
Jur generally throughout the Gulf States /
and over portions Of the Middle and /
South Atlantic Coasts the weekly rain (
all was below The arera &c. There was /.
also less than the weekly average over
portions OF the Central Missouri Val /
ley Middle and Southeastern Rocky /
Mountain distT5 Is. and on the North /.
Pacific Coast ever the interior portions /
u the New England and Middle Atlantic /.
states and generally throughout the
Lake Region. Ohio Upper Mississippi. /.
and Lower Missouri Valleys. including I
southern Kansas and portions Of Okla I
ioma and Indian Territory. the rainfall :
3as very heavy, the greater part Of 4
He5e districts receiving more than ! /.
nch. over large area extending from
oklahoma northeastwzTd 10 the LAX /
Region and the greater part Of he Ohio
Valley The weekly raj faU amounted &c
more 'Eal 3 inches southeastern Kan
.as and me Central Chic Valley recelv- +
ny more than . inches The rainfall /
as also fro excess Of the average over /
De northern Rocky Mountain districts.
md in the Upper Missouri and Red Riv- !
r d. 3. 9.