The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-13
WEATHER FOR JUNE
REPORT OF UNITED STATES RU-
 REAU FOR MONTH.
Rain and Sunshine Alternate AccOrd- ing to Recorda of CIisnatOlogfcal Service, the Greatest PreciDi- sation Being in Southeast
 Alabama.

Fair weather prevailed over the greater portion of the State during the first decade. though local thunder storms, with eopious rains. occurred in northern counties on the 1st, End and
 4th, and over the entire State on the 9th. The rainfall was not generally
 heavy on these dates, though 1,Sl
 inches fell at Florence, Lauderdaie
 County, on tho 1st, and 1.60 inches at Tuscumbia, Colbert County. on the End. Moderately high day temperatures pre- vailed, except on the 2nd when the maxirnas were generally below 90 de-
 groes. The night temperatures were
 seasonable
 period of cloudy and showery weather followed, extending to the l7th. From the 18th to the 18th the nights were rather cool and only mod erately high day temperatures pre- vailed Rains were general in all por- tions of the State, the amounts being heavy 10 excessive at a number of sta
 tions On the 18th s.2s inches fell at Lucy; on the 18th 1.93 inches fell at Auburn, ITO inches at Cedar Bluff, l.SI Inches at Eufaula, 2.6S inches at Ope- lika. 1.e0 inches at Valley Head; on the 14th 1.63 inches fell at Ashville, 2.50 inches ct Calera. 1,60 inches al
 Gadsden, 2.15 inches at Lock No. 1, l,eo
 inches at Selma. and 2.s0 inches al Valley Head.
 | Generally fair weather prevailed from the 18th to the 24th. On the other days, widely scattered showers occurred, in many cages amounting to mere sprin- | kles. except in a few southeastern counties, where the rainfall was copi- | ous to moderately heavy on the lSth.
 The lowest temperatures for the montr 1 occurred frcm the 18th to the 22nd' .f Al
 were recorded at twenty stations. The ] 2srd and 24th were much warmer. with maximum temperatures generally above e5 degrees. readings of 100 degrees at | three stations, and 101 degrees at one | station.
 | During the remainder of the month | the weather was partly cloudy tc l cloudy. with sprinkles to moderately | heavy rains in scattered portions of | inc State. Moderate temperatures pre- | vailed until the 2Sth. bat during the last three days of the month temper
 atures were abnormally high. Read | ines of 100 degrees or higher were re- i corded at six stations.
 The monthly rainfall was greatest in eastern counties, being quite excessiv' in the extreme southeastern portion oi
 the State. and was least Tn the south | central and western counties.
 | Temuerature Above Normal.
 The mean temperature for the entire
 State, determined from the records o l forty-eiRht stations, was IS.9 degrees or I degree above the normal. and 0.l degree lower than for June, 1905 The mean for the northern district was 7z.l degrees, or 0.s above the normal. Tn mean for the southern district was 80 degrees. or 1 degree above the nor I nal The highest local monthly near
 was s2s degree, at Flomaton on th'
 southern border of the State. Th' highest temperature recorded was l0 degrees at Hamilton on the 30th. a Newberne and PrattviIle on the gath
 and st Selma on the 29th and 30th The lowest local monthly mean wa
 75,S degrees, at Valley Head in tn
 northeastern part of the State Tn lowest temperature recorded was 5i
 degrees at Riverton' In the- extrem