Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-08
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Rains Have Been BOuntiful in Practically
All Parts Of the State.
TEMPERATURE PRACTICALLY NORMAL
Showers In some Part of the state
Every Day In the Week and In
some Instances Rainfall
- Heavy.

LINCOLN Aug THE past week was
warm and sultry, with little wind and
with heavy showers in most counties
The daily mean temperature averaged al
most exactly normal and the daily changes
IN temperature were small. The maxi
mum temperatures for the week were
near 90 degrees. The daily maximum for
the first FIVE days was quite generally
above So degrees. The last two days were
slightly cooler. The minimum tempera-
lures were generally between 30 degrees
and sixty degrees.
The rainfall was above the normal very
generally. Showers occurred within the
borders OF the state every day Of the
week. but they we're the heaviest and
most general Thursday and Saturday. The
weekly amount exceeded two inches in a
considerable part of the counties along
the Platte river east Of Lincoln county,
while il exceeded one inch in most Of the
southern, eastern. and IN many northern
counties The total rainfall from April
to date is below normal in the north
eastern counties and slightly above nor
NAL in the central counties.
southeastern Section
Cass-1he week was warm, with an
abundance of rain.
moderately
and mostly clear but with a few light
showers.
Gage-The week was warm, with light
showers on nearly every day.
LAncaster-The week was warm. with
several showers. The soil is very wet
Nemaha-The first OF the week was
warm. with high south wind A heavy
rain occurred Thursday.
Pawneo-A good soaking rain occurred
Thursday the first for several weeks.
| Richardson-A heavy local rain occurred
saturday morning doing some damage.
saline-The week was quite warm. with
fine rain Thursday afternoon and Sat
| urday morning.
| saunders-The temperature and sunshine
| were about normal, but the rainfall was
! too heavy for best results.
| Seward-The week was warm, with a
heavy rain Thursday and a good shower
Thayer-The week was warm and sui
try, with considerable light east wind and
several showers.
York-The week was warm, with rain
| Thursday and Saturday.
Northeastern Section.
morning.
Burt-The week was warm, with showers
| Wednesday and Saturday.
| Colfax-rhe weather was warm and dry
until Saturday morning. A good rain fell
| Saturday.
| Cunning 49, Showers occurred Tuesdav
! Thursday and Saturday.
Hoit-1he week was fair and warm. with
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| KnoX-The first part of the week was fair
and warm. Beneficial rains occurred Fri.
day and Saturday.
| Madison-The week was warm and dry
but with light local showers.
Sarpy-The week was partly cloudy, with
rain Tuesday and Saturday
| Sherman-The week was warm, with good
WashingtonIfhe week was warm. with
showers Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
| Wayne-The week was warm, with show.
ers Saturday.
Central Section.
Boone-The week was warm and favor.
able, with good rains Monday and Sat
urday
Custer-The week was warm, with good
rains.
Dawson-Fine rains occurred Monday
"Wednesday and Friday, and the weather
Greeley-Good rains occurred on two days
| Hall-The week was warm and showery.
| Merrick-Showers occurred Thursday and
Saturday. Friday was very hot.
Valley-A good rain Monday night was
| followed by fair, warm weather the rest
of the week.
| Southwestern Section.
Dundy-The week was fair. with a light
Gosper~The week was moderately warm
with a shower Tuesday and a good rair
Harian-The first part of the week was
quite warm. The latter part was cooler
with nice shower.
| light showers.
| Kearney-The week was warm, with show
| ers. A heavy rain occurred Saturday morn
! ing
Lincoln-The week was warm, with show
| ers nearly every day.
| Webster-The week was warm and damp
| with light showers the last part of the
| week
Western and Northwestern Sections
| Box Butte-The week was hot and dry
| except for a few local showers.
| Brown-Splendid rains occurred in al
| parts of the county during the week.
| Cherry-The week was warm, with heavy
showers the last Of the week.
! Rock-The week was warm, with severa
good showers.
Sheridan-A heavy general rain occurred
| Friday. , 49,,
Section Director. Lincoln, Neb.