Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-09
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Temperature Of Past Week Below the
Normal with General Rains
KILLING FROsTs IN SOME SECTIONS
Ice Forms in some Places when the
Thermometer shows Four Degrees
Below the Freezing
Point.

LINCOLN. May S-The temperature of
the past week averaged slightly below the
normal, with about the seasonable amount
of sunshine, and prevailing brisk northerly
wind.
The week opened with cloudy. showery
conditions in all parts of the state. Rain
fell generally all day Monday and into the
night, while In a few northeastern coun-
ties rain continued Tuesday. The rain was
accompanied by hail in few southwestern
counties and generally by more or less
thunder and lightning. Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday were partly cloudy to
clear and warm. Thursday was the warm
est day of the week, with maximum tenn
peratures generally slightly above so de-
grees. The last three days of the week
were colder, with a few scattered show
ers Friday night or Saturday A very low
tempera ture, with heavy TO killing frost
occurred in most parts Of the state Sun
day morning. The minimum temperatures
were near freezing and in many northern
and western counties were from to de-
grees below the freezing point of water
The rainfall was above the normal in
practically all parts Of the state. The
amount exceeded one inch in all except
some southwestern counties where in
few places il was less than one-half Of an
inch. The heaviest rainfall occurred in
Butler and Dodge counties, where II ex-
ceeded four inches. Report by counties:
Southeastern Section.
Clay-The week was cool with rain Mon
day and Friday night.
Filmore-The heavy rains Of last week,
with the rain Monday have kept the
Jefferson-Showers occurred Monday, fol-
lowed by clear, cool weather at night and
FnN mac NHa,aVs . ~ L.
Johnson--The week has been cool, con-
sidering the amount of sunshine, with
rather more wind than usual.
observation-disclosures occurred Monday:
fair. '''u
Nuckolls-The temperature was low most
OF the week, with northerly wind.
PaWnee-The weather was rather cool
with heavy rain Monday afternoon and
some hail.
Richardson--The past week was one with
rather low temperature; showers occurred
on Monday and Saturday.
~ 1og . nIS, heavy heavy rain occurred Monday
cold' with frost Sunday morning
NOrtheas stern Section.
Antelope-The first part Of the week was
wet; Saturday was cold ice formed Sun
day morning.
.Boyd-It was cold, cloudy and rainy most
all the week.
Gedar-The week was rather cold.
Dodge-A very heavy rain occurred Mon
day and Monday night Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday we're clear. and Friday
was cloudy.
were quite cool with northerly wind
Platte-The week was cool and wet
Stanton-A heavy rain occurred Monday
the temperature was low most of the week
Thurston-The week was rather cool with
heavy rain Tuesday.
Washington-A heavy rain occurred Mon
Day evening, with some hail.
Wayne-The weather was cloudy with
hlgh wind most of the week with very
chilly nights and heavy freeze satur-
Central Section.
Blaine-The first part of the week was
rainy, but the last part was sunny and
Boone-It rained all day Monday. with
heavy rain at night the last of the week
custer-The rain Monday and Tuesday
was very heavy; the last part of the week
Dawson-A heavy rain occurred Monday
with large hail.
Howard-A cold rain occurred the first of
the week, followed by fair weather and
suhshlne, but rather low temperature.
MerT ac1 e., very heavy rain of the last
NaHey-Monday and Tuesday were rainy
with heavy thunder showers; Wednesday
an9 9 5ihuIsday We're warm, while Friday
ana saturday were cool and cloudy.
Southwestern Section.
Adams-A heavy rain occurred Monday
and a light shower Friday night; the tenn
perature was low.
Fronuer-The rain Monday was heavy.
with some hail; the Sd was warm and the
4th was cloudy with a cold rain.
Furnas-The weather Monday was rainy
with some hail; a light shower occurred
Friday night; Thursday was clear and
warm.
Hitchcock-The week was cold and wet.
Kearney-The week was cool and wet;
ice formed one-tenth of an inch thick Sun
day morning.
LincOln-It rsined all day Monday and a
shower occurred Friday night.
Perkins-The first three days were warm
and showery, while the last of the week
was cold and cloudy.
Phelps-A very heavy rain occurred Mon
day, accompanied by some hail; Friday
and Saturday were cold, with a shower
Friday
Western and Northwestern Sections.
Dawes-The week was cold and wet.
Keith-The week has been cool, cloudy
and rainy, with very little sunshine.
Rock-Showers occurred Monday and FRI
day; the remainder of the week was fair.
Scotts Bluff-Light snow fell on the
morning of the 4th-enough 10 make the
hills white. G. A. LOVELAND,