The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-06
Special TeIegraphic Reports From CllcatO.
 logical Centara in Cotton Belt.

Alabama-Hot weather prevailed, the mean temperatures ranging from three to six degrees above the normal. The sun shine was abundant. The rain fell in light. widely scattered showers. except in Mobile County where 1t was copious. The drought is becoming serious In many west ern counties.
 Arkansas.-The weather was mostly clear, unusually warm and generally unfavora- ble. The first five days were dry, but scattered light showers occurred on the last two days The rainfall was much below the normal and in several counties there was none. Rains is much needed. The sunshine was above the normal.
 Florida.-The weather was very warm most of tine week. The average tempera- ture to five degrees above the normal, the maximum being 101 degrees. The precipitation was light and scattered, except in northern and central coun- ties, where 1t locally heavy. There was a high percentage of sunshine.
 Georgia-The first two days were cool, but the rest of the week was very hot, the mean temperature being three to six de- grees above the normal. Light scattered showers occurred on several days. The rainfall was decidedly below the normal, there being none at many stations The weather, generally, was clear, and the sun shine was above the normal.
 Louisiana,-The mean temperature was four degrees above the normal Partly cloudy weather prevailed. Scattered light showers occurred every day, but were most numerous on Saturday. The rainfall was generally below the normal, there being mono in many parishes. The sunshine was about normal.
 Mississppi-The mean temperature was four to six degrees above the normal. the maximum temperatures being unusually high. The rainfall was unevenly distrib- uted being ample in the middle and south ern portions and decidedly deficient in the northern portion. The sunshine was much above the normal.
 North Carolina.-The temperature was nearly three degrees above the normal .. The rainfall was abundant in the extreme southwestern portion but there was practl- cally none in the remainder of the State |. | The drought is severe over much of the State and is reported to be serious In Tredell county. The sunshine was sufficient. Oklahoma and Indian Territories.-Clear hot and very dry weather prevailed, the mean temperature being six degrees above the normal The sunshine was nearly 100 per cent. of the possible amount There was no precipitation. Rain Is needed ex- cept in northwestern counties
 South Carolina.-The mean temperatures and average sunshine were above the nor mai The precipitation was below the nor nal. consisting of light and widely scatter ed showers. which were most numerous in eastern and western border counties. The sunshine approXimated 80 per cent. or the | possible amount.
 Tennessee-The week was hot and dry. | The temperature was four degrees or more | above the normal and the rainfall was much
 below the normal. Light local showers oc- | cured on August 2Sth but the renainoei | of the week was generally clear, and there | was high percentage of sunshine | TeXas.-Scattered showers occurred on tht coast and in some interior and extreme western counties. the amount exceeding th'
 normal in few upper coast lower Brazo | valley and extreme western counties bu ! there rain over the greater part O | the state. The temperature and sunshine
 were generally above the normal. Condi-
 tions are unfavora In many sections 1 l. Nj. CLINE. Section Director