The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
New Orleans, July 2, for Week Endi
 Monday. July 1. 1907.

The mean temperature was above the normal in Texas. Louisiana and the south ern portions of Mississippi and Alabama and was below the normal in other portions of the cotton region The greatest excess in temperature was four degrees to six de- grees over the interior of Texas and the greatest deficiency was three degrees to four degrees over eastern Arkansas and
 Rain fell in all portions of the cotton re- zion during the week except that there was exceeded two inches in portions of Alabama Georgia. Florida, the CaroiiRas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. There was more than four inches of rainfall at several stations in Florida and South Carolina.
 Special Photographic Reports from Climato-
 logical Centers in the Cotton Belt
 Alabama.-Showers were frequent and unevenly distributed but all districts receiv- ed sufficient precipitation. the heaviest be- ing in nor ana a sr nal. The first few days were warm and temperatures high as 9s degrees were re- corded, but weekly means were generally
 Arkansas-The weather was showery and generally unfavorable. The rainfall was counties and was above the normal every where except in the extreme southeastern portion. The temperature was several de- grees below the normal in eastern portion but nearly normal in the western portion. The sunshine was nearly normal
 Florida.-The week was pleasant. The 
 age. Almost daily rains. which were fre- quently excessive, occurred in the eastern portion, but the precipitation was insurt- sunshine deficient except In the west ern portion.
 warm the first three days but was cooler the remainder of the week The mean temperature was slightly below the normal. southern sections were heavy. with wind and hall The rainfall was much above the normal. exceeding five inches at several stations The sunshine was below the av-
 Louisiana.-The temperature was general ly above the normal Scattered showers oc- cured every day, but the precipitation was rain. The sunshine was generally above the normal Some damage was done by To-
 Missssippi.-The weather was partly cloudy. the sunshine being nearly normal; The mean temperature was nearly normal in the northern. Scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred daily and the rain though 1t was very light in a few counties
 Oklahoma and Indian Territories-The temperature and percentage Of hanshine were nearly normal. The precipitation was unevenIy distributed but was above the nor mal except over scattered areas in southern western counties. Lightning caused dam age in northeastern counties.
 North Carolina.-The temperature aver aged nearly normal. The fiTbt or the week was very warm but the last half cooler The precipitation averaged some what above normal but was uneveniy dis tributed, being very heavy in central and southeastern counties. The sunshine was somewhat deficient.
 South Carolina.--The first of the week was warm and clear to partly cloudy. the latter half generally cloudy with temporal tttre below the normal and with frequent showers and locally heavy rains. Damag- ing hall occurred in places on the 2Sth The sunshine was slightly below the nor nal ,
 Tennessee The temperature averaged nearly normal in the eastern portion but was considerably below the normal in western counties The weekly rainfall was generally below the normal. although show CTS fell on several days The sky was gen. eraIly partly cloudy the amount of sun shine being nearly normal.
 Texas-The week was dry and warm. with more than the usual amount of sun shine Showers occurred in the upper Trinity river valley. but elsewhere there was no precipitation except afew scattered in- appreciahle showers. Rains Is needed in coast and many ether counties. The tenn perature was normal in coast counties but elsewhere was two degrees to six degrees above the normal. The Irsximum exceeded 100 degrees in various localities.
 | M CLINE.
 Section Director.