The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-22
CLOUDY AND RAINY WEATHER PREVAILS Locally Excessive Rains Fell
 April 15 LAST DAYS WERE COOL Weekly Mean Temperature for Entire State Is 6s Degrees. Degrees
 Above Normal-Highest
 Is 89, at Selma.
LAST DAYS WERE COOL

Montgomery, April .-(Special.)-sec- tion Director F. P Chaffee today issued the following weekly weather bulletin for Alabama
 The first two days were partly cloudy and warm, with temperatures well up in the eighties. Cloudy weather prevailed during the remainder of the week. with heavy to locally excessive rains on the 18th, and scattered showers on several other dates. The last few days were rather cool. The sunshine averaged con siderably below the normal
 The weekly mean temperature for the entire state, @ degrees, was about de- grees above the normal. The highest tenn perature was S9 degrees, at Selma, Dallas county on the 14th; the lowest was 47 degrees at Riverton, Colbert county, on the 16th
 The rainfall was above the normal, ex- cept in the mort hwestern counties and throughout most of the Tennessee valley. where it was deficient. The weekly amounts exceeded one inch over the great CT portion of the state: they were two
 
 few of the southwestern counties, and ex- ceeded three inches at a few widely scat tered points. The greater portion of the weeks rainfall occurred on the 18th.
 Extracts from reports of correspondents show:
 Northern District.
 Blount, Brooksville: Fair and moder- ately warm weather prevailed during the first half of the week, with cloudy and cooler during the latter half, when good rain fell.-A. O. Dickson.
 Calhoun, Anniston; The temperature averaged somewhat above the normal. The highest temperature was S4 degrees on the 14th, and the lowest 4S, on the 17th. The total rainfall was 2.15 inches, of which 2.06 inches fell on the 15th.- Weather Bureau
 Cherokee Maclxey: Moderately warm weather prevailed during the first few days, with rains on the 14th and 18th. The last few days were cloudy and cool.-B. F. Maclxey.
 Cleburne, He1in A good raina fell on the 18th, followed by cool and cloudy weather during the remainder Of the week-C. E. Groover.
 Colbert Riverton: The week was some- what cooler than the previous one, though some of the days were moderately warm. Good rains fell on the 14th and 15th.-E R. Nelles.
 Cullman. Cullman: Nearly seasonal tenn .peratures prevailed, though some of the days were moderately warm, and some of the nights were rather cool. Good rains occurred on the 18th and 18th. About 4 per cent of the average sunshine was re- ceived-Eugene A. Grayot.
 Jackson, Bridgeport: Cloudy weather prevailed and some of the nights were rather cool. A heavy rain fell on the 1Sth.--Maggie Rinlle,
 Jefferson, Birmlngham The weekly mean temperature, 6S degrees, was de- grees above the normal. The highest temperature was SS, and the lowest was 52 degrees. The total rainfall was 1.25 inches, and less than the average sun shine was reeeived.-W leather Bureau.
 Limestone, Belle Nina: Warm and fair weather prevailed during the firstsof the week, followed by cloudy and cooler dur ing the latter part. Nice rains fell on the 18th and 1Sth.-S. J. Nethery.
 Madison Madison: Fair and moderately warm weather prevailed, though good shower occurred on the 15th.-Albert Klish.
 St. Clair Ashville; Fair weather pre- vailed, with about 50 per cent of the average sunshine, though good showers were received from the 18th to the 1Sth.- George R. Gather.
 Walker, Cordova. Partly cloudy wealth CT prevailed, with showers on the l4th and 18th, and good rain on the 18th Scott Maxwell.
 Middle District.
 Bullock, Inverness: The first few days were fair and warm, with plenty of sum