The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-01
STATE OF lER l FOR THE PAST WEEK Firsa Part Is Hot, Latter Fair and Cooler SUNSHINE IS ABUNDANT Mean Temperature Is 80, AbouY
 gree Above Normal-WedD
 Hottest Day-TempeI at Selma 1o1 De-
SUNSHINE IS ABUNDANT

June 3O.-(Speca1)-Th Mohtsohef1he week was hot in Alabama, rorepart oIt Itely scattered showers; the lat "itn Wiat was generally fair and cooler. ter pag was an abundance of sunshine. lheThe mean temperature for the entire
 /eek, 80 degrees, was about l degree Rbove the normal The maximum tenn peratures averaged above 95 per cent dur ing the first four days. Wednesday was the warmest day, and the highest temper ature was 101 at Selma. The afternoon temperatures were more seasonable dur ing the last three days. when the nights were Comparatively cool. The lowest tenn perature was 55 degrees, at several sta- tions in the northern district. The precipitation was light and consid- erably below the normal over much the greater portion of the state especially in the southeastern counties. where droughty conditions continue. Moderate rains were received in parts of the Tennessee valley, and locally heavy ranfalls &C., companied thunderstorms at few widely scattered stations in the middle and
 
 rains were accompanied with hail and high winds. The showers were most gen eral on Wednesday and Thursday. Extracts From Reports.
 Blount, Brooksville: The first part of 1 the week was quite warm, though more reasonable temperatures prevailed during 1 the latter part A good rain, with some hail, fell on the 23d.-A F. Dickson. Calhoun. Anniston: The highest tenn I perature was 97 degrees. on the 23d and the lowest 61 degrees on the 18th. The weather was generally fair, though sprnlxles of rain occurred on three days l Weather Bureau.
 | Cherokee, Blanche: Fair and warm weather prevailed, though a thunder
 storm, with rain in some localities oc
 cured during the early part of the week. Jam s ". D. Speer
 Colbert, Rverton: The weather was l quite warm during the early part of the l week, the highest temperature being 9S l degrees on the 22d. Moderate showers oc- cured on the 24th and 25th.--E. R. Nelles.
 Cullman, Cullman: Fair weather pre- 1 l degrees and the lowest 59 degrees. The
 total rainfall was 026 inch, of which 0.1s
 inch fell on the 23d. About S1 per cent of
 the average sunshine was received-Eu-
 gene A. Grayot.
 l Fayette, Fayettet: The first few days
 were hot. A light rain fell on the 24th, l after which fair and cooler weather pre- l vailed.-V. Savage.
 Jefferson, Birmingham: The mean tenn l perature, 80 degrees, was 1 degree above
 the normal. The highest temperature was | 94 degrees, and the lowest GA degrees. l Thunderstorms occurred daily during the
 first half of the week, but were accom- panied with but little rain; fair and cooler weather prevailed during the last three 1 days.-Weather Bureau.
 Lamar, Crews Depot: Fair and warm weather prevailed during the first part of the week; scattered showers occurred on the 24th, after which fair and cooler weather prevailed.-J. J. Weeks Marshall, Albertville: The highest tenn perature was 9S degrees, and the lowest 56 degrees There was no rain during the week, and there was an abundance of sunshine. Rain is needed-J. B. Hobdy
 Morgan, Decatur: The mean tempera- ture was 76 degrees; the highest tenn perature was 96 degrees and the lowest 5S degrees A heavy rain fell on the 22d since which date fair weather prevailed - -s5..i A. Carriger
 St. Clair Steele: Fair weather pre- vailed. The days were quite warm, though the nights were comparatively cool for the season.-Fred Smith. To1l orally warm, though some of the nights were cool. A good rain, 1.O2 inches, fell on the 23d. There was much bright sun shine.-Scott Maxwell