The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-31
Special TeleEraphis Reports from cllma-


 toiogicai Centers in the Cotton Belt.
 Alabama.--The mean temperature was nearly normal The days were warm. but frequent. but the rainfall was uneYenly attributed. being light to moderate in north eFn and eastern counties heavy In some central and southern districts. and excess- i've in Clarke and Conecuh counties An average amount of sunshine was received. Arkansas.-The temperature was season. able in the eastern portion but was some what deficient in the western. The sum- shine was nearly normal. There were two days with widely scattered showers and three with showers over large areas. but the rainfall was generally deficient except in e few eastern and northwestern counties where It was above the normal.
 Florida-The temperature was nearly nor mal The warmest weather occurred dur ing the fore part of the week, the highest temperature being gs degrees The latter half was cooler Rains frequent and locally heavy to excessive The sunshine GeorgiaEThe weather was very warm until Friday, after which 1t was cooler. the mean temperature beng nearly normal Los cal showers occurred every day except Tues day and Wednesday, The rainfall was below the normal in northern and central and above the normal in the southern 2or- tion.
 Louisiana,-The temperature was nearly normal. The weather twas partly cloudy. with scattered showers every day. The rainfall was normal pr above except in
 
 Mississippi-The weather was partly cloudy and showery. The mean temperature was fairly well distributed and slightly below the normal The rainfall was fairly well distributed and slightly above the nor nal. The sunshine was deficient.
 North Carolina.-The mean temperature was 1 degrees above the normal. The days and nights were warm except fin western districts, where the nights were cool The rainfall was below the normal in some of the eastern and central counties and above the normal In western. More rain is needed in eastern and central districts. The sunshine was ample.
 Okiahoma.-Partly cloudy weather pre- vailed. with scattered showers from the 23d unevenly distributed and generally deficient except fin the south-central and southwest sEn 2orIons h nhers Sr sne mo1sssre @ mas 6eeE warm during the middle of the week. The mean temperature and sunshine were slight south CaroiIna-The first half of the week was warm and dry. with maximum temperatures above 90 degrees in all sec- tions, The latter half was slightly cooler and showery. The precipitation was am- pie in northeastern and some western coun- ties. but was deficient in central and coast Tennessee average temperature was nearly normal The rainfall was generally below the normal, but in some sections there ed in many localities. The week closed with showery weather The sunshine was ample.
 Texas-scattered showers occurred daily in some portion of the State. The precipi- tation was considerably less than the nor nal, except over few limited areas. It was heaviest fin Ellis County. where there was 1. 52 inches. The mean temperature was nearly normal in the southeastern half of the State and two degrees to five degrees below the normal in the northwestern The heat was oppressive in many counties how ever. on account of much cloudy and sultry weather. I M CLINE
 Section Director