The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-07
Special Tele~rnphic Reports from Climafo-
 logical Ienters in the Cotton Beit.


 Alabama--The average temperature was four dergees below the normal Light frost wns fairly general on Friday, with heavy to killing frost in northern counties The rainfall was above the normal in east-een- tral. southeastern and southwestern coun- ties, but deficient elsewhere. destructive windstorm occurred in Pike County on Thursday. The sunshine was ample.
 Arkansas,--The greater part of the week was unseasonably cold. Kiiiing frost with minimum temperature of 24 degrees occur red in the northewstern portion, and light to heavy frost elsewhere Heavy rains fell on Wednesday,, and light, scattered showers occurred on three other days, but the rainfall was generally deficient. The sunshine was normal.
 Florida.--The temperature was two de- grees to degrees below the normal in the northern and western portions and one de- gree tc five degrees above in the central and southern portions. Rainfall, varying Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The sun shine was nearly normal. The weather was favorable.
 GeorEia-The temperature was below the normal most of the week. It was decided ly cool on May 1st. when the temperature fell nearly to the freezing point Tn the ex- trerne northern portion. and light frost oc- cured over the northern half of the state. Rain fell on the 2Tth and 30th. but the to- tai amounts were below one inch except in southwesatern districts. there being less than half an inch over the northern and
 LouIsiana. a.-The weather was cold and
 
 grees below the normal. Light frost oc- cured in the northern portion Thursday morning Scattered showers occurred on Wednesday, but the precipitation wes de- fictent The sunshin9 was above the nor nal
 The mean temperature was about de- grees below the normal. The rainfall was confined to light to moderately heavy show CTS on Wednesday. and the average was considerably below the normal. Light frost occurred in many places Friday morning.
 North Carolina.-The average temperature was below the normal, being much lower in the interior than in coast counties. Light frost was general on Friday. but no ser ious damage resulted. The rainfall was below the normal and very unevenly distrio- uted. Rain ir needed in northern and cen tral counties. The sunshine was abund- ant.
 weather prevailed, except on the 2sth and 29th, when showers ocIurred. The mean temperature was much below the normal and the rainfall nearly normal The sun shine was abundant Light to heavy frost occurred on the soth but did no material damage.
 was below the normal. Light frost. which occurred in the interior the lst caused injury only in the extreme northwestern portion The precipitation was below the normal and was poorly distributed. a large area receiving none. The sunshine was above the normal.
 Tennessee were three days with unusually low temperature. Light snow fell in northwestern counties on April 30th.. and light to heavy frost general on May lst The rainfall was light in the eastern portion but was nearly normal in middle and western counties. The sunshine was nearly normal.
 Texas.-The weather was unusually cool, with abundant sunshine and very little pre- cipitation. Snow fell in several northern counties. No precipitation occurred in a large number of central southwestern and western counties. On the 30th, frost occur red over the greater portion of the State aouthward to Atascosa county, doing much damage. The temperatures on that day were the lowest on record late in the season The week closed with tempera- ture nearl.' normal.
 l. NJ CLINE Section Director.