The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-10
Special Telegraphic Reports from Climate
 logical Centers in the Cotton Belt.

tO8fC0k CenterB 1n the Cotton belf.
 Louisiana-The weekly mean temperature was decidedly above the normal. with dai- ly maximums generally above 95 degrees and reaching 100 degrees at some stations. ing the week, and they were moderately heavy in some localities The sunshine was
 oklahoma-Verv warm weather continued until near the close of the week. with day temperatures close to 100 degrees The mean temperature for the week was about degrees above the normal. The sunshine was nearly normal Showers fell on the list and the night of the 4th. The rainfall was unevenly distributed and generally de- ficient. The drought continues the major portion of the State.
 Texas-The weather has continued unu- sually warm. with mostly cloudy days and clear nights. The maximum temperature in many interior localities equalled or ex- on the first two and last two days of the week The precipitation was less than the normal except in the lower Colorado northeastern counties. No rain fell in most western and northwestern and a large num- counties. Severe local storms occurred on August 31st at Coleman and Dialville.
 North Carolina-The temperature was about normal the first part of the week. but became decidedly cooler Thursday and Friday. followed by somewhat warmer Sat urday and Sunday The average deficiency Tn mean temperature was degrees. The rainfall was above normal along the coast but only few light scattered showers needed central and western districts. The sunshine was ample.
 South Carolina-Moderate warmth pre- vailed during the day time. but the nights were unseasonably cooler the minimum temperature being nearly the lowest record ed on the same dates in twenty years. The precipitation was ample in the coast region hut only very light scattered showers fell on the interior. The sunshine was normal. Arkansas-The first five days of the week were very hot and dry. and the last two were cool and showery The mean temper ature was degrees above the normal and last years mean The sunshine was nor nal. The drought was broken. except in the extreme southeast, where 1t continues | The rainfall was above normal in the north eastern portion. but deficient elsewhere | ranging from one-tenth to over one inch. Alabama-The weather continued warm | from 1 to degrees above the normal an the northern portion. and from to de- Erees above In the southern portion of the state The rainfall was above the normal | in some central and central eastern DOT | tions, but elsewhere in the State the precip- itation was considerably below the normal. The sunshine was nearly normal.
 Mississlppi-Like the three preceding weeks the mean temperature was much with maximum temperatures close to 100 de- grees at many stations. but the nights were cool; Locally heavy showers fell in the southeastern and extreme northern coun- ties, but over the greater portion of the State, no precipitation of consequence oc- cured The sunshine was abundant.
 
 ly normal except in the extreme Southern portion of the State, where it was degrees below The afternoon temperatures were generally above 90 degrees. The precipi- tation was mostly deficient in the west and north. and the distribution irregular. but nearly normal to locally heavy over large portions oc the central and southern parts of the State. The last days of the week were dry. The sunshine was ample. Georgia-The weather was warm the first 1 half of the week and cooler the second half The mean temperature was slightly above normal Showers occurred in most districts Monday. being heavy at a few western sta tions. The remainder of the week gen. orally fair but with considerable cloudness The drought is still prevailing in most places.
 Tennessee-The mean temperature was nearly normal The weather was very warm on the 3rd in the extreme western counties A cool wave passed over the State on the 9th. Dry weather continued until the 3d. followed by general rains, which were heavy in the middle and western counties.
 1 M. CIINE Section Direetor.