The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-21
SPECIAL TELEGRAPHlC REPORTS.
From Climatologscsl Cesters - The
Gotten Belt.

From Climatologscsl Cesters - The
Cotton Belt.
- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. clear .v., nnd
with nearly normal temperature. Kill
Ing frost occurred In northern coun-
ties Wednesday morning. The closing
days Of the week were warmer. Win
portion of the State. elsewhere no pre-
cipitation occurred,
South Carolina---rhe week was cool
or than usual. the night temperatures
having been unseasonably low. The
first light frost occurred on the 18th.
doing some injury. Moderately heavy
rain fell on the 18th. covering the
state. except the Immediate coast.
The remainder-of the week was nearly
Louisiana.--rhe mean temperature
was above the normal. The forepart
OF the week was cool. with minimum
temperatures generally below 80 de-
with maximum temperatures above
eighty degrees generally. Practically
no precipitation occurred within the
state during the week. The sunshine
was above the normal.
Tennessee.--The mean temperature
was about five degrees below the
normal. Killing frost occurred In the
middle ana western counties on the
18th, with heavy local amounts In the
eastern and middle portions. A high
percentage of sunshine was received.
Texas.-The weather has been un-
At the close OF the. week colder wealth
err set In over the northwestern coun-
ties, accompanied by good rains in that
section, Elsewhere there was prac-
moderate showers in the extreme lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Alabama--The temperature aver
aged from 1 to 4 degrees below the
quite general in the northern portion
Of the state on the 18th. The rain
fall was much below the normal In
the southern portion and considerably
counties. Brisk to high winds and
hail occurred In some northern coun-
ties on the night of the 14th The
sunshine was abundant.
North Carolina.--The mean tempera-
ture ranged from | degree below NOR
NAL on the coast to Z degrees in the
western portion. Frost occurred on
the 18th. being killing at Weldon. but
It was generally light In the central
and southern portions OF the State.
The rainfall was light In the east-cen-
trail portion, but was normal else
where. The sunshine was abundant.
Georgia.-The weather was clear
and cool most Of the week. The tenn
perature was far below the normal on
the 18th, with heavy to killing frost
in the northern. and light frost In the
central portion Of the State. 1t was
warmer the last of the week. but the
mean temperature was considerably
below the normal. No rain fell in the
southern districts: light rain fell In
the central section on the 18th and
heavy In the northern counties. ac-
companied by high wind and a jestruc-
tive hailstorIn. doing much damage by
breaking glass. killing stock. unroof-
ing houses and beating out cotton.
Florida-The mean temperaturs was
were cool spells Tuesday. "wednesday.
and Saturday, with the minimum tenn
perature In the western portion of the
interior below fifty degrees. The pre-
extreme southern portion of the State.
where the total in Monroe and Dade
counties exceeded eight inches. due to
the hurricane on Monday, which de-
sors vas drs os ve q and
Arkansas.~-The forepart of the week
was cold and the latter part warm.
The mean temperature was slightly
below The normal ,,,, and last asst. years
CURED in some northern and south
western counties. Scattered showers
fell in the Arkansas, White and lower
ouachita valleys The rainfall was
deficient elsewhere. The sunshine was
normal.
oklahoma.-The first two days were
cool. with light frost in some north
OF the 18th: not much damage. The
remainder of the week was seasofablyH
warm. The mean temperature was
nearly normal. The sunshine was
above normal. Light to moderately
heavy rains occurred in the western
and north-central portions Sunday
night. No precipitation occurred in
the eastern and south-centrai portions.
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