Weather, Crops, and Markets. Vol. 2, No. 6

by Anonymous

The Irish Department of Agriculture has been urged to formulate and adopt a scheme for the improvement and maintenance of this staple industry of Northern Ireland.

Mississippi Tomato Shipments.

Mississippi’s tomato output has grown by leaps and bounds. In the spring of 1920 there were 1,360 cars shipped from that State. The 1921 movement was 1,960 cars, and this season the shipments filled approximately 3,450 cars.

WEEKLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION——AUGUST NORMALS.
Districts and stations.	Temperature.		Precipitation.		August normals.
	Week ending Aug. 1.		Week ending Aug. 1.		Temperature.	Precipitation.
	Average.	Departure from normal.	Total.	Departure from normal.
GULF STATES.
	°	°	Ins.	Ins.	°	Ins.
Jacksonville	84	+3	0.4	–1.1	80	6.2
Miami	82	0	1.6	–0.1	82	7.6
Key West	82	–2	1.5	+0.5	84	4.7
Tampa	84	+2	T.	–2.2	81	8.6
Pensacola	82	+1	0.1	–1.8	81	7.2
Mobile	82	+1	0.6	–1.1	80	6.8
Montgomery	84	+3	0.6	–0.6	80	4.2
Anniston	80	+2	0.7	–0.7	76	4.5
Birmingham	82	+1	1.5	+0.1	79	4.5
Meridian	82	+2	2.3	+1.3	78	3.6
Vicksburg	82	+1	0.7	–0.3	81	3.5
New Orleans	84	+2	0.1	–1.0	82	5.6
Shreveport	84	+1	0.2	–0.7	81	2.2
Little Rock	84	+3	T.	–1.2	79	3.6
Fort Smith	88	+7	T.	–1.1	79	3.7
Bentonville	82	+3	0.2	–0.9	76	4.0
Oklahoma	88	+8	0	–0.7	78	3.2
Abilene	84	+1	0	–0.5	81	2.0
Fort Worth	88	+4	T.	–0.6	83	1.9
Dallas	88		T.
Palestine	84	+2	T.	–0.9	80	2.2
Taylor	86	+3	T.	–0.7	82	2.5
Houston	84		0.1
Galveston	82	–1	0.1	–0.8	83	5.0
Corpus Christi	84	+1	T.	–0.4	82	2.3
San Antonio	84	+1	0	–0.5	82	2.7
Del Rio	84	–2	0	–0.5	84	2.6
OHIO VALLEY AND TENNESSEE.
Memphis	84	+3	T.	–0.9	79	3.2
Nashville	82	+3	0.4	–0.5	78	3.5
Chattanooga	82	+4	1.0	0	76	3.8
Knoxville	80	+4	T.	–1.0	75	4.0
Lexington	78	+2	0.6	–0.3	75	3.6
Louisville	80	+1	1.7	+0.9	76	3.5
Evansville	82	+3	1.1	+0.3	77	3.2
Indianapolis	76	0	0.2	–0.7	74	3.3
Cincinnati	76	0	0.5	–0.3	74	3.3
Dayton	76	0	0.6	0	73	3.0
Columbus	74	–1	0.2	–0.6	73	3.2
Parkersburg	76	0	0.5	–0.3	73	3.5
Elkins	70	–1	0.9	0	68	3.6
Pittsburgh	74	–1	0.1	–0.9	73	3.2
LAKE REGION.
Canton	66	–3	0.1	–0.6	67	2.7
Syracuse	68	–3	T.	–0.9	69	3.3
Oswego	68	–2	T.	–0.7	69	2.7
Buffalo	70	0	0.2	–0.5	69	3.0
Erie	70	–1	1.3	+0.5	70	3.3
Cleveland	72	–1	0.6	–0.2	70	3.2
Toledo	74	+1	0.1	–0.6	71	2.7
Detroit	74	+2	0.2	–0.6	70	2.8
Saginaw	72	+1	0.8	–0.1	69	2.9
Alpena	66	0	0.3	–0.3	64	3.3
Grand Rapids	72	–1	0.2	–0.6	70	2.6
Chicago	74	–1	0.1	–0.8	73	2.9
Fort Wayne	74		0.9
Milwaukee	72	+2	0.1	–0.5	69	2.8
Green Bay	70	0	0.8	0	67	3.1
Escanaba	66	–1	2.2	+1.4	64	3.6
Ludington	68		0.3
Sault Ste. Marie	62	0	0.5	–0.2	61	3.1
Marquette	66	+1	0.2	–0.4	64	2.9
Duluth	70	+5	0.2	–0.6	63	3.5
UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
St. Paul	72	0	0	–0.8	69	3.5
La Crosse	72	–1	0	–0.8	70	3.4
Madison	72	–1	0	–0.6	70	3.2
Charles City	70	–4	1.1	+0.4	71	3.4
Dubuque	72	–3	0.6	–0.3	72	3.0
Davenport	74	–1	0.8	+0.1	73	3.6
Des Moines	78	+2	1.2	+0.4	73	3.6
Keokuk	78	+1	0.7	–0.3	75	3.2
Peoria	76	+1	1.1	+0.5	72	2.9
Terre Haute	78		0.8
Springfield, Ill.	78	+2	1.0	+0.4	74	2.8
Hannibal	80	+3	0.9	+0.1	75	3.4
St. Louis	82	+2	0.7	–0.1	77	2.7
Cairo	84	+5	0	–0.9	77	2.9
PACIFIC COAST.
Tatoosh Island	52	–4	0	–0.3	55	2.1
Seattle	62	–2	0	–0.1	63	0.5
North Head	54	–4	T.	–0.1	58	0.6
Portland, Oreg.	66	–2	0	–0.1	67	0.6
Roseburg	68	–1	0	0	68	0.3
Eureka	54	–2	0	0	56	0.1
Red Bluff	86	+4	0	0	80	T.
Sacramento	78	+4	0	0	73	T.
San Francisco	58	0	0	0	58	0
Fresno	84	+1	0	0	81	0
San Luis Obispo	66	+2	0	0	64	T.
Los Angeles	70	–1	0	0	71	0
San Diego	68	0	T.	+T.	69	0
ATLANTIC COAST.
Eastport	58	–4	0.6	–0.1	61	3.3
Portland, Me.	66	–3	0.1	–0.8	66	3.6
Burlington	66	–2	T.	–0.9	66	4.0
Northfield	64	–2	T.	–1.1	63	3.9
Concord	66	–4	T.	–1.0	67	3.7
Boston	70	–2	0.1	–0.9	70	4.0
Nantucket	66	–3	0.3	–0.4	68	3.0
New Haven	70	–2	0.2	–1.2	70	5.0
Albany	70	–2	0.5	–0.4	70	4.0
Ithaca	68	–3	T.	–0.9	69	3.2
Binghamton	68	–2	0	–0.9	68	3.4
New York	70	–5	0.1	–1.2	73	4.5
Scranton	68	–4	2.0	+0.8	69	4.2
Harrisburg	72	–3	1.0	–0.3	72	4.2
Philadelphia	74	–2	T.	–1.4	74	4.6
Trenton	72	–3	T.	–1.2	73	5.4
Atlantic City	72	–1	0.4	–0.6	72	4.3
Baltimore	74	–4	0.3	–1.0	76	4.2
Washington	74	–3	1.4	0	74	4.4
Norfolk	78	0	1.4	–0.1	77	6.0
Richmond	76	–3	0.2	–0.9	78	4.4
Lynchburg	76	–2	0.2	–0.9	76	4.2
Wytheville	74	+1	0.5	–0.7	70	4.5
Asheville	74	+2	0.2	–1.0	70	4.8
Charlotte	80	+1	T.	–1.5	77	5.6
Raleigh	78	–1	0.5	–1.2	77	5.9
Hatteras	80	+2	0.9	–0.5	78	5.8
Wilmington	80	+1	2.4	+0.7	78	6.5
Charleston	84	+2	1.5	–0.1	81	7.0
Greenville	80		0.1
Columbia, S. C.	82	+1	3.0	+1.2	80	6.8
Augusta	84	+3	T.	–1.3	80	5.6
Atlanta	82	+4	1.2	–0.2	77	4.5
Macon	84	+4	T.	–1.4	78	4.2
Savannah	84	+3	1.8	+0.3	79	7.5
Thomasville	84	+2	0.1	–1.2	81	5.0
MOUNTAIN REGION.
Havre	68	–1	0.2	–0.2	65	1.3
Kalispell	66	+1	T.	–0.1	63	0.9
Helena	68	0	0.1	–0.1	66	0.7
Sheridan	70	+3	0.1		65
Lander	72	+3	T.	–0.1	66	0.5
Cheyenne	68	0	0.6	+0.2	66	1.5
Grand Junction	76	–3	0.3	+0.1	76	1.0
Denver	74	+1	0.9	+0.5	71	1.3
Pueblo	74	–1	0.2	–0.3	72	1.6
Amarillo	80	+4	0	–0.5	75	2.8
El Paso	80	0	T.	–0.4	79	1.7
Roswell	80	+1	T.	–0.6	77	1.5
Santa Fe	68	0	0.6	0	67	2.4
Flagstaff	64	–1	0.9	+0.4	63	3.3
Phoenix	88	–3	0.1	–0.2	89	1.0
Yuma	90	–2	T.	0	90	0.4
Independence	76	–3	T.	0	76	0.1
Tonopah	72	–2	0	–0.1	72	0.4
Modena	70	0	0.7	+0.3	69	1.8
Salt Lake City	78	+1	0	–0.1	74	0.8
Reno	72	+3	T.	0	67	0.2
Winnemucca	70	–3	T.	+T.	71	0.2
Pocatello	74	+2	T.	–0.1	70	0.6
Boise	76	+2	T.	0	72	0.2
Lewiston	78	+3	0	–0.1	74	0.4
Baker	68	+2	T.	–0.1	65	0.4
Walla Walla	76	+1	0	–T.	74	0.4
Spokane	72	+2	T.	–0.1	68	0.5
MISSOURI VALLEY.
Springfield, Mo.	80	+3	2.4	+1.4	75	4.3
Columbia, Mo.	82	+5	1.2	+0.6	75	3.0
Kansas City	80	+2	T.	–1.1	76	4.8
St. Joseph	80		0.1
Topeka	82	+4	0.6	–0.5	76	4.3
Iola	82	+3	0.1	–0.7	76	3.5
Wichita	82	+2	T.	–0.8	78	3.1
Dodge City	82	+4	0	–0.7	76	2.6
Concordia	78	–1	0.2	–0.6	76	2.8
North Platte	76	+3	0.7	0	71	2.5
Lincoln	76	–1	1.5	+0.7	74	3.7
Omaha	76	–1	2.1	+1.2	74	3.6
Sioux City	74	–1	4.7	+3.9	73	3.0
Valentine	74	0	1.6	+0.8	71	2.8
Rapid City	70	–1	1.2	+0.6	69	2.1
Pierre	74	–2	1.0	+0.5	73	2.0
Huron	72	0	0.4	–0.2	69	2.6
Moorhead	74	+6	T.	–0.6	66	3.1
Devils Lake	70	+2	0.2	–0.5	65	2.8
Bismarck	70	0	2.0	+1.6	67	2.0
Williston	70	0	0.9	+0.5	68	1.3
Note.—T indicates amount too small for measurement.

CHART 1.—DEPARTURE OF TEMPERATURE FROM THE NORMAL, WEEK ENDING 8 A. M., AUGUST 1, 1922.

CHART 2.—PRECIPITATION, INCHES, WEEK ENDING 8 A. M., AUGUST 1, 1922.

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[1]. 5–year average.