&Y, 1925
Erie
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW 231
Ontario
Rivor and statlon
-.
Mean level during May 1925-
1
Feet -4bove mean sea levh at New York ______ Boo. 94 Above or blow- Mean stage of A ril, 1925 _________ ___ 4-0.09 Mean stage of d a g . 1- __________ ___ -0.20 Averagestagefor May.last 10 years.- -1.04 Hlghest recorded May stage _________ -2 11
Lowest rerorded May staw __________ +O. 12 Average relatlon of the Maylevel to-
YIB(USBIPP1 DBAINAOE
Sulphur: Ringo Crosslng, Ter __________________. Finley, Ter- __________________________.
WEST GULP DRAINAGE
Trinitv:
Flood
stage
-
Fed m 24
-I-
--I--. Del Rio, Ter. - - - - _____ ____ ___ __ _______I 10 Eagle Pass, Ter ________________________ 16 Laredo, Ter _.._________________________ 27 Rio Orande City, Tex __________________ 15
COLORADO DRAINAGE
Colorado: Lees Ferry, -4rlz. ________________________ 12 Parker, Ariz ____________________________ 7
PACIFIC DRAINAGE
Columbia: Marcus, Wash _________________________ 24
Wenatchee, Wash ______ ______________ __ 40 Vancouver, Wash ______________________ 15 Iiootenai Bonners Ferry Idaho ____________ I Pend O'rieille. Nawport,'Wash ____________ 16
Clearwater, Garniah. Idaho ________________ 14 Willamctte. Portland, Oreg. - - - - - -. __ - __ __ l5 I
crest
-
Stage
-
Fed 23.4 25.0
'34.6 35.3 7.8
z .2 33.7 29.0
13.2 a 2
30. 4 40.8
21. 5 29.4 19.9 14. 1 21.7
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Date
Apr. 33 May4,5
11 17 10
29 30 31
- - - - - - - -
28 31
26 28 25,% 24 31 20 26
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I Continued from last month.
1 Estlrnated.
a Continued at end of month.
MEAN LAKE LEVELS DURING MAY, 1925
Ry UNITED STATES T ~K E SURVEY
[Detroit. Mlch.. June 5, 192.51
The following data are reported in the "Notice to Mariners" of the above date:
Data
Lakes 1
I
1
superior
1
Michi- gan and Huron
Feet 578.42
+O. 07 -0.82 -2. OH -5.10 -0.82
+o. 3 -0.2 -.a 2 -0.2 +'.4 I +'.4
1 Lake St. Clalr's level: In May, 1925, 673.74 feet.
EFFECT OF WEATHER ON CROPS AND FARMING OPERATIONS, MAY, 1925
By J. B. KINCEII
9
There was considerab k e harm done by the cool wave to
General .wmmary.-The weather conditions durin May were large1 unfavorable for most crops in much o
the countyj. Tgere were wide fluctuations in tempera- ture, particularly durino the latter part of the month when an abrupt change &om record-breaking warnith for the season to damagin frosts was decidedly unfavorable.
tender vegetation and small fruits in the North Central States, with more or less damage to corn in some locali- ties, and all vegetative growth was set back materially.
The cool wave did not reach the Southern States and middle Atlantic area with markedly harmful effect, although the growth of crops was checked. At the close of the month, however, seasonable warmth prevailed and conditions had improved considerably, though there was a widespread need for moisture over t.he eastern half of the country. In the more western States moisture conditions were generally favorable, except in the South- west where severe droug!it contiiiueci in most districts. h u l l qraim.--Wint,er wheat made fnir to very good progress in t-he princi a1 producing sections during the iirst half of the mont. R , with beneficial showers in the eastern portion of the belt,. The latter art was much
eastern wheat States, and there were complaints of dry ancl too warni weather in the sout.liwestern portions of the Wheat Belt. There was some frost damage in a few localities, and the crop c1uit.e mlly headed short
were harmful in ICansas. Spring wlient nirde fairly good ndvnnce, though i t was soniewliat too cool for rapid rowtli, and more moisture was neeclerl in some localities. fn inost of the Spring Wheat Belt., however, tlie condi- tions were favorable, especially in t,he heavy producing sections of North Dakota. The weather was mostly unfavorable for 0at.s 1)ecause of insufficient moisture, and at tlie close of the month the crop !-as heading short. Corn..-There WPS some delny in corn planting in the upper Mississi pi Valley by reason of dry soil and cool
districts. Germination and growth were slow, however, especially in the eastem and central portions of the Corn Belt. C'ondibions were more favorable in the Great Plains States. Corn was considerably cut back b frost in some of the interior States, but it recovered nice 1y y with the return .of Witlmer weather. Cotfon.-The rainfall about tlie middle of the month in the cent.ral ancl eastern portions of the Cotton Belt was very beneficial, and considerable seed that had ltiin doimant. for some time *erniinatetl with the increased
helpful. Part of the month was too cool for cotton in the northern portions of the belt, and the late-planted cotton aga.in needed moisture in some dist,ricts during the latter part, partic.ularly so in southern Texas. On the whole the weather wa.s favorable for cotton, ancl at t,he close of the nionth the crop was generally in satis- factory condition. 1~i6ce~lari.eot1.s cro R.-Truck and .garden cro s suffered
districts, but these made fairly good progress in other sections of the country. At the close of the month otato planting was well advanced in the Nortlie.astern !&a.tes, but growth was slow in the interior vttlle s
because of coolness. Tobacco settin was retarded zy
sweet potatoes was hindered in the Southeast b the
ably affected in most of the eastern half of the count but in the Northwest and Cent,ral-Western States conx: tions were favorable for the ranee and livestock. I t was too dry for grazing interest,s in h e Southwest.
less favorable, however, as it was too coo F and dry in tho
because of deficient moist,ure, w T""" iile insects itnd disease
weather, but p 7 anting made fairly good nhvance in most
moisture, while rains in + exas earlier in the month were
severely from the P reeze in many interior an B northern
dry weather in the Ohio Valley, hnd t. f ie transplanting of
same cause. Pasture lands ancl meadows were un 7 avor-