July 2001



              TABLE 2.  EXTREMES, 1961-90 NORMALS, AND 2001 VALUES
                        FOR JUL.  IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE 
                        2001 VALUES WILL CHANGE WHEN THE FINAL DATA
                        ARE PROCESSED.
 
                                     PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
                                   DRIEST     WETTEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   PCPN   PCPN
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           2.02 1968  6.57 1897   3.81   2.60
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  0.85 1936  6.13 1993   3.61   3.22
              CENTRAL             1.47 1930  8.27 1958   4.25   4.95
 
              SOUTHEAST           2.94 1983 11.55 1916   5.56   5.79
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  0.84 1917  5.56 1993   2.02   3.40
              SOUTH               1.34 1980  6.04 1950   3.03   2.22
 
              SOUTHWEST           1.00 1993  3.51 1911   1.83   1.73
              NORTHWEST           0.16 1953  2.05 1983   0.73   0.78
              WEST                0.00 1903  1.18 1984   0.34   0.43

              NATIONAL            1.78 1930  3.85 1950   2.74   2.79*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE, CONFIDENCE
                                    INTERVAL + OR - 0.29 INCHES
 
                                     TEMPERATURE (DEGREES F)
                                   COLDEST    WARMEST   NORMAL  2001
               REGION            VALUE YEAR VALUE YEAR   TEMP   TEMP
               ------            ---------- ----------  ------ ------
 
              NORTHEAST           66.1 2000  73.8 1955   69.3   67.3
              EAST NORTH CENTRAL  64.0 1992  76.2 1936   70.2   71.5
              CENTRAL             71.9 1947  81.2 1901   75.3   75.6
 
              SOUTHEAST           76.3 1947  82.7 1993   78.6   78.0
              WEST NORTH CENTRAL  62.7 1915  77.4 1936   69.5   72.0
              SOUTH               78.0 1906  85.9 1980   81.3   84.0
 
              SOUTHWEST           70.1 1912  75.9 1901   73.6   74.7
              NORTHWEST           58.9 1993  70.6 1906   65.9   66.0
              WEST                69.0 1903  78.2 1931   73.8   74.3

              NATIONAL            71.7 1915  77.6 1936   74.3   75.5*
 
                                  * PRELIMINARY VALUE, CONFIDENCE
                                    INTERVAL + OR - 0.2 DEG. F.