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National Overview: October * 52nd coolest October on record (1895-2006). * All regions near to or below normal temperature (first time since February 2003 with no regions above average temperature). * Only 2 states above normal temperatures in October: New Hampshire and Texas. * 12th wettest October for U.S. * Fourth wettest October on record for the Northeast Region. * Maine ranked 2nd wettest October. * Regionally, wet in Southwest, South, Central, Southeast and Northeast For information on local temperature and precipitation records during the month, please visit NCDC's Extremes page. * Drought conditions persisted in the South and northern...

Signal success in potato cultivation Pyongyang, June 7 (KCNA) -- Great efforts have been exerted for potato cultivation in the DPRK in recent years. It is the avowed policy of the Workers' Party of Korea to solve the issue of food by bringing about a signal turn in the potato cultivation. The state helped Taehongdan county, Ryanggang province situated in the northern alpine land set an example in potato farming. All processes of potato farming from sowing to harvest in a vast expanse of potato fields are carried out by modern machines. Virus-free good potato suited to the climatic and...