Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-02-20
WEATHER FOR JANUARY.
The Rain. Snow. and Fair Weather OfVarious Localities in Arizona Last Month.

The m an t'mperature Tn Arizona for
 the month or January was apparently
 about the normal ln the ceatral and eastern parts, while it ranged about 3 degrees above the normal. At Tucson 1 there was deficiency of about one fourth of d degree, while at Yuma there was in increase of temperature averag- ing nearly 3 degrees for the month. The II. 1 degrees, the highest monthly mean
 was 5G.0 reported from Yuma, the low- est 30.I, from Flagstaff. The greatest monthly range was 75 degrees at Flag staff, and the least 3T at Gila Bend. 1 Three warm waves swept the territory on the 4tn, 1th, and 25th, the latter da,
 being the prev ding Warmest, and the
 highest emperatu-e, 80 degrees, report ed from h. d RUcS, occurred on that | date. From the l2Jh 10 the 25th was the coiueeL period, and the lowest tem
 perature, Il degrees below zero, was
 reported from Flagstaff on that date The chief characteristic of the temper
 ature for this month was its apparent equibablI ness.
 The precipitation for the month was
 unusually great, averaging about an
 inch above the normal, being greater in
 the western and northern parts than in
 other localities. Flagstaff Ieported the greatest precipita tation, 100 inch s, the | least O30 was reported from lew Lon. | Only SIX Etatlors III the territory rep JrI-
 ed snow. Flagstaff where the pEenom | anal snow IDIl Was 700 inches, was tue
 only ststioD at the close of the front where tEe snow covered the ground JC
 sufficient depth to protect ve etatIoL. | Inc greatest part Oi the precipIJaliU,
 fell from the 27th to the 3lst and was attended In many localities by ni5 winds, hail, thunder, and Iigh u..g. IL | heavy ralEs, which Were quIC5 geuer..
 all over the territory, will Ue worth m, | lions Of dollars to tLe ca tie interests ! Had the drouth Con lIued, the ios | -nld have been IncdIcuabIr. CaLtl.
 men rl now bave no fear of furl h. ! loss during the Nln er, as the pre seuI l WdloI Sd tstsIy VIII Uo dUp euLlcleDG lI I la,G bal miiu weather will Ue at h%nd
 1ne surtner Stations Reported, snow dur | I-g the month:
 ChirIoa ,uI Mt-., 75 inche Fiagst fl | ICO, tiolOrOJb, 7, ut. H acnuca, D. Natural B,ldge, d trac,, and Waluu. Ranch 0.3 Inches. IheIe We're elghJreI | cloudy, live partly clOudy, anu eigh,
 cloudiess days, during the month, aro
 f. UT das on winch precipitation fell l he prevailing wind was eUuthN est ! IbunderstUrms Were repo. ted as fol- l lows: From DIs Cabezus on the 2ls,. ..
 Flag on the 18th, Calabasas, tarley's
 c mp, Flagstaff, Phenix, ard New
 River, on the 29,b, BisJee, CalGbasas,
 Dude! vIlle, Farley's Camp, Flagstaff, | Peorla, Tucson, Ii hoibroUk, Paysou, SiL-
 da', Natural Bridge, Dos Cabezos, NJ. Huachuca, and MIlgus, on the 3UiL. LInar HaiOs We're rep, rUed from Blsbe,
 aud DudleyvilIe. on the 5,h and It . from Bis5ee on the 9th, 12 h, a q l4 h nd fro n Tucson on the Huh. Hail fell
 at Cdlabasas, Dos Cabezos and ILcsO
 on he 3lst, at Mt. Hua, huca, Pe,-Ia
 .,ud Paysou on the Son. at h n, and New hlver on the 29th, Hugh wInC were quite general on the 1st, 18th, an,
 and 30ih: J. c. HAYDtN,
 Observer U. s.. weather bureau d. | ector.