Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-26
THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER
Santa Fe Again Demonstrates That It
Is Less Windy, Less Variable in
Temperature and Less Humid
Than Other Points in the
Territory.

The United States Weather Bureau
station in this city has just issued in
pamphlet form the climatic summary
for the month of October in New Mex
leo. The lowest temperature of the
month was 26 degrees at Albuquerque
"a degrees at Santa Fe, 23 degrees al
Ration and 21 degrees at Las Vegas
The highest temperature was "a de-
gree at Albuquerque, 7S degrees at Las
Vegas, 73 at Ration and 70 degrees al
Santa Fe, showing the greatest range
at Albuquerque and Las Vegas and the
least at Santa Fe. The following adj
ditional data are taken from the re.
port:
"The monthly mean temperature, as
determined from sc stations having a
mean altitude of about 5000 feet, was
$50 or 0.3 degrees below normal; the
highest 96 degrees at Carlsbad on the
5th; the lowest IA degrees at Luna
on the 18th. The highest month
ly mean temperature was 63.3
degrees at Carlsbad, lowest, 41.6
degrees at Cloudcroft; greatest
daily range So degrees at Carlsbad, and
the least daily range 29 degrees at San
ia Fe. The highest temperature oc-
Cured generally on the 4th and 9Th, al
though the first six days were compara-
lively warm; the lowest occurred most
commonly on the 10Th although the per.
iod from the 18th to the 26th was quite
cold and temperatures much below
freezing were general over the Terri
tory during this period, only few
points escaping killing frosts.
The average monthly precipitation,
as determined from the records of 38
stations, was 1888 inches, or 0.82 inch
above the normal fall for the month.
The greatest amount was S.18 inches at
Fort Bayard, and the least 005 inch at
Springer. The mountain districts of
the southern half of the Territory in
many instances had heavy rainfall, es-
pecially in Lincoln, northern Otero,
northern Grant, Sierra and southern
Socorro Counties. The greatest fall in
any "a hours was 289 inches at Fort
Bayard on the Sth. The period from
the night of the 5th to the 8th was
generally one of rain and many heavy
falls are reported. During the cool
weather at the latter part of the month
some snow occurred, especially at the
higher stations along the northern
border.
The monthly mean temperature at
Santa Fe was 81 per cent; at Las We
gas GA per cent.
The average number Of clear days
throughout the Territory was 1S; part
ly cloudy Z; and cloudy 6, and with
O.01 or more of an inch of rainfall, 4.
At Santa Fe there was SO per cent of
the possible sunshine; two days with
out sunshine, and 1S with 100 per cent.
The total wind movement at Santa
Fe was 4,762 miles. or ga miles per
hour; highest velocity, rs miles from
the southeast on the Sth; at Amarillo
the total movement was 9,046 miles, or
1872 miles per hour; highest velocity
48 from the north on the oath; at Ell
Paso the total movement was 6,353
miles, or 8.5 miles per hour; from the
east on the Gath. At Mesilla Park the
total movement was 5000 miles, or 6.8
miles per hour; highest velocity 80
miles on the 5th and 9Th. The prevail
ing direction for the Territory was
from the west.