Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-11-25
REPORT is ISSUED.

REPORT is ISSUED.
United States Weather Bureau Pub
fishes Statement Of Atmospher.
| ic Conditions in Santa Re.
Today was issued from the press o.
the New Mexican Printing Company
the climate and crop report for the
States Weather Bureau in this city
from which the following data is
taken:
Temperature.
The monthly mean temperature, as
determined by the records of AZ sta.
tions having mean altitude of about
5000 feet, was $50 degrees, which is
about or degrees below the normal,
as shown by the departures of II sta.
tions having data for periods of ten
years or more. The highest recorded
was 81 degrees, at Lordsburg on the
9th, and at San Marcial on the 4th;
lowest, s degrees, at Rociada, on the
20th, on which morning also the TEN.
perature fell to 8 degrees at Eliza
BEETHOVEN; greatest daily range, 58 de
grees, at Bloomfield. The highest
Lordsburg, and the lowest 40 degrees
at Elizabethtown. The 5th was gen
orally the warmest day, and the 20tl
the coolest.
Precipitation.
The average for the Territory, a
determined from the records of G.
stations, was 0.39 inch, which is
about O52 inch below the normal, as
determined by the departures of 20
stations having records for periods OF
ten years or more The greatest
amount was 1.54 inches at Fort Un-
ion, and the least none at all at AL
buquerque, Bloomfield and Fort STAN
ton, while but trace was recorded
at Chambray, Datil, Fruitland, Garcia
and Tucumcari Some snow occurred
on the higher mountain ranges from
the 18th to the 23d. The average for
the reporting stations was but a
trace.
Relative Humidity.
The mean relative humidity at San
ia Fe was 81 per cent, at Las, Vegas
81 per cent. at Mesilla Park So per
cent, at Roswell 81 per cent, at Du-
range So per cent, at Amarillo 6S per
cent, and at Ell Paso 81 per cent. Oh.
servatiOns are taken at all of these
stations at a. m. and p. M, except
at Mesilla Park, where the hours are
8 a. M. and $50 p. m.
Clouds and Sunshine.
There were % clear days during
the month, considering the Territory
as a whole, 6 partly cloudy and 4
cloudy, while precipitation occurred
on an average of but days. At San
Ia Fe there was SO per cent. Of the
possible sunshine, no day without, q
with 80 per cent. Of more, and 20 with
100 per cent. Roswell had IS pei
cent. of the total possible sunshine,
days without, 8 with 80 per cent. or
more, and but 3 with 100 per cent,
while Amarillo had but 46 per cent.
OF the total possible sunshine, days
without, 2 with 80 per cent. or more,
and 2 with 100 per cent.
Wind.
The prevailing direction for the
Territory was from the west At San
ia Fe the total movement was 4,442
miles, or 60 miles per hour; highest
velocity, 25, from the southwest on
the 14th. Mesilla Park recorded 1880
miles, or 6.5 miles per hour; highest
velocity, sc miles on the 18th. Du
range recorded 4,510 miles, or 81
miles per hour; highest velocity, 81
west on the 14th. Amarillo recorded
$3.50 miles, or 1919 miles per hour;
highest velocity, 81 southwest on the
9th; while FL Paso recorded 7,05!
miles. or 9.5 miles per hour; highes
velocity. 4S suthwest on the 23d.
The report also gives synopsis Of
the crops for the year, and while
there are number of stations thai
report crop failures or inferior crops
still the majority Of stations repor
excellent. and several Of them phe
nomenal. crops for the year 1905,