Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-27
HIGHEST TEMPERATURES WAS RECORDED
 IN PHOENIX
REPORT OF ARIZONA WEATHER AND CROP BUREAU FOR WEEK
 ENDING JULY g.

The temperature was generally be- low the normal values on Tuesday and Wednesday. There was a gradual in- crease in temperature during Thurs. cay and Friday, terminating in the
 highest readings of the season to rate. During the remainder ot the week the temperature approached close to the normal. The night tenn.
 peratures ranged from AS degrees to 60 over the northern counties from 64 degrees to SC degrees over the cen
 tral counties, and from 66 degrees to SS degrees over the southern counties. The exterenie temperatures recorded
 during tn week were as follows: At Flagstaff, the maximum temperature was S2 degrees. on the 20th; the min mum temperature was 4S degrees on the 17th: at Phoenix. the maximum temperature was los degrees on the 2Oth: the minimum temperature was
 76 degrees, on the 17th; at Yuma. the maximum temperature was 106 de- grees. on he 18th; the minimum tenn perature was 74 degrees, on the 18th. Light frost formed over a few locali- ties of the northern counties, on Tues day morning. The average weekly
 temperature for the Territory was 2 degrees above the normal. The aver age daily excess for the northern di- vision was 1 degree; for the central division the average daily excess was 3 degrees, and for the southern di- vision the average daily excess was 5 degrees.
 There was much cloudiness over the northern, central and southeastern counties, while over the southwestern counties the skies were almost cloud less. Light showers occurred over the northern counties on the 16th and 18th; moderate precipitation over the central and southern counties. on Fri day, Saturday and Sunday Thunder showers were frequent over Yavapai, Maricopa, Gila Pinal, Graham and the southern portions of Navajo and Apache counties on the 20th and 21st. There was a marked absence of nigh winds throughout the week. The pre- yailing wind-directions and average 1 hourly wind velocities were as fol- lows. Over the northern section the | prevailing wind-direction was north
 west, and the average hourly wind
 velocity, miles per hour; over the | central section, the prevailing wind
 direction was southeast and the aver age hourly wind-velocity. 5 miles per
 hour; over the southern section the prevailing wind-direction was south
 west, and the average hourly wind I .n1 ( rryt.
 tive humidity averaged less than the
 preceding wek. At Phoenix, the aver age daily humidity was 30 per cent;
 the average during daylight was 1G
 per cent; the average during the night vas fl per cent; the gratest humidity was 7S pr cnt, and the least humidity was 14 per cent. The following
 amounts of rainfall were reported dur ing the week: At Flagstaff, 0.06 inch.
 departure,-0.40 inch; at Phoenix,
 trace, departure,-0.27 inch; at Yuma, 600 inch, departure. -0.07 inch. Sev- eral sandstorms. of moderate charac- ter, occurred over the central and southern counties on the 18th and goth. A destructive hailstorm occur red at Young on the 17th.
 Owing to .he absence of heavy rains the volume of water in the various
 stream-beds was slightly less. In some
 localities, particularly over the south ern counties, water has become scarce
 Many Of the water holes over the ranges are dry. In other localities, where the heavy rains, of the preced- ing week, filled the arroyos, there
 is a sufficient supply. of water that will last several weeks to come. The
 upper Salt, upprr Gila, upped Agua Fria, Verde, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, and Big Williams riv- CTS show decreased dischargefa Tn the irrigated sections of the Territory, the volume of water available for ser vice in the larger canals, dams and ditches is about the same as during the corresponding date of last year.