Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-08
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
Ter tAs Wssk Ending Juiy %. 1908

tion. were relieved by ~opiar- thun. dershowcrs daily. Refreshing. though ligh, rains occurred over the central and southern counties during Thurs day. Friday md Saturday. The sun shine was greatly deficient. Over the northern section of the territory The sky wns obscured every day ip the week. Cloudipess increased rapidly during each afternoon over the ccntra and southern counties. resulting in more than the usual threatening con. ditions. and absence of rainfsll. In the mountainous regions of the central counties the display of lightning and the roariue of thunder were mos, in. tense although not destructive. The total weekly amounts of rainfall were as follows; At f1agsts6 the total was 0.52 inch. ~ing an excess of 0.07 in,h; st Phoenix, 0.0e inch. being . deficiency of O.19 inch.
 A greater volume of heat overspread the territory during the carly portion of the week, when the maximum tenn. peratures for the season occurred to date. Temperatures were normal ov. cr the central and southern counties on Thursday and Friday. Over the north. ern counties cool weather prevailed during Friday and Saturday. attended by a light formation of frost ip few exposed localities on Saturday morn. ing. The average daily ereess in temperature vas 2 degrees. For the northern counties tho average daily excess was 2 degrees. The day tenn. peraturcs ranged from 76 to ss de. grees over the northern counties; from 92 degrees to lIo degrees over the central counties. and from N< degrees to 1i6 degrees over the southern counties. The following are the ex. treme temperatures recorded during the week: Al F1sg-tsG the maximum temperature was ss degrees on the :2d; the minimum temperature was @s degrees, on inc esth; at Phoenix the maximum temperature was m dc. grees on the 2&th; the minimum tenn perature wns v degrees on the c7th st Yuma the maximum temperature was m degrees. on the csth: the minimum temperature was SO degree. on tho 27th.
 In the GiIs. Salt. Verde. Agus Fria, Iias~ayampa. San Pedro. and Santa Cruz watersheds, much greater water. flows were noted. The measurcmc nts of the stream flows within the upper Salt and Gila river beds show double the volume of water since the preccd. ing week; . condition due 10 the co. pious showers which fell over the upper catchmcnt basins of those streams during the 2ist and 2ed Many of the arroyos in the northern counties are bnukful. There is as yc, a considerable shortage of water fol irrigation and culinary purposes over some localities of the southern eoun ties. The water holes in the range, of th" northern counties 'contnin SufH cient supplies. while over the south ern counties many of the water hole, have become dry. The periods for VII ter service In the various canal, crosseut-, laterals. and ditches wer, maintained throughout the week. with ou, any appreciablc shortage io th, number "f hours for serving.
 Yavapai County.
 Columbia The~ was much cloud iWrss, and several thunder~torms or ~urr"-s during the week. The temper sturc was aboormaliy high. The ,hnu lerstcrm of Tuesday evening was uu usually severe. The total preripiiatio was 0.50 inch. M. !. Nolan.
 Cssbcrt-Th-~ fov- part of th. w.-l was warm, the latter part somewha e1a- The afternoons were cloudy an threatening. with several good rain fnn~. W. |. Giiberf.
 Prescott The sky was partially Q, crcast each afternoon. Heavy shower and hailsiorms occurred in the noun tsins. The total weekly precipitation was 0.s3 inch. The maximum tenn Pernture was 's degrees; the mini mum temperature. 60 degrees. w F. Dwy, NJ. D.
 Wsinut Grove week s,a. warn and cloudy, with showers almos, daii,