Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-12
NJ DEGREES WAS
JANUARY RANGE
OF MERCURY
Precipitation Deficient in Month.
Whose Heat and Cold Were.
Phenomenal, Says Summary
Of Weather Bureau.
Local office. L. s. weather Bureau.
Santa Fe. y. NJ.


General Climatic summary.
The month began with general
warmth. which was followed on the
third 20 fifth by a severe and general
cold wave. with tcmperatures mitca
below zero in the northern counties On
The 9Th. 9th and 9Th. The local min
mum temperature quite generally
ouched a lower point than during tho
severe cold of December 1909. and
in a few instances the lowest tcmpara-
ture on record. a slow return 10
moderate Temperature followed, and
after the tenth, temperatures were
moderate. as u rule. until the close Of
the month. giving as a rule, the
temperatures occurred from the 22nd
10 the 31th: the 25th was generally
the warmcst day Of the month, al
though many recorded the highest
local temperature on the LIST. End or
Z4th. Rather low night temperatures
obtained from the eth to the close OF
the month. giving. as "A reule. the
greatest daily range, \ general excess
IN temperature occurred reaching to.
. degrees a dav above normal IN por-
tions of the Rio Grande valley, Grant,
Lincoln and Chaves counties. and
from normal'to 3desrees a day above
IN all other districts except the san
Juan valley and northwest, where q.
slight deficiency occurred. amounting
10 more than 3 degrees a day at
Chama. The month proved to be q
seyere ana stormy M in the san Juan
valley. and along The lower reach
Of the sun Juan range in Rio Arribai
county.
Precipitation was deficient in prac-
ticallv all parts OF the territory. ex-
ccpt the upper Rio Grande valley,
eastern Rio Arriba. western Socorro
and extreme southwest Mckinley
counties. a part OF the territory had
precipitation. or but a trace. while
nearly thrcc-fourttls had leSs than q.
l|nartor ~ an inch. Two precipitation
periods occurred, Tho FIRST from the
Of the month TO ne 5tli.
and the second ON ihe nth ana l2ti.
continuing 10 The 10Th and l7th in
many localities. Both were. rs a ruic.
periods OF rather local showers. ana
/ few thunderstorm occurred during Z
Lhe first. This ss1lNd also gave mod
to heavy SHOW in the northern
districts ana at the higher stations
with the rapidly fallius temperature Of
me- 3fd ana fth-
Temperature.
THE mean temperature oi Inv terri-
.nrp. determined from the records Of
aXty-six stntionS having "a mcan alti-
.u1e 81 about a.Vnp feet. was a5.7 de-
srees. or a. de- tees above normal.
50 degrees below The mean of
.fauuary. 1909 The highest local
monthly mean was tG~4 degrees az
'arlslstd, ana ihc highest recorded
81 degrees at the me station on
hn list This is tho highest temprra-
ure that has been recorded duriuei
January since ruF climatic records FOR
he territory began. The lowest local
monthly mean was lS.2 degrees 81
iopcwcll ANA the lowest recorded 30
lerrees below zero ri Red River cam
on on the 9th. which is the lowest
January record since climatic records
for the territory. other low
emptratures were 2a degrees 20
)ulcc. 20 degrees ~ Hnpewell. 80 de-
40 Blnckrocs- - degrees at
rlizabrthtuNn. p dcgr at chama
nd Manuelto. The greatest local
monthly rapee ia temperature WIS So
az Red Hiscr canycn and the
dolly range % degrees al Call
planting station on the ~ de-
The least local monthly range
Sc degrees vt Iaeun1. The
means for the districis were No
degrees, No. : S6.s degrees; NO
Precipitation. ,
The average precipitation for the
e%rritory. determined from the records
( 140 stations. was 0.to inch. or O.24 ,
below the normal. n Vli inch 5
han tho precipitation ~ jan !
1909. THE greatest monthly i
mount was $50 inches ~ Red River /
ana amounts in excess of two
aches were elao recorded at Aspen :
irove. Chams. Hopaw.ll and AraGon. i
he greatest mount in any twenty
our consecutive hours was f.bS inches s
Z AraEon on the fst-2nd. Six stations
30 pr~ccipitatien and fifteen hnd 4
az n trace. Tho average snowfall for
he territory was - inches The dis- |
-ict averages were. No. T.. O33; NO. !
=. 90. ANA 30. ?. $50 inch.
The average number OF days with
OF inch or more precipitation was s
there ws- au average of ~ clear
partly CLOUDY and I cloudy doSs dur
X the month. The prevailing direc-
On al tir wind was from the west. al
rough @ larse number OF stations re- Il
1rte5 snuthu Isl. or northwest ~ IL =
rNsfiiinr local. direction. Qniie a II
imher of da,s were windy and gales =
cr. iagnrisl ia Nurieus rsiris ON the "
2nd. 2fth 10 27th: The 2'ih es- Is
being , day with high Winds o.
practically aii parts 81 D. t~efritorr
ffftRf F~E 4 II\NEA- fI