Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-12
OCTOBER A THIRD
BELOW PAR IN
MOISTURE
Temperature Normal But Con-
siderable Deficiency in Preci-
pitation Says Report Of
Weather Bureau,
General summary. New Mexico sec
tion, October. 1910.
Local Offlce. Z. ;. Weather bureau
Santa Fe. y. NJ.

| Local office. T. : Weather bureau.
! Santa Fe, n NJ
october. 1919. averaged very close
te the normal temperature but was
lacking about oue-fhrd in preciplta-
ton. The month began with high
tenn mperature. which continued wiih
slight Interruption, u the eth.
Rather high Temperature again pre-
vailed from the 9Th to the 18th. anc
again from the 23rd 70 the z6th.
Cool periods were experienced on the
10th, llth. the 18TH 60 2ist and 21th
Go s9ih inclusive The lst. ith and
sth were about equally warm days.
while the 2ist was the eOldest daN
of the month, averaging very low TOR
the territory as whole
Killing frosts occurred in a few
high aItitude districts on the Srd, and
again 1T . few northern stations on
the 9Th. but general damaging frost
was delayed until the morning Of the
goth or 21st. giving q long season
and maturing practically all ohtsiand-
Ing crops.
Practically all parts Of the terri
tory averaged above the normal tenn
pcratuIe, the excess exceeding two
degrees e day in some northeast and
some southwest counties A defi-
cheney. however. did occur in o mar
row strip running south-southeast
from eastern Rio Arriba county 10
.Chaves and Eddy counties, the de-
ficieney at Roswell exceeding two
degrees a day.
Three rain periods occurred, The
first (mostly confined to district No.
81 was on the End of the month the
second period was on the 10Th ana
lfI nYl tlg third from fG
Goth. inclusive. the latter culminat-
ing IN quite general and rather heavy
snow storms IN north central and
northern counties, the depth Of fall
increasing from mere trace over
the lower valleys to 4. 6, or 10
inches on tho plteaus and foot hills.
pSld to 20 OF more inches, up TO 30,
on the higher mountains and peaks
0f the Sangre de Cristo and san Juan
ranges. II rapidly disappeared how
ever. aud only tho highest peaks had
Fnow al the close "f the month.
The deficiency IN precipitation was
general over the territory. with the
exception of the northwest counties,
where n fair excess occurred. Prac-
tlcally no rain occul red in southern
Grant. Luna. Dona Ana and southern
Dtero counties Tie sunshine of the
DAY. purify cloudy and but ( cloudy
DAYS Winds were light. as Tule
and the prefajling direction from the
westerly
Tcpipcrnturc,
The mean Temperature Tor the ter
iitory. determined from tho records
OF ~ stations with "a mean altitude
OF about 5000 feet WAS 53.9 degrees
or 0.4 degrees above The normal and
OF degrees below october 1aU9. The
highest local m1nthly mean Was 52.S
degrees 'd Lordsburg and the highest
recorded as degrees at Aima on the
ist The lowest local monthly mean
was 80 degrees at Winyors, aud the
lowest recorded was one below zern
at Tres piedrns on the 21st The
greatest local monthly range in tenn
perAturc Nus So degrees at Tres
piedias and the least 50 degrees at
Ilstancia while the greatest daily
range was 60 degrees nca Giln on
the Sth a range Of So degrees oc-
,urred at BlueWater san Ralael,
Springer. stanley and Wagon Mound
ln the 9TH. The district averages
we're as follows No. 4 5i.l No. s.
53.5. SO. y 5I.S degrees
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the
eirtorN, determined from the rec
3rds of tS5 stations. was az inch.
" O.SS inch below the normal. ana
Dos inch less than the month of
october. 1909. The greatest monthly |
mount was 2.I6 inches IT Swastika
Ranch. extreme northwest Valencia !
county, and the least none at seven |
tations. while but q trace occurred |
Il seven others The greatest amount |
n any "a hours was Ice at Aspen |
irove ranch IN eastern Rio Ariiba |
ounty. on the Goth. The average |
was 80 inch. almost three |
lines that OF October. 1909. There |
vas an average Of days with pre- \
ipitation. The district averages |
we're as follows 40. =. 065 inch, !
so. s, 0.79 inch. and No. o. 0.51 inch.
CHARLES T.. LlNNEN.
-g4ff,,, Ilf,anf,r.