Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-11
MAY TEMPERATURE
ABOVE NORMAL
Weather Buerau Reports Gen.
orally Deficient Precipitationi
Many Stations Record I'M
broken Orouth for Month

Omitted States Weather Bureau But
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FOr the territory as u Whoie the
temperature during the month OF
MAY was considerably above the nor
nal. although n narrow strip ATOMS
the eastern border had less than nor
MAJ temperature. The southwest
counties greatly exceeded the nor
NAL, reaching a maximum excess Of
81 degrees at Rio Grande dam, II
averaging more than > degrees q day
above the normal temperature in all
Of the country west OF the Rio Grande.
Moderate temperatures prevailed gem
orally over the territory until the
81, whom q rapid rise occdrrod to the
%. % or 80, reaching the highest Of
the month. as a rule, on the latter
date. A few stations, however, re-
corded the highest Of the month on
ltlc 2S, 20 or 81. In the southern dis
trlcts Il brief period Of high tempcra-
lures occurred from the 9th to the
1ttlL
cool periods occurred on the Sd,
9Th, 7th-17th and 22d-23rd. The 9th
was probably the coolest day OF the
month. Damaging frosts occurred
quite generally over the northern
districts on the Gth-fth and ut a few
OF the higher stations ON the ltth
and 93rd.
A wide difference is noticeable, in
the average temperature Of the
month, between the southern sta
Itions and those in the higher attitudes
of the north. the former exceeding 40
degrees, and the latter Falling below
IS degrees, the former having maxi
mum temperatures % 9S degrees "a
1902 degrees. and the latter maximum
temperatures of IS degrees to So de-
prCcs.
The precipitation of the month was
greatly deficient. Hhe showers that
came we're local IN character and
wore light. a large number of sta
lions received no precipitation, and
many more but a trace. The deficiency
was not confined to any particular
part of the territory, even the north
greatest average fail, were far be-
low the normal. Tho mountain dis
tricts were more favored than the
valleys pnd plains, but even in the
mountains tho precipitation was very
light. From the Rio Grandc valley
enstward light and widely scattered
showers occurred from the 3d to the
9Th. from the 11th 20 the IAN, 2lst
to ESD, and 30tll-3lst, while western
counties shared in the scattered
showers on the 17th-1Sth. The
heaviest fail occurred along the
colorado border in district No. Z, eN-
ccoding 1000 inches over a eonsid-
ersblc area in northern ColfaN ana
northern Union counties. a littlo fnow
occurred in the northern mountain
districts on the 2lst-22d.
There was considerable olo%udinpss'
the average number Of clear days ior
the territory as a vince. was 10.
p1rtlv cloudy II, ana cloudy .. Amy
is "A windy month rs a rule, but tho
month inst closed WAS less windy
than usual. The lack OF wing ana
the gathering clouds each afternoon
during the last half OF the MONTH
with frequent threatcniug conditions
much rcscmhlcd the summer shower
months. hut the showers were mostly
( lacking.
Temperature.
The mean temperature for the ter
|r,torv. determined from the records
Iof e%iXty-nino stations having a moan
attitude of about 5000 feot, was Gl'5
drgroes. or Ia degrees above the
normal, and 3.S degrees above the
mean Of May. 1909. Tho highest local
monthly mean was 1913 degrees at
carlsbad, and the highest temperature
recorded was los degrees ut Alma on
the oath. Tho lowest local monthly
mean was Az degrees AT Elizabeth
town. and the lowest recorded was \
degrees at the same stetion on the
i17lh. The greatest local range in
trmperature for the month was a
dtarees at Alma. Aragon and Bloom
/ field on the 30th. Temperature OF
100 degrees or higher occurred az
Bloomfield. Carlsbad Deming. Lords
burg. Newman. Rincon, Socorro n
Alma. The average temperature for
tho district was us follows, No. Z
fCanadian and northeast1, $50 de-
grces. 40. s Pccos and Rio Grandel,
G1.S degrees; No. . twestcrn), $50
degrees.
Proclamation.
The average precipitation Tor the
territory. determined from the rec
ords Of 1870 stations, was Gao inch,
OF $50 inch below the normal and
o.22 inch less than the precipitation
of MAY. 1909. Tho greatest monthly
amount was $50 inches at valley
northeast Of Union county; no pre-
cipitatiou occurred nc twelve sta
items. and but a trace at eighteen sta
tons. The greatest amount in any
tive nty-four consecutive hours and
. 90 inches nj Valley on the 2ist-22d.
The average snowfall for the terri
totr confined to the higher northern
stationsD was OF inch. The average
number % days with precipitation was
two. The average precipitation Tor
tn. districts was as follows. No. q
arc inch. No. 8, 02S inch, and No
9, OLE inch.
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