Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-11
PREC|nTAT|ON IS
ABOVE AVERAGE
Statistics of Weather Bureau
in New Mexico Show Eight.
Tenths Inch Above Normal
No Destructive Frosts.

SANTA Pc. ~ NJ. May II THE
month of Aprli, 1911 was practically
normal IN temperature. and some
what above normal IN precipitation.
TIL, ,mpcraiurc of tho month was
quite uniform aud no marked cx-
trcmc occurred Brief. moderately
cool periods were rccu:dcd on the
stu. the 18th to 10Th. and the 2ith
aud 25th. Light Go killing frusts
were general during the mrs, two
periods of cool weather. and dgnu in
thu northern districts during thu
third period but little or ne damage
resulted. owing To TIE hardness OF
vegetation because Of cool nights Tnr
18th was PROBABLY the coolest day of
tho month
Rather high temperature pr'tail-
ed ~ the beginning of the month ANA
continued over the end. \ second
warm period occurred from the an o.
the ith third from tn. 18Th 10 The
card. aud a fourth from the 2eth 10
aOth. inclusive. the latter. however.
was mostly confined 10 the southwest
districts. The temperature during ia"
month was neither a. high nor low
az during Apr.l. 1910. nor were mark
ed cxccsscs or deficiencies noted in
IN, part Of the territory TIL" great
est excess ,ahout . degrees At dayb
Incurred In IN. northeast ana IN"
northwcs, parts. while the greatest
deficiency rrom | t. . degrees n dayD
oecnr''d In the lower RIO Grand"
valley
Tho precipitation ut the month nv-
ragged fully third greater than dur
ng April. 1910 There were two wen
denied shower periods. the first
from the md To- the Sth. and the Soc
ond from TN" ci,h TO the erin. Dur
ing th, after pcrlod very good local
uiu. occurred IN cast aud southeast
counties ~. the territory. scattered
showers also occurred from the I'm
To- the 10th Ns u ruic April ls n
very dr., month IN The lower Mo
Grandc valley .tnd thu southwest. but
The month Just closed gave COED
rains. except AT u few stations which
reported no precipitation. or but a
trace TWO stations also IN tn north
east part of tho territory received but
~ trace ~ rainfall. hui generally over
the territory the amount and distrl-
button was good The Pccos valley
was especially favored. Will" in the
Choma. upper Rio Grandc. Canadian
rud tributaries were lees favored ,nd
show 70 deficiency Tor Ia" month. most
married. IN eastern CnlfnX, Mora and
l'ntuu counties Little pr no snow
fan occurred, except a. the higher
northern stations.
tn. 'unsulnH cot the month av,rag-
eel below the normal. there was but
81 p,r cent oi tho total possible
mount PEP boswell, ,nd but 60 PEI
cent 1T santa ~. white ior the terri
tory us q whole there were /, clear
days. I partly cloudy and I cloudy
ones. The winds ot thc month were
rather high. especially IN the oN-
tromD lower Rio Graudc vailed. the
southW.st ana the eastern plains
country \ number ~ gales occur
red, aud the DAYS from TIA" 2ud To- the
1th. iath 80 18Th and 9oth 10 23rd
were all more or less windy. with
sand storms AZ various places IN the
lower valleys and over the plains
country. The prevailing direction o'
IN, Wind was from the west. although
nearly AS mapy stations reported a
snuthWcstorly direction
Temperature.