Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-11

| san Juan county 20 Colfax, averaging
more than inches The central Rio
| 1runde valley also had marked ex-
cess. and the far southwest. In les
ser degree. also, the EstancIa valley
and much OF tho eastern plains region
| had more than the normal precipita-
| ton. The exception. however, was In
central and southern Union, eastern
| Eddy, and eastern Chavea counties
| whore about normal or slightly less
than normal precipitation occurred.
The greatest amount for the year
was $500 inches, as Harvey's Upper
Ranch, and amounts IN excess Of 30
Inches also occurred In Chama and
Winsors. The least amount was $50
inches. az the Agricultural college; no
other station reported less than 10
Inches Tor the year. The greatest
monthly amount was 1854 inches, at
Torrance, IN July; $50 inches fell
Within "a hours on the 9Th OF that
month, The average snowfall for the
year was 36.1 inches, more than twice
that Of 1910. February was the month
of greatest snowfall, averaging i4.6
inches, while December averaged 90
inches. Precipitation (0.0i inch or
m0rel occurred ON an average OF 60
days during the year. The average
number OF clear days was 1873: partly
cloudy, 1e1, and cloudy, 6i AZ Santa
F'e there was 6S per cent OF the total
possible sunshine; August had the
highest average. 70 per cent, while
July had only as per cent. Roswell
had 81 per cent OF the total possible
sunshine; October and November had
the highest averages, "a per cent,
while February fell TO So per cent.
The year, as "a whole, averaged con
siderably below the normal In sum
shine. and considerably above In the
number OF days with precipitation.
The mean relative humidity az the
Agricultural College averaged AZ per
cent: al Roswell, 81 per cent. and az
Santa Re. 81 per cent The total wlnt
movement at the Agricultural College
was 61,7i7 miles. or 40 miles per
hour; she highest velocity was 65
miles per hour. which occurred on the
Cd OF April. Roswell recorded 49,
ia miles OF wind. or 81 miles per
hour, aud the highest velocity was 30
miles per hour on the 29th of May and
the 2Tth OF November. Santa Zee rec
ordsd 1898 miles, or SO miles per
hour: the Highest velocity was as
miles per hour ON the 9Th OF April
The prevailing direction OF the wind
was from the southwest. and the year,
as IA whole. was somewhat less windy
than 1910.
Month OF March Cold and cloudy and
startay.
Local Office, United States Weather
Bureau. santa Re. y. NJ. General
urinary, New Mexico section. March,
1875
The month OF March. 1919. was
cold, cloudy ana stormy. especially
over the northern mountain ranges.
the upper Rio Grande valley and tho
southwest. a general bat small de-
hciency in precipitation occurred east
Of "a line from northern Union county
to Dona Ana. Usually heavy snowfall
occurred over the western slopes of
the sungre dc Crlsto range IN Taos
county. aud the western slopes OF the
san Juan range In eastern Rio Arriba.
while heavy rains occurred over the
southern slopes of the Black range in
northern Grant county, and over the
western slopes OF the San Francisco
and the Mogollon ranges Ia Southwest
socorro.
A large deficiency In temperature |
occurred over the eastern counties, ex~
ceeding degrees day In houthern
Union and northern Quay counties and |
averaging from degrees to Z degrees
a day over most OF the state east OF |
the iO5th meridian. Westward. the ]
deficiency was much less. reaching
practically normal, temperature In the
central Rio Grande valley. although |
the average temperature for the state |
was considerably below the normal |
for the month. Brief periods Of warm |
weather occurred from the 9Th 20 6th, |
the 18th 10 goth. the 26th TO 27th and |
gath TO 3tat; the 18th was generally |
the warmest day. Cool weather pre- !
vailed az the beginning OF the month |
and brief cool periods also occurred |
from the 10th 10 18Th, and 2ist 90 |
2atn, the latter proving especially |
damaging In the lower Fecos valley, |
where previous warm weather had |
started the early fruit TO blooming. |
The 18th was generally the coolest !
day OF the month.
The precipitation for the month was
the highest average for March that |
has occurred, with the exception OF |
1905. The stormy character of the |
month Is indicated by the precipita- |
tlon tables which show precipitation |
on practically every day at some point |
within the state. although Il was gem
eral on the ith. 9th 10th, 22d, 23d |
and 9th. The 9th-iOth we're days OF /
neaVy rainfall IN the southwest, the |
west aud the northwest counties, caus- |
Ing rapid rise In the upper Rio
Grande ana brief floods IN the MINI |
bros. the san Francisco and the ella. |
The GOODNESS Of the month quite gem
orally turned the rain 20 snow over
the northern half OF the STATE. and |
the northern ranges received an unus- |
ual fail. reaching a maximum of ia
inches az Anchor Mine, Taos county. |
while 60 Inches occnrrod In Red River |
canyon, 6S inches az Chamn. 90 inchns |
az Hodges, 40 inches az Bateman's. |
and a3 inches az Aspen Grove. and
many additional stations exceeded 20
inches.
The sunshine OF the month was
nroatlV deficient Al gnutn re and