White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-22
JUNE WAS MODEL MONTH.
Notwithstanding, Low Temperature
and Dry Winds Retarded Nevada
Garden Truck Some.

ihV AilhldlOiOSl Cdl udld iOi Juuti
1912, prepared under the direction
of Willis l.. Moore, chief of the Unit
ed States weather bureau, and cover
Ing District Number 10, or the
Great Basin. shows that for the dis
trict as a whole very nearly normal
conditions prevailed during June, the
mean temperature being but a frac-
ton of a degree below normal, and
the average precipitation a few hun
dredths of an inch above normal.
Compared with last year, June
1912, was somewhat cooler and much
wetter. 1t was generally favorable
for vegetation, but there was some
complaint of the weather in Nevada
being unfavorable for garden truck,
the temperature being too low for
rapid growth, and the frequency of
dry winds was harmful. In the
northern counties of Utah there was
a dearth of moisture on the dry
farms, and excessive windiness caus-
ed rapid evaporation.
Sunshine was somwhat below the
normal amount, especially in Utah.
At Salt Lake City only SO pei cent
was recorded; Reno, Nevada, had 81
per cent; and Winnemucca. Nevada,
"a per cent.
For the district there was an aver
age of 4 rainy. IA clear, 10 partly
cloudy and 6 cloudy days.
The temperature for the district
averaged $50 degrees, which is OF
degrees below normal. The warmest
stations were in the level country
west of the Wasatch Mountain, in
the Nevada area. except the central
portion, and in the Oregon area.
Stations reporting temperatures be-
low normal were those in the south
ern half of the Utah area and in the
eastern portion of the Nevada area,
although there were many exceptions
to this general division.
The local mean temperature in
the Utah area ranged from 81
degrees at Woodruff to 1872 degrees
at Lemay, which were also the lowest
and highest in the district. The low
est and higest monthly means in the
Wyoming area were So degrees at
Evanston and Sos degrees at Bor-
der; in Idaho, Ga degrees at Wes-
ton and e3.4 degrees at Grace; in
Oregon, 55.4 degrees at Cliff and
IS degrees at Burns; and in Nvada,
So degrees at Potts and 1874 de-
grees at Jean.
The greatest plus departure of tbs
mean temperature from the normal
was 80 degrees at Quinn River
ranch, while the geatest minus de-
parture was 7.3 degrees at Potts,
both in Nevada. AS a rule, however,
the departures from the normal were
less than 3 degrees.
The month began with normal
temperatures. which gradually in
creased, eliminating in very warm
weather on the 5th, 9th and 7th, on
which dates some stations reported
their highest temperatures. After
the eth the temperature fell, and
from the 14th to the 18th the lowest
temperatures of the month were re-
period frosts from light to killing
occurred nearly everywhere, and in
Utah did considerable damage to
beans, potatoes, corn, and other gar
den vegetables. After the 18th high
er temperatures generally prevailed
except in the Nevada area, where
moderately cool weather continued
for the remainder of the month, but
the night temperatures did not fall
so low as they did on the 1~6th-1Sth.
In Nevada the highest temperature
was reported at Jean, 104 degrees on
the 4th, and the lowest at Eureka,
23 degrees on the 18th.
On the average June is next to the
dricst month of the year. the normal
rainfall being about 0.60 inch.
The precipitation for the past June
averaged about normal. The largest
monthly amounts fell in the Oregon
area and northern portion of the
Utah area; and the least in the Ne
vada and southern portion of the
Utah areas.
Many stations reported amounts
considerably ove an inch; while 10
stations reported only traces. and 3
stations no rain whatever.
The rainiest portion of the month