Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-13
APRIL COOLEST IN
WEATHER ANNALS
General Deficiency in Temper
ature in New Mexico Dur
ing Past Month; PreCipita-
ton Practically Normal.


Local office, q. s. weather Bureau.
Santa Fe, ~ A., May i2.-The month
Of April 1919. was the coolest Within
the period covered by the records in
New Mexico, averaging rs. degrees
colder than the lowest previous rec
ord. that Of April. 1900 Except the
last two or three days the month was
cold throughout, the nights being es-
peesally cold. Somewhat colder than
the general condition OF the month
were the days from the LIST TO "a, 9Th
10 Sth, 18Th and goth TO z2d, and, az
rule, the "a was the coolest day OF
the month, Fairly warm days oc-
Cured after the Esd. but the Both was
generally the warmest day OF the
month.
A general deficiency IN temperature
occurred throughout the state, great
est along the foothills OF the Sangrc
de Cristo range IN Mora, San Miguel
and Santa Re counties. where II OK
ceeded degrees a day: large also In
the middle and lower Rio arande val
ley and thence southwest 20 tho Ari-
IONA border deficiency OF az least
degrees day occurred, however. IN
every part OF the state. and the gem
eral average exceeded 4 degrees day
Light TO killing frost occurred with
more or less regularity throughout
the month. no part OF the state cscap
ing, but the very backward season
owing 10 continued cold, largely miti-
gated lie effect
The precipitation OF the month
average JUST normal, although q large
excess occurred In the lower Rio
Grande valley, m central Valencia, So
corro. Luna. western OterO. eastern
Taos and eastern Union counties 1ho
remainder OF the state generaly HAD
a small excess or a slight deficiency,
although a rather LARGE deficiency oc-
CURED In southwest Torrance county
The snowfall of the month wgs UNI
usually heavy, especially along the
western slopes OF the Sangre do Cristo
and San Juan ranges. Since the nc.
ginning OF October 1911, the snoNia
for The state has averaged asa inches,
which is a remarkable record. Precip-
itRtion occurred quite generally over
the state on the 5th 10 9TH. 10th 10
18th. gath and 9th, 2Sth while scat
tered showers occurred on Other dates.
The sunshine OF The month averaged
about normal There we're sixteen
clear days ten partly cloudy and loGv
cloudy days. considering the state an
whole At Santa re there was %
per cent Of Che total possible sunshine,
and at Roswell az per cent Tae
month was rather a windy one, a
maximum velocity OF thirty ak mites
was recorded az the Agricultural cor.
1eee thirty-nine miles I'd Santa Ne au
iorly-six al Roswell The prevailing
direction for the month was srom the
southwest
Temperatures.
The mean temperature for this
state determined from the records OF
eeyenty-six stations. having "a mean
altitude OF about 5000 feet. was il.s
degrees. or az degrees below the nor
NAL. and So degrees below April, 1911
The highest local monthly mean wai
COS degrees at carlsbad, and IN,
highest recorded temperature SO de-
grees an the atme station on the 30th
The lowest local monthly mean wal
a2.G degrees at WinaOrs. and the low
est recorded temperature 4 degrees
az Chama on the i4th The creates
local monthly range Ia Temperature
was CO degrees al Arloaia, Cagisba'
and Knowles, and the least 40 degrees
az Solan0, Nirsylvln aud WinsOrs
while the greatest local daily range o
temperature was 90 degrees a
Knowles on the S0th. Tho diatrio
averages were as follows: No.
canadian and NOrihoasD l17 Dc
groos: No 3. lpocos and Rio Orando
47.6 degrees; No ., (westeru) ass dc
EreuH.
The average precipitation for az
state. determined from the rccog1a o
las stations, was 002 inch, or praclic
ally normal, aud but 0.O2 inch abov'
April. 1911, The greatest amount fc
corded was 73D inches az Ancho
Niue. and the Yeast none az kodeo
while bat a trace occurred at Red
rock The greatest amount Ia an.
tWcnty-iOur hours Was 200 inchea q
Anchor Mlno on the bih-hth en-
average snowfall Tor the state waB W
inches, and the average numbnr o
days with OOl inch on more " ecipi
tafiOn was y Tho district aVifaeo
Wafe as were AS follows. no. y ~
inch, No. ), 900 inchi No. ?. 0t
inch.
CHARLES E iANNEY