Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-11
DECEMBER BELOW
NORMAL REPORTS
WEATHER MAN
Many Counties Receive Heav-
lest Fall Of Snow for Many
Years in Christmas Month in
New Mexico. 81
General summary, New Mckee See
tiou. December, 1919.

General summary, New Mcylco sec.
tlon. December. 1919.
The month of December. 1919. av-
erpgcd much below the normal in
temperature, and slightly below in
precipitation owing to the heavy
rain and snowfall W. parts 90 the luw
et Rio Grande valley ana the suuth-
west the average for the state was
much Increased. Some OF these cGun-
ties received tbs heaviest fall uf
SNOW that has occurred in many
years in December stations with
such moderate attitudes us Giorieta
Ranch. koscdaip and }cdstoue re
ceiVed seq. gas and ~. o inches. rec
sptCtiveiy. while SILVER city had 20,
Rio Graude dam i1.5. Clhf tb.0. g..
-. $. Ranch li.0. iordsburE 1870,
Luna i2.h. MaEdnloua i2.O Fort
BaNard aud lludeo il o. Lake valley
los. Alma los. Pratt Toe. " crock
.9.5, Aragon 90 and many others
from Geo inches. che fall. there
fore. in the higher mountains must
have been N.rN heavy. I'm the
northern mountains however. tho
fan was light. less ON the eastern
slopes than on the western. and st
the close oi th month the stored
depth WAS small.
4 deficiency occurred in the pre-
cipitution ot thrco-tourths of enc
state. running from tenth OF Hu
inch 10 more than am inch, the higher
northern mountains were especially
lacking. only two general storms
occurred: the first from thu cyau-
ing of tho 5th 90 the 9th or 9Th. and
the second on the eYcring Of tho "A 81
/ TO the 22d. Great differences chat
occurred at nearby stations ar, no.
ticeahle.
\ general and marked dcfclcucy
/ Ia temperature occurred b was
greatest ut tha lower attitude sta
/ tious. where the sold of ihe month
seemed most persistent and dcpur
I lures Of 2 degrees to degree
DAY occurred The higher altitude
stations generally showed loss .u,
] less donciencs untl practically nov
/ NAL temperature occurred at cloud
, croft. Wiusors. Ellis Ranch. Berger
! Ranch. Tres Piedrus. Dulcc etc.
The 7th and ESD were the coldcs
! DAYS Of tho month with temperature
20 zero or below az most stations "a
the south central counties North
ern ANA northwestern 'ountics ha'
continuous cold from the 22d Go tn
2Sth Generally the c1st-contra
plains countieanenJoyod tn great "s
freedom from severe cold. aud g.
corded the highest temperatures. IN
IAN was tn warnsst day Of IA
month. as "a ruiz
The sunshine OF the month va
large. there wore. on an average, .
lcienr DAYS. partly cloudy DAYS un
hut 4 cloudy days. while 0Ol Incl
or more OF precipitation occurred Z"
Ian average of threc DAVIS. AZ SAINT
Re there was 81 per cent OF the tut"
pnsslble sunshine. at Roswell go pe
cent. The humiditv of 90" Wouu
was moderated. ut Roswell 10 cas- ~
aged 80 per cont. az the Agri 'ultutI
| college 90 per cent 1ud 1t santa y
90 uer cont Brisk Co high wind
were rathere fr 'quent and numb"
uf severe wind storms occurred
maXimum velocity ol as miles Wn
registered az the Agricultural coli's
ON tho 9Th. of 81 miles ut ltusW 'll %
the nth and of 81 miles ~ santa y
on the an. Tn, prevailing dirr'uu
: for the month was from TIA" souut
. west
5 Temperature.
The temp aruiurc for the state
determined from the records oi
stations. having mean altitude
r about 3 900 feet was 29,i degrees, q
n 81 above December. 1871. tn
n highest local moan temperature ~
8 4OA degrees at Carlsbad, and ~
lowest i42 ut NirEylV,n while ~
n highest temperature recorded was
n degrees at Bell lRHCh ON th' 81 ai
the lowest 22 dogr'" below z'r"
% VlrsyIyia on the 22d. the create
local monthly range OF icmp'taiW
was 80 degrees az Ben l,aur 'h, u
4 the least % degrees at 'loudcro
q aud Tecoloty. while the greatest %
a raI daily r1bgr 90 tolnptWtur. 49,.
Z as degrees 600 Haynes ou Oh" lnl
and l2th. Til, district aNrr1g wei
- as fellows. $50. canadian dl
Is northoasp sol: SO. s. 0ryDos pf
Z Rio Graudol gag; 80. .. western
2E.s degrees.
Precipitation,
The average precipitation Tor 'i
l.. state. aN determined from 'hH I'
= ords uf l.l stations, rg~ "'' u'
J or 0.I2 below thp normal and 90.
; below December iall. The Er''l'
: amount wus 800 inches at lIt'a.
= lend tho least u lfarr Ht J"hH".I
7 paris. Ration and los luuaH. " Pol
! the Rrcat.si DOB uuy 80 hours W'e
= inches at HaFbita 1u the 'th and Ni
= IN, average snowfall was 90 Iu'h'
Y The ayorA1, precipitation "i lh, u'
Z tfirtl was ua follows. 80. %.
4 inch: SO 3. gs7 inch. $50. %. Co.,
: inch CHARLES b.. LiN\I>.
, section Director
Z Santa Fr. E Nu Jan. 10, 1913.
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