Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-27

Rio WFnuue luOuNtfinl NcWonts NnutW
OF Albuquerque. Amounts less than
pa inches were recorded az Bluewator
2b.1D and Los Lunas CAD. while
8ore than two dozen stations had
picss than ten inches during tho year.
The greatest monthly amount was
p. 2G inches NJ Naohor mine in March,
aud the greatest In any % hours i.0S
nt Clovis on tho ilh Of August The
average number OF days with COL
inch or more precipitation was %. a
little above the normal
The snowfall averaged 32.2 inches,
which Ia four inches IN excess Of the
normal February. March. April and
December were months OF heavy
, snowfall. and light amounts occurred
IN January May, October and Mo-
vembrr.
The sunshine of the year averaged
about normal. there were goo clear
J days ~ partly cloudy and hut Sc
cloudy Santa Fc had ~ pcr cent
ct tho total possible sunshine. while
Roswell had 20 per cent.
Tho winds were prevailing south.
wcstorly. and. ~ re- whole. the year
was rather given 10 hlusery, windy
weather with greater movement than
llgli. but not ~ high storm veloci-
iira. santa - recorded 72.bf'
miles. or SIS miles per hour. Roswell
recorded ~. 70O mites. or 90 mites
nor hour ana the Agricultural cull"E"
recorded GG.ot7 miles, or 80 mlio7
per hour Tho highest yciocitioe a.
these stations wcr. tg.tG ana %"
miles respectively The romiiv" hU-
Nudity uvcrn god a. per cent az th'
Agricultural college. IS prr cont ~
uo.wcu and ~ per cent ot santa Fc
o., Months
January was cooi. clear, HtN
month. "a large part of th" stat" r"'
ceiying no precipitation, OF h"' "
trace.
February was o. cold partly cloudy
rather wet month, with hHa'y snow
iran. the eastern counties, t'p''milE'
had heavy snowfall, considcr"hl"
wind aud much cold weather
March was q cold cloudy, N"rn'
month with largo excess tu ?r'cip''
tation west oi the luath M'rdi 10
Heavy snow occurred over the nor'h'
crn districts the western slopes "'
the san Juan and Sangr" d. 'ri-''
ranges receiving almost unpr''ed'n'
ID fall
Aprn was "a cold. stormy month -
rather steady cold-with heavy snow
in tho mountains and fair rains "
wcst-c,ntrll counties nnd WI
rio Grondr valley.
Nlnv hogan roid. with sever" "il
damaging frost almost Q" our s"u'h
y ,rn border. tut closed dry, hot 'n'
clear Tho reason. held ~ check So
lnic. hogan with rush S'r'""
, were ai flood tide
Jb,ue was cool partly oloudN
shower, month. much above the nor
b., mai M precipitation. greatly ''hih
IN, favorable advance ot IN" schS"i
uixb water continued In tn" N'
Grando. with some damage"
Jul, was "a cool cloudy and Sh""
h .r, month. somewhat below norma
both IN tcmpcratur" and pr"cirit"'l'
" ,nt W., INA the southwest ana w
= western counties.
b. August vas hot aud dry unil ~
1qth. then wet. partly CLOUDY '"
u canI. CLOSING above normal ~ rf''W
y totinu. Rather heavy thunderstorm
~ occurred iu on parts of M" state.
{" scptephcr WAS a cold. drN W"p'
D. win carl, and severe ITu-i' w.
'' 'u,r. s. morn! md damaging 100 u"iN
" .rr aud r,uirN counties ih' '.
cad Tho month W" No '"l'''' "
" record for september,
'- Drinh,r WAS cold. partly ol""'
'' month. with light snowfall
%oyrmhur was rul. ,lcor and de-
with uo precipitation over much
I'm. state. Little SNOW occurred
N December WAS cold. steady '"
N hu NOT severe. ana v'jn fair sn".
." ram. heavy iu the southwest count
y aud tho lower l,io Grand, valley
~ CHARLES r. IINNEf.