Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-13
COOLEST JANUARY
EVER RECORDED
SAYS WEATHER
SHARP
Minimum Temperature of IS
Below Exceeded Only Once
in History Of tho Weather
Bureau.
COLDER IN LOWER
ATTITUDES THAN HIGH


The month at january. 1919. was
an unusually cold on. averaging -.
degrees. the coolest January Tor the
state a. whole. thus tat recorded
since sufficient stations we're cstUb-
tshcd Ca afford e. fairly reliable mean
temperature, according tu the gem
cral summary tor the Sew McNtco
section, January, tat3. lust issued,
which save pccvuher however. hdf
been colder several times. thus ~
December. 1855 tn mean tempora-
ture tor The state was ESQ degrees
in 1895 u was eg7 degrees. Ia 1908
" was ISL degrees. iu 1911 q Was
.t,5 degrees. ana ctsn IN 1919. Gee
Gently ended. II was ga degrees. SO
that The month lust 10 ed IL me-
cttSl iish a record. except Tor Jaul
rtN. ~ parts oi the stale WtfH ,D ld
oud e. marked deficiency Wa ron
ctal slightly greater, however. m ia"
ivv'i altitude than w. IA, higu"r
tor IA" higher mountain districts. as
rulr did not experience su great
cold. M exception, however. should
be- noted for the higher districts along
or near tu the Colorado border. where
severe cold obtained iu The Saugrc de-
Cristu and the lower reaches oi "a,
san juan range.
The minimum temperature of ne
month. 90 dcgT, below zero. vds
tn lowest thus tar recorded in Jan.
uurA, aud Is ouly exceeded by one
record Of 81 degrees below zero iu
December 1911. Tho week from the
9TH to Ia, i2th was unusually severe
over the state u- 90 hole the sweep
pi the cold vUN' aud IT, below zero
temperature extending Tar beyond
our southern borders Minimum tom
-. f.raa a. a. a
degrees, 10 degrees aud even 20 de-
grCc~ occurred ~ lar south Az Luna.
l'"na Ana, tt"ro aud southern cha
yes counties. The TN was genera 10,
the coolest day of tn, month. Wh .l'
the Sd or tth were the warmcSt. IN.
cold wave ct the 9TH coming with
great suddcnncss. and causing dr., y
in temperature OF 90 degrees. 90 de-
grecs and even go degrees IN - to -
hour-. Fortunately severe aud gen.
crai cold waves uf this character are
extremely rar, IN Sew Mexico
The precipitation ot the month aN-
crased practically normal although
small parts of the state were dty
practically 40 precipitation occurred
IN IA. extreme northwest fh, extreme
northeast. OF the eNtrcm. southeast.
Generous precipitation tmust =
SNOWFALL occurred. however. In q
broad band extending from SOcurro.
Grant Luna and bona Ana counties
uurthcsstwHrd Ia CoifuN, Union and
quay Most of this vast area exceed
ca the normal in precipitation, hut q
general though small deficiency o,.
CURED 100 m, higher districts A. Do
ruiz, fh' SNOW ibli cot 10. month So tr
hcH''. quite tvi,, the normal igll
That which occurred 90 pompHrutit "-
ly Tow altitude dld not rvmalu lonE
bui 70 added much tu the soil mois-
tur, aud tu tho stock water While
M" stored depth 100 tb' higher ult.-
iuds. war mat .tu'iN Increased.
only one general prcCipitJitu"
period occurred. That from 'hr 'th 90
the I'm. hot local SNOW occurred ,n
parts of the state un ~" 10Th litu.
18Th 90 l7ih and 10Th tu 23d
Thr sunshine ~ the Wouth was
practically normal There vcra go
clear days. partly cloudy aud {
cloudy while precipitation 'U.0l in~h
ur mur,t occurred on an average Of
? davs ~ Santa tc there WAS -
per cent uf the total possible sun.
.hiu'. and 80 boswell % p.r cent
tn, hWuidits averaged o. per cent
H'l fhr Agricultural college ana "3
pcr cent ~ Roswell aud Santa BE-.
The Vlnds uf GA, month we're pr'-
Ndiliug suuthv -i"rl' and generally
u ght although % number Of had wind
storms occurred u pari- Of the stat"
un the lst Bed Go 9Th, 10th. iith, .si
and goth
The mean temperature oi the state,
Hs determined from the t.,"rds 81 -
stations hHN a. mean altitude ni
about 1000 irrt. was 80 I degree, 80
! i.N degrees below tho normal. aud 81
degree below january. 1912 TN,
} highest monthly mean temporal ur'
I Was t1.1 degrees bi Carlsbad. aud tn
| lowest i1.H degree 81 Rod RIVER cam
Won The high fai recorded temper
i allure was - degrees al Carlsbad ut
/ thr TN. uud the lowest 90 degrees b,
: low zero at Elizahcthtovu uu IA
( 5th The greatest local monthly rang,
! ot temperature was - degrees nj
/ Bual aud Estuucit the least luro
| monthly range - degrees go cloud
B croft. while the greatest lpDdl dHll,
! range vus 80 degrees u Elizabeth
Itovu on the Nth. The district aver
IBgca wnr. as follows. District 40. Q
! 29.3 d"gress, 80. H. geo degrees, ~
I =. 2A.5 dcgrccs
Precipitation
The average precipitation Tor th'
/ state. Hr determine from the rc,
! Urds ct 90. ~tutiuns. wac 0.as inCn
/ ur O.Da uCh below m, normal uu.
| 0.ta inch greater than JauuurN la11
/ The greatest monthly amount $3.50,
$50 inches 90 Ellis ranch. NEAR rlu
a ritus aud The lrust H trace az frui'
hand, san Juan county nud az John
sons ranch. Mora county while ,h'
q greatest daily precipitation Wss 60.
/ Inches at Ellis ranch uu the 5th. The
IH'rrtgc snowfall for The state VA
10 inches. district No. z. H,crss',
/ 80 inches ot suow No s, i0.5 inyhc.
ct SNOW ana SO. q 20 Inches col
SNOW IN" ayers g. precipitation lnl
I NJ district va H- toliuvs. 80 r
OF inch No. =, O73 inch aud No