Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-11

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were low and water becoming scarce
in many localities. The month, how
ever proved to be an unusually pleas
ant one in practically all parts of the
state. The dryness and mlldness per
mitted good progress in fall work,
threshing and marketing
Pressure
The mean sea level atmospheric
pressure at santa Fe was sO.l1 Inches;
highest sO.5s on the 10th; lowest, 29.76
on the 14th, At Roswell the mean
was 1910 inches; highest, SO.5S on |
the 10th; lowest. 1856 on the 14th.
At Eel Paso the mean was 1904 inches;
highest. S0.4O on the 10th; lowest,
l2s.1l on the 14th.
Temperatre
The monthly mean for the state,
as determined from the records of 96
stations having mean altitude OF
about 5000 feet, was 44.9 degrees, or
lbs degrees above the normal. as shown
Iby the departures of 80 stations hav-
ling records for ten years or more.
lCompared with November, 1918, the
month was IL degrees colder, for No
Ivember last year was very warm The
highest monthly mean temperature
was 54.7 degrees at Deming, and the
highest recorded temperature, IS de-
grees at Fort Sumner on The 4th. The
lowest monthly mean was 52.0 .0.degrees
at Elizabethtown, and the lowest rec
orded temperature, zero at the same
station on the 18th, 10Th and 21st
The greatest local monthly range OF
temperature was 20 degrees at VirsyE
lvia and the least 20 degrees at the
Rea Ranch, near Tajique, while the
greatest local daily range was 50 de-
4 grees at Vermejo Park on the goth.
Humidity
The mean relative humidity at San
Tia Fe at a. m. was 81 per cent; at
G D. m. 40 per cent, and for the month
45 per cent. At Roswell the mean at
6 a. m. was so per cent; at 6 p. m.
46 per cent, and for the month 63
per cent. At the Agricultural College
} the a. m. readings averaged 50 per
cent. the D. m. readings ~ per cent,
and for the month 81 per cent, while
one reading day at Fort Bayard gave
an average of 50 per cent for the
month.
Precipitation
The average precipitation for the
state, as determined from the records
of 1853 stations, was O.91 inch, or O.46
inch below the normal, as shown by
the departures of so stations with ten
years or more record. There was LOS
inches less precipitation than during
November, 1918. The greatest month
ly amount was 2.94 inches at Plain
Iview. eastern Chaves county, while no
precipitation occurred at 70 stations.
The greatest amount during any "a
consecutive hours was 194 inches at
Glorieta ranch on the 11th and 18th.
The average snowfall for the state was
OIL inch. There was an average of
little more than one day with O-0l
Inch or more precipitation.
Wind
The total wind movement for the
! month at Santa Fe was 1852 miles, or
: SO miles per hour; highest velocity
. &c miles from the north on the 18th.
I AT Roswell the total movement was
9,7S3 miles, or 5.3 miles per hour;
the highest velocity, 21 mics from
the north on the 9th. At the Agri-
cultural college the total movement
was $3.50 miles or 40 miles per hour;
highest velocity, 36 miles from the
west on the 18th. At Ell Paso the total
movement was 1886 miles, or rs
miles average per hour, highest
velocity, 80 miles from the north on
the 11th. The prevailing direction for
the state was from the southwest.
Sunshine and cIoudiness
The month was an unusually clear
lone, the northern half of the staJe, es-
pecially, having practically continuous
sunshine. At Santa Fe there was 80
per cent of the total possible amount
or 276 hours; 20 days had so per cent
or more of the possiblea mount. Ros-
well recorded n per cent Of the pos.
sible sunshine, and had 20 days with
so per cent or more of the possible
amount while for the state. as a
whole, there we're % clear days, six
partly cloudy and but two cloudy.
Miscellaneous Phenomena
Solar halos were observed on the
-Sth and 29th; lunar halos on the
18th and sOth. Foggy mornings were
common over the eastern counties on
the End to 9th, 18th, 14th and 2sth,