Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-12
RAIN, HAIL AND
FROSTS OCCUR IN
STATE IN JUNE
Excess of Precipitation in
Lower Rio Grande Valley
, Rainfall Records Show Con-
ditions Above Normal.

much above the normal ia nfeClplta-
ton II was however FAR below the
average precipitation Of June. igfa.
aud even below that OF June. 1919.
Temperature avcragcd above the nor
NAL In northeast counties. the upper
Rio Grande valley. the Sacramento
valley and over most of the higher
districts of the state. but a deficiency
occurred over the southwest. the mid
die and the extreme lower Rio Grande
valley. and the san Juan valley. Cool
weather prevailed at the beginning of
the month. continuing until the 9TH
10 9Th. and low night temperatures
were again experienced ON the 18th.
10th and 27th. The 3rd WIS probably
the coolest day of the month. on the
other hand. the last decade ~ the
month was warm. with the highest
temperatures Of the month. az rule.
from the goth TO the 2sth or sOth.
The greatest excess IN pfecipitatiA---
occurred in the lower Rio Grande
valley and southwest although the
largest average rainfall occurred IN
the northeast counties which usually
have good showers during June.
Mountain areas were least favored
with showers. which were general on
the LIST and 2nd, but thereafter largely
local in character and widely differ
ent In amount. even In nearby local.
ties. Many heavy down-pours oc-
CURED. with considerable local dam
age. but the greatest was al Hills
boro. ON the night Of the 10th a
wall of water six feet IN depth swept
through the principal street Of the
town. The two branches Of the Rio
percha Join just above the town. and
the volume of the water coming down
caused the bursting OF protecting
dixie At their junction, which turned
the flood down the main street Of the
town sixty adobe houses were
wrecked and many others more or
less damaged. while several stock of
goods were ruined. Owing to advance
warning only one life was lost. that OF
Thomas Murphy. former sheriff Of
Sierra county. whose body was recov-
cred the following day two miles be-
low the village.
Rainfall records are lacking az
IIillsboro. but at iermosa. twenty
five miles northwest. 1870 inches OF
rain occurred from s to l1:45 3. m.
on the 10Th, at Lake Valley. eighteen
miles south, Los inches occurred from
Q to 1880 p m: at Diamond Bar
ranch, forty miles northwest. l.ls |
inches occurred during The night OF
the 10th, beginning at 1870 p. m, /
and at Mimbres, forty miles West I
los inches occurred during the 10th. !
1t IN probable. therefore, that a much /
greater amount fell over the divide 4
between Hillsboro and Mimbres al
he headwaters of the Rio Grande.
Another loss of moment was the I
sweeping away of almost a mile OF
rack on the Colorado Southern rail
way, on the 18th, al point between
Des Mones and Folsom. Many minor
osses occurred in nearly every coun-
y in the state. Several deaths were
'aused by lightning.
Pressure. Y
The monthly mean sea-leV atmos-
)heric pressure at Santa f'e was 29,Sl
inches: highest, 30.02 on the 10th;
owest, 29.i7 on the 9Th. A Roswell
he mean for the month was 29.si
inches; highest. a0.05 on the 2Sth,
owest, 2957 on the 9th. AT El paso
he mean was 29.S2 inches, highest,
1896 ON the 2Sth: lowest. 1880 ON
he 9th.
Temperature.
The monty mean for the state, as
determined from the records of nine
y-five stations having a mean altitude |
# about 5000 feet, was 6a.5 degrees, -,
,r O.3 degree above the normal, as 4
hown by the departures of thirty /
light stations having records for ten {
n more years. Compared with June, y
913. the month just closed was "a Il
egrees warmer The highest monthly s
mean temperature was 1870 degrees +
[ Lordsburg, and the highest recorded a
LOG degrees at the same 4
tation on the 2gth. The lowest r
Monthly mean was 55 a degrees at v
Vinsor's ranch, and the lowest re-
ordei temperature, 80 degrees, Al h
liza bethtown on the 9th. The great a
st local monthly range Of tempera- Il
are was 81 degrees at Luna. and the g
sast, 3S degrees al Clouderoft and b
anita Fc, while the greatest local daily
ange of temperature was 5S degrees
I Scnorlto ana Luna on the 2lth
Humidity.
The mean relative humidity AT SAN
| Fe at G a. m. was 30 per cent At
p. M, 81 per cent, and for the u
lonth. i3 per cent. Roswell had a 81
lean Of 81 per cent at 6 a, n IS 2
er cent at D. m, and GO per cent y
II the month The Agricultural coll -
ge averaged "a per cent at a. IN, =
nd "a per cent at y. m, or 80 per =
mt for the month. and Fort Stanton ,r
ad mean Of 10 per cent from Sc
es of forenoon readings.
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the
ate, as shown by the records of i59
ations, was l.9l inches, or lis
IS than June, 1913. Compared with