Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-12
DECEMBER IS MUCH
BELOW NORMAL IN
TEMPERATURE
However Excess Of Precipita-
ton Made Up for This Be-
Ing the Greatest in Seven
Years,

SPECIAL eossrssoapesce TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa re, y. NJ, Jan. H. Accord
ing to the general climatic summary
for the New Mexico section, issued
by the local United States weather bu-
reau station, the month of December
1913, averaged much below tho nor
nal in temperature, and much above
in precipitation. The latter. in fact
averaged practically twice the normal
amount, and the greatest Of record
for December, with the single eXcep-
ton or December, 1905, when the av-
average for the state was III inches,
The deficiency in temperature was
general, with the exception Of small
areas in the lower Rio Grande valley
and southwest. The northern border
counties -Rio Arrlba, Taos, Colfax
and parts Of Mora, san Miguel and
western Union, had, however, much
the greatest deficiency, averaging
from degrees TO IA degrees Il day
below the normal, and giving a Sc
we're month, with deep snow and
steady cold.
The excess in precipitation was also
general, although greatest in the
northeast counties. along the north
ern border and over most Of the
southern mountain districts. where 1t
averaged from one to two inches.
Rather light precipitation occurred In
parts of Eddy and Chayes counties,
also in western Valencia and Socorro,
but. as n rule, even there the amounts
were in excess Of the normal
The snowfall OF the month was
unusually heavy, especially over the
northern and central counties and the
southofn mountain districts. only ex-
trcme southern valleys were without
snowfall. ana in the northern districts
/ and mountain areas great depth oe-
CURED, much Of which remained AZ
the close Of the month. owing 70 tho
steady cold weather. The fall thus
/ far for the season has been almost
twice the normal amount, giving a
large amount Of soil moisture, and
good stored depth over the mountain
ranges.
Sunshine averaged much below
the December normal: there wert
sixteen clear days, eight partly cloudy
and seven cloudy. At Santa Fe therf
was but Ga per cent of the total pos
slble sunshine, and Roswell only "a
per cent The relative humidity was
correspondent high. ~ the Agricul'
tural college Il averaged so per cent
at Fort stanton. 90 per cent at Ros-
well, G. per cent, and at Santa re
rs per cent Winds were moderate
TO light and prevailing westerly Al
the Agricultural college 5,S5S miles
were recorded; highest velocity thir-
Ity-six miles per hour az Roswell
l,S47, highest velocity forty miles
at santa Fe, 5,945 miles highest We.
llocity forty-three miles per hour
Temperature.
The mean temperature for the state
as ascertained from the records Of
lcighty-six stations having mean al.
ltitude of about 5000 feet, was 29.'
degrees. or 4.19 degrees below th'
normal for the month, ana OIL degree
above the mean Of December, 1919
The highest recorded mean was a..
degrees at Dcming, and the lowest
Hos degrees at Virsylvia, northern
TAGS county. The highest recorded
Temperature was 20 degrees at Dem
ing on the 3rd, 18Th. 18th and 30th
the lowest recorded temperature, =
degrees below zero at Dulce on tn
I ll
land 22nd. and at Tres Piedras on tht
29nd The greatest local monthly
range OF temperature was "a degrees
Tat stanley, and the least, IS degree
at Glorieta ranch. in the foothills o.
Socorro county while the greatest 10
cal daily range Of temperature was 81
degrees at Elizahethtown on the 2nC
lol the month a temperature o.
La degrees below zero was recorded
lat Virsylvia on the END, ami of q
degrees below zero at Bluewater or
the END and at Red river on thu
goth. The district means for th'
month were as follows: District No
III Canadian and northeasD. 26.9 de
grees; No. 5 (Peeos and Rio Grande)
29.3 degrees; No. (Western) 49,.
degrees.
Precipitation.
The average for the state as de
termined from the records of IA
stations, was f.57 inches, or OF
inch below the normal for December
and l.04 inches above December, 1912
The greatest monthly amount wa
4.40 inches at The Rea ranch In west
: orn Torrance county in the Manzan
mountains The least monthly amour
was 0.15 inch near Lakewood. Ed.
county. The greatest In any twenty
! four hours was 200 inches Mt Bate
, mans ranch in central BIO Arrih
county. on the 9Th The averae
snowfall was 1871 inches, Ct tota
average fall for the state thus ia
t, this season Of 17.7 inches. There wa
an average Of five days with 0.Oi inc'
or more precipitation. The distrie
averages were as follows: No.
1877 inches. No s, LA inches; No.