Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-15
AVERAGE SNOWFALL
IN DECEMBER IS
OVER A FOOT
Outlook for Water Thus Far in
New Mexico Very PrOmis-
ing According to Weather
Man.

With AN average depth Of snow for
New MexiCo OF slightly over "a foot in
December last past. the ouilood for
moisture in the state the coming
spring Us favorable. according 60 the
snowfall bulletin just ISSUED by the
Santa Pc office Of tho United states
weather bureau. Tho report follows
snow began this season lea Sew
Mexico in september. II was heavy
over tho northern mountains. az the
hcadvatcrs 90 the rio Grandc and the
Canadian and for the state averaged
60 inches, gn unusual amount for o.
ian month. Little snow occurred lea
October however. and the snow al
september disappeared. except over
the highest mountain country The
precipitation for the month was light
November snowfall averaged less than
normal although good depth loll over
the higher northern mountains the
northeast counties. and the White aud
sacramento mountains In the south
east. Nearly or quite twice tile nor
mai precipitation occurred, and the
month Was warm and free from high
winds go THAI g large amount Of mols-
turc was absorbed. and conditions
were highly favorable for the sold aud
storm ana heavy snow of Dcccm DER.
The month just closed proved cold
one, with largc excess In precipitation
hTo average snowfall for the state
was 1915 Inches. and an parts ~ the
state received fair depth. except
the extreme southern valleys The
higher northern districts. central
platonus. and southern mountain
areas all received heavy fail, much
of which remained on the ground. or
la the canyons at the close of the
month, owing to the steady cold that
prevailed The outlook for water
thus far is most promising.
The San Juan showed an avcyaRo
depth of about 80 inches az the nc1d.
waters az the close OF the year 1913:
tho ZuuL rs inches the san Francis
co. Glla and Mimbres. % Inches, tho
Rio Grando. 20 inches; the Canadian,
80 inches. the Upper Pecos, Q inches.
and the Lower pccoH ana Sacramento.
10 ~ hes, e. condition that ls much
hotter than az the close ct 1919.
Rio Grandc Watershed.
oHior. colo. VIM. Jenkins There
y much more snow than usual ana not
ariitcd Abquiu Henry Grant The
snowfall thus FAR has been more
abundant than in years before. evenly
distributed on plains, in mountains 10
has accumulated in canyons and ra-
vines. Chumn. u. g. johnson More
snow than al this time last year.
evenly distributed aud compact As
pen Grove. j. ~ Muupin. Fine pros
poets for water this year: the ground
was wet before the SHOWS came. snow
a. loose ana swept into the canyons
hruchas. r. EalWhcl; rlontY of snow
Tor water supply for the coming
Summer, it is loose In the canyons
and NOS driftcd. Ccrro, Felix Grant
Water supply for next year Is bound
70 be favorable 10 the snow does not
melt too ropidly Oio Caiiontc. e. A..
Hernandez. Snow Is evenly distrilut.
ed; lookout for water supply BE- cx-
.celicnt Red River. Mrs J.. u. Penn.
snow is evenly distributed and COM
pact outlook for water supply is good
Van Dlest Mt. G. II. brigham The
snow Is about evenly distributed, bat
some Of the deep canyons are filled
with hard packed snow. good uut-
LOOK for water. Taos, 4. Gusdorf ana
L. Martinez. Snowfall b. double that
OF last year; In the canyons Il Is
drifted. Virsylyia, E l.. Kennedy
Snow IN the valley "a driftod and COM
pact. outlook FOR water supply II
good. Ch.mayo. j., r. Vigi. on Sierra
Mosca. az head Of Namho can on, tho
SNOW is about four feet deep. loose
and somewhat driftcd; outlook FOR
water is very favorable. Santa Re.
Mrs. +. N GroRory There b. more
snow than usual IN tho canyons and Is
drifted on the north slopes stanley.
Nellie N. Hughes. snow covered the
around most uf the month. snow on
ortiz mountains about two feet doop.
Bland, J. N. Morris; About ~ inches
moro snow than usual. Il is light and
dry and has not melted much. Jcmez
Springs, Mrs. T.. l.. Shields; The OUT
look for water supply Is better than
for several years past; snow Is loose
and not much drifted aud ground un-
der snow is not frozen, Bluowator
]. Harvard Prospects for water next
season are good. snow Ia the noun
tains about 10 inches on level; doCp
drifts In canyons and urroyoa Cu-
hero y. Blbo Soil is very wet lots
OF snow on Mount Taylor and outlook
for wator IL cxcpllont Flourine. y.
p. Davis. on the north slopes the
snow varies from two inches 90 foot
In depth IN the drifts; present outlook
for water supply Is less than same
time last year Fairview. y. n. Win
ston. Snow remains only On the
north slopes and Ia about eighi inches
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