White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-03

|oFFIcIAL RECORD SHOWS LITTLE
OF THE LION IN MONTH GEN.
ERAI4LY ABOUNDING WITH
COLD STORMS.

The weather for the past week or
two has been quite a subject for
conversation of a non-complimentary
nature. April appears to have taken
upon itself the responsibility of pro-
viding a lot Of weather that was ex-
pected In March. and has made a sue
cess OF the job. March weather for
1914 vas a pretty fine brand Of sun
shine and mildness. and the weather
bureau of the U. S. department of
agriculture, contains some interest
ing Chronological data concerning
the Nevada section.
The average temperature vas sew
eral degrees above normal during
March, except in the extreme north
eastern portion where 1t was below
at one station. says the report. A
cool spell occurred on the 1st and I'd.
one from the 10th to the 18th and
one during the last six days. There
were no severe storms and the pre-
cipitation was the least for the past
26 years, except in 1910. The month
was unusually favorable for stock and
for agricultural pursuits. except for
fruit. Fruit bloomed in February in
the extreme south. North of the
37th parallel first blossoms were re-
rxorfad from fhA -fh -. the luct IF the
iuonth. nearly to the northern bound
airy. except in eastern portions. This
was nearly a month before the usual
time. Frost the last of the month
killed most of the fruit that bloomed
north of the seth parallel. except
near the Sierras, where little dam
age was done. The warm weather
caused the streams TO rise from the
Goth to the end of the month.
The average atmospheric pressure
for the state was 1905 inches. and
was from 0.04 inches normal at
Tonopah to 0.12 above at Winnie
mucca. II was high nearly all the
time from the 1st to the 18th, after
which one low followed another
closely the remainder of the month.
The average temperature for 40
stations in Nevada was 44.4 degrees
which was 3.5 degrees above normal,
and was 70 degrees higher than
March, 1918. 1t was the warmest
March in IS years. except that of
1910, which was Is degrees warmer.
Monthly means ranged from 800 de-
grees at Gold Greek to 60.4 degrees
at Jean, and were above normal at
all stations with normais, except San
Jaeinto. The highest temperature re-
corded was 81 degrees at Las Vegas
on the 18th. Highest temperatures
usually occurred during the warm
spell from the 18th to the 18th. The
lowest temperature recorded was 4
degrees at Tecoma on the 23d.
Lowest temperatures usually occur
red from the LIST to the Sd. or during
the last six days.
The mean relative humidity for
the month ranged from AZ per cent
at Tonopah to 50 per cent at Winnie
mucca. The greatest departure from
the normal was-13 per cent at
Tonopah, the least-5 per cent at
N~innemucca.
The average precipitation for GO
stations in Nevada was 90 inch,
which was go inch less than nor
NAL. This is n least amount that
has been recorded in 26 years. ex-
cept In 1910. when the average was
oil inch. Twenty-seven stations re-
ported only a trace or no precipita-
ton at all. The average for three
stations In Columbia Basin was 0.40
inch; for fifteen stations In the Hum
boldt Basin was 0.35 inch, which was
0.69 inch less than normal. The
remaining basins averaged from a
trace to 0.09 inch. There we're two
periods with precipitation, one from
the lst to the Sd. the other from the
22d to the end OF the month. The
heaviest precipitation reported was
lis inches a Hylton, and most
places reported much less. but the
rainy weather retarded evaporation.
This fact will be appreciated when it
is stated that the evaporation at La
hontan for March was 1888 inches.
The average vino velocity ranged
from 6.6 per hour at Winnemucca to
ST. miles at Tonopah. which was CON
siderably less than normal. The
prevailing direction was from the
south, many stations reporting south
west or vest. High winds were re-
ported at several places on the LIST.
18th, 23d and 10Th.
The average number Of clear days
g. th> o<ok. wra- ~ uuht.b no -.