Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-07-29
COL. HEEzA LIAR
MUST LIVE At
SILVER CITY
JOSHUA MADE THE SUN
STAND STILL BUT HE
MAKES IT SHINE ANY
OLD TIME
(From Saturdays Daily.)

to the Weather Bureau for Silver
City, n. NJ.
For many years past, the records
have shown that while the proper
ton of cloudy days at Silver City
was much less than in other less
favored parts OF the country, yet
each year there has always been
many more days OF sunshine at
Prescott than at the New Mexico
resort. The record of the year 1913
showed startling reversal OF form.
While the dry farm, suburb OF
Prescott, showed 81 cloudy days.
according to the observers reports
although the government report
showed II cloudy days for January
instead OF none as the returns were
made by L. L. Bates and Prescott
proper showed So cloudy days, there
were only "a cloudy days recorded
from Silver City.
This seemed so highly improbable.
that careful; search was made of
the details OF the weather. for the
variods months. The results were
amazing.
For the month of August, the
Silver City observer reported Is
clear days, 13 partly cloudy days
and no cloudy days In other words,
there were only - days during that
month when the sky was at all
overcast. The rain record showed
that rain fell during Is days OF that
month.
Think OF the phenomenon
Rain must have fallen from an
absolutely cloudless sky on FIVE
DIFFERENT days in that month.
Were this the only month, it
might have been blamed to typo
graphical error as must have been
made in the report of the January,
1913, weather of the Prescott dry
farm But in June there were 9
rainy days and there were eight
partly cloudy and no cloudy days,
at all. making total OF eight over
cast days. This meant, at least one
day OF rain with no clouds. In July,
a very wet month. II rained upon
Is different days. Yet the observer
reports IS partly cloudy and one
cloudy day. If this were correct,
it would mean rain on two perfectly
clear days. 1t would mean as well
that rain had fallen every day the
sky clouded up. Those familiar with
the weather OF the semi-arid south
west know that there is never a
month when It rains every day the
clouds gather.
II rained II days at Silver City in
September Yet in that month there
were 9 partly cloudy days and
cloudy days. a total OF II overcast
days. This would mean that on
every day that thee were any
clouds, it rained. The matter OF
securing rain is no such an easy
matter in this district and usually
clouds gather for several days be
fore there is any precipitation. The
same preposterous reports are
shown in other months.
Such untruthful records are a
source OF menace.
The great value OF the federal re
ports lies in the general confidence
that they will be honest and accu-
rate.
The error in regard to the Pres
colt dry farm IS so elaring thai ii
is hard to understand how even an
office boy in the weather bureau
would allow the discrepancy to get
by in the proofs.
Prescott showed 25 clear days.
partly cloudy days a nd l cloudy
day for the month OF january, 1918
There was Slight precipitation dur
ing four days, the total rainfall be
ing 81 OF an inch At the Prescott
dry farm, suburb OF Prescott, tn,
weather report made it appear tina
there were 20 clear days. no partl.
cloudy days and ELEVEN cloud,
days although there was only ON
DAY WHEN IT RAINED and tina
day there fell .O5 of an inch OF rain
This matter was taken up with L
L. Bates. superintendent of the DR.,
farm. who states that his record
show that during January. 1915
there were 70 clear days, u partl
cloudy days and NO CLOUDl
days. That It rained on only on
day as reported and the precipi
tation then was O5 OF an inch.
The government records sho1
shat none of the large cities an
places desirable for residence. hav
nearly the proportion OF sunshin
days. particularly IN the col
months, as has Prescott, excep