Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-12
WARM I
AND DRY THROUGH
ALL NEW MEXICO
Excess of Temperature and
Deficiency Of Precipitation
Principal Features Of CHI
matlc Summary,

isrte,st eosraspososHes 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fc, Dec. li.--i'ollowing rs the
general climatic summary for New
Mexico for November. 1914, as given
out by the weather office here.
November averaged much above the
norInal In temperature. hut far below
IN precipitation; less than one-half the
normal precipitation occurred. The
exess. OF Temperature was general over
the state, with the slight exception Of
q small area In western Mora and
sopthern Colfax counties, where a
slight deficiency occurred. The great
est excess was in the higher districts
and In, the lower Rio Grande valley,
the mildest weather apparently follow
| ing these two extremes In altitude,
while the Pecos valley, the upper and
middle Rio Grande valley, the plains
icountry and western plateau did not,
ny a rule, greatly exceed the normal.
No severe weather occurred. The
coolest OF the month Was from the
18th or 10th TO the eist. and the low
est temperature generally occurred on
the morning OF the 18th. The first
two weeks were warm. and the high
est temperature occurred. as rule,
on the LIST. 9Th to 9th. or l3th-14t
The precipitation of the month was
light, although not the lowest Of rec
ord for November. for much smaller
average precipitation occurred In sew
eral prior years. Thus the average
for November. 1903 was trace. while
that for the month in 1884 was ouly
|V0l inch. Nearly one-half OF the
state, In the month just closed, had no
tspa Tot h,tt . a
southern third alone showed a fair
mount. Only one precipitation PEI
Rod occurred that could be called alto
|all general. and that was from the
card 10 the 25th. when fairly heavy
precipitation occurred in localities
over the southern counties The high
Ier districts were least favored, prac-
t.cally no snow fell over the mountain
area OF the north half and very little
elsewhere. The average snowfall for
thr the state was hYt ope-tenth OF an
ineh.fand the stored depth ut the close
of the month was almost nothing.
Streams were low and water becom-
ing very scarce In many localities.
The month. however, proved to be an
unusually pleasant one in practically
all parts of the state. The dryness'
and mildness permitted good progress
III fall work. threshing and marketing.
Pressure.
The mean sea-leve atmospheric
pressure at Santa Fe was 30.11 inches.
highest, 3053 on the 10Th: lowest,
2g.76 on the 18th At Roswell the
mean was 30iO inches; highest, 30.53
on the 18th: lowest. 29.G6 on the 18th.
at FL Paso the mean was 30.04 inch
es: highest. 30.i0 on the 18th: lowest,
2e.71 on the 14th.
Temperature.
The monthly mean for the state, as
determined from the records of nine
ty-six stations having a mean altitude
of about 5000 feet. was 4i.9 degrees.
or 2.3 degrees above the normal, as
shown by the departures of thirty-two
stations having records for ten years
or more. COMPARED with November.
1918, the month was LIZ degrees cold
err, for November last year was very
warm. The highest monthly mean
was 54.7 degrees at DEM
ing, and the highest recorded temper
ature, SIS degrees at Fort Sumner on
the 4th. The lowest month mean was
$40 degrees at Elizabeihtown, and the
lowest recorded temperature. zero alto
the same station on the 18th, 18th and
sfst The greatest local monthly
range OF Temperature was 10 degrees |
at Virsylyia and the least 20 degrees |
at the Rea ranch. near Tajique, while |!
the grcatcst local daily range was 80
degrees ut VcrneJo park on the 3Oth. |
Humidity.
The mean relative humidity at San
Ia t'e at 6 a. m. was 81 per cent; at i
G p. m, 40 per cent, and for the |
As per cent. At Roswell the /
mean at 6 a. m. was so per cent, at
p. m. 46 per cent, and for the
month 60 per cent. At the Agricul-
.ural college the 8 q. IN. readings av-
sraged so per cent. the y. m read
ngs AZ per cent, and for the month,
il per cent. white one reading q day
u Fort Bayard gave an average OF 62
Der cent for the month.
Precipitation.
The average precipitation Tor the
aate. as determined from the records
# 90 stations, was 0.31 inen, or GAG I
neh below the normal, as shown by i
he departures OF fifty stations with L
en- years or more record. There was
8 inches less precipitation than dur
ng November. 1913. The greatest I
amount was 2.34 inches at
olainyicw, eastern Chaves county.
tations. The greatest amount during
NY twenty-four consecutive hours
vas 1874 inches at Glorieta ranch on
he nth and 18th. The average snow
all for the state was OIL inch. There
vas ON average of little more than
me day with O.Ol inch or more precip-
tntion.
Wind.
The total wind movement for the .
month at Santa Pc was 4.2G2 miles, or
20 miles per houh; highest veloci. II
9 miles. from the north on the 18th. II
Il Roswell the total movement was
,7s3 miles, or J.3 miles per hour:
highest velocity,m Il lies from the
ortli on the 27th. At the Agricultur-
| college the total movement was
$50 miles or 80 miles per hour: i
ighest velocity sc miles from the I
sest on the 18th. At El Paso the to-
al movement was 5.3S6 miles. or rs
1iles per hour; highest velocity, 80 II
niles from the north on the 18th. The I
REVEALING direction for the state was {
rom the southwest. II
Sunshine and ClOudiness
The month was an unusually clear
ne. the northern half OF the state, .es-
ecialiy, having practically continu- II
US sunshine At Santa Fe there was s
0 per cent Of the total possible | I
or 276 hours: 20 days had so I
er cent or more Of the possible .
Roswell recorded "a perth
ent OF the possible sunshine, and had p
9 days with 80 per cent or more Of
ne possible amount, whole for the
ate as whole. there were 90 clear
avs, six partly cloudy and but twoti'
oudy. IL
Miscellaneous Phcnomenn. lii
Solar halos were observed on the III
sth and 18th; lunar halos on the Il