Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-12

est recorded temperature 80 degrees
at Artesia on the 7th and at Carlsbad
on the 7th and 9th The lowest
monthly mean temperature was 400
degrees at Elizabethtown, and the
lowest recorded temperature degrees
at the same station on the 14th. The
greatest local monthly range of tenn
tperature was 6S degrees at Fort I'm
ion and Wagon Mound, and the least
36 degrees at Cloudcroft and Red Riv-
er canyon, while the greatest local
daily range Of temperature was 60 de-
grees at Fort Union on the 18th.
Humidity
The mean relative humidity at San
ia Fe at a. m. was 70 per cent; at
6 p. m. 81 per cent, and for the
month, 60 per cent. At Roswell the
mean at a. m. was &C per cent; at
Is p. M, 40 per cent, and for the
month, So per cent. At the Agricul-
tural College the a. m. readings aver
aged Al per cent, the p. m. readings
SS per cent, and for the month 40 per
cent, while one reading each day at
Fort Bayard averaged 4S per cent for
the month.
Precipitation
The average precipitation for the
state, as determined from the records
OF 15S stations, was 2.S5 inches, or
1.72 inches greater than October, 1918.
and los inches above the normal de-
termined from the departures of 50
stations with ten years or more re-
cord. The greatest monthly amount
was 6.7S inches at Knowles (eastern
Eddy county,, and the least OPS inch
at Lanark (western Dona Ana coun-
ty), while the greatest in any "a CON
secutive hours was 4.50 inches at
Knowles on the 22d-23rd. the entire
falling in 8 hours. The aver
age snowfall was 1S inches, although
snow only occurred in the higher
mountain districts, and over the north. |
east plateau There was an average !
Of 5 days wl;h 0.01 inch or more pre-
cipitation.
Wind
The total wind movement for the
month at Santa Fe was 4,764 miles or
"a miles per hour; highest velocity,
q miles from the southeast on the
SO. At Roswell the total movement
was 5,l1S miles or SO miles per
lour ;highest velocity, 26 miles from
he northwest, on the 10Th. At the
Aericultural College the total rlove.
rent was 1858 miles, or SO miles ner
'our; highest velocity, 4S miles from +
he west on the 4th. AT Ell Paso the
ctal movement was 1864 miles. or 1
10 miles per hour; highest velocity. Ii
s miles from the south on the 3rd.
fte prevailing direction for the state /
vas from the southwest.
Sunshine and cIouulness Ii
There was "a per cent Of the total /
'ossible sunshine at Santa Fe during t
he month, or 26O hours; 23 days had 1t
0 per cent or more of the possible Iii
Roswell recorded SO per cent t
f the possible sunshine, and had Is o
ays with SO per cent or more of the It
ossible amount. For the state, as a f
Thole, there were 10 clear days, 6 v
artly cloudy, and cloudy. r
Miscellaneous Phenomena c
Thundersforms occurred En- locadi- a
es over the eastern counties on the In
9th, 22nd, SOth, and 31st, and in II
-estern counties on the end to 4th, r
9th to oath and S1st. Hail accom- n
MED the storms of the 22nd, 29rd +
nd Both in a few small districts, s.
lostly from the Rio Grande westward. 7
og occurred over limited areas. most b
, west of the Rio Grande, from the
9th to the close of the month. Solar q
alos We're observed on the 8th and k
5th, and lunar halos on the list. ii
leet occurred in Southern counties 81
18th the storm of the 22nd to Gath. ii
.ather high winds prevailed on the b
I'd, 4th, Sth,. 9th and 18th to 18th. a
ut gales were lacking except in few Il
lr snnthern districts On the 2rd 4.