Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-13
JANUARY WETTER
AND WARMER THAN
IN NORMAL YEARS
Weather Report Given Out by
Santa Fe Office Shows CI-
matte Conditions Prevailing
Throughout New Mexico,

ESPECIAL coRassronosncr 70 noRsiNc JOURNAL,
Santa Fe. Feb. 1.-THE local office
of the United States weather bureau
at Santa Fe, gives out the following
summary for January 1916:
The month Of January averaged
somewhat above the normal in tenn
perature and far above in precipita-
ton. 1t was. in fact, the wettest
January of record, averaging practI-
cally three times the normal and
three-quarters Of an inch above any
previous January record.
The greatest precipitation occurred
west of the 105th Meridian but all
parts of the state showed an excess,
with the slight exception of the low
er Pecos and the extreme lower Rio
Grande valleys. The greatest excess
however, occurred over the mountain
areas and along the western border
where it averaged from to inches,
increasing to more than eight inches
in excess of the normal in northern
Rio Arriba county. Three fairly gem
eral periods Of precipitation occurred,
the first from the 10th to 18th; the
second from the 18th to 21st, and
the third, from the 25th to 29th. The
snowfall Of the month was far in ex-
cess of any previous January record
and was, with two exceptions, the
heaviest monthly record.
over the southern. valleys of the
state the temperature Of the month
averages far above the normal, but
there was a slight general deficiency
in the northeast counties; elsewhere
q small excess occurred. Cool wealth
er obtained at the beginning of the
month, but was quickly followed by
high temperatures and, as a rule the
highest Of the month occurred on tina
4th or Sth. cold weather again fol-
lowed on the 18th, which was gener-
ally the coolest day of the month,
and rather low temperatures contn-
ued till the 18th, when moderate tenn
peratures followed till the 29th, and
cool weather closed the month. Sta=
tions in the lower attitudes of the
southern half of the state did not
touch zero during the month. and as
a whole, the month was highly favor
able to stock and ranching interests
although some loss of stock occurred
heavy snow.
Pressure.
The mean sea level atmospheric
pressure at Santa Fe was 1901 inch
es; highest, 1850 on the 22nd; low
est, 29.43 on the 18th. AT Roswell
the mean was 10000 inches; highest,
1856 on the 18th; lowest, 29.39 on
the 18th. At FL Paso the mean was
1896 inches; highest. 30.44 on the
22nd; lowest, 29.44 on the 18th.
Temperature.
The monthly mean for the state, as
determined from the records of ~
stations having a mean altitude Of
about 5000 feet, was 1873 degrees or
10 degree above the normal, as de-
termined from the departures Of II
stations having records for ten years
or more. Compared with 1915 the
last month was 6.1 degrees warmer.
The highest monthly mean tempera-
ture was SOL degrees at Carlsbad,
and the highest recorded tempera-
ture 81 degrees at Artesia on the Attn
and at Dcming on the Sth. The low
est monthly mean was 20.2 degrees
at Dulce, and the lowest recorded
temperature "a degrees below zero nj
the same station on the 30th and Dist
of the month. Low temperatures
were also recorded at Elizabethtown,
Red River, Regina, Raynos and Tho
reau The greatest local daily range
of temperature was SO degrees at
Logan on the 5th.
Humidity.
The mean relative humidity az
Santa Fe at a. m was so per cent;
at p. m, 20 per cent, and for the
month, rs per cent At Roswell the
mean at a. m was GA per cent; at
6 p. M, IA per cent and for the
month, 81 per cent AT the Agri-
cultural college the a. m. readings
averaged 6S per cent, the 5 p. m.
readings AZ per cent, and for the
month 55 per cent, while a series oi
forenoon readings at Fort Bayard av-
eraged 90 per cent for the month
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the
state. as determined from the records
of 1874 stations, was LA inches, or
1.27 inches above tho normal, az
shown by the departures of 81 sta
tons having records for ten years or
more The precipitation of the month
was LOB inches greater than January.
1915. The greatest monthly amount
was 1929 inches at Chama, and the
least 0.0G at Lanark, while the great
est in any "a consecutive hours was
$50 inches at Aspen Grove ranch
eastern Rio Arriba county, on the
18th. The snowfall OF the month |
averaged 14.2 inches for the state as
a whole There were seven DAYS