El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-15
month OF MAY WAS
DRY AND WINDY WITH
ONE SEVERE FROST
TWENTY.THREE DAYS AND ONLY
TWO CLOUDY ONES RECORDED
IN STATE BY WEATHER Blu
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Weather Bureau General Climatic
Summary for New Mexico, May, 1870
The month was characterized by
general %dryness, rather high winds
and late and severe frost, especially
throughout the northern and central
counties. Temperatures, however,
averaged practically normal for the
state as a whole.
A rain and snowstorm prevailed at
the beginning of the month and fairly
heavy sno occurred over the noun
tain areas to the southern border.
The fall in southern Lincoln county
was unusually heavy; "a inches were
reported from Meek and 1876 inches
at the Kellar Ranch, near Nogal, while
16 inches fell at Cloudcroft. Scattered
showers occurred on the 18th and the
2Sth, but these we're far from general,
and in fact many stations throughout
the state had no appreciable precipi-
tation during the month, while the
average for the state was less than
a half inch, or about one-half Of the
normal. Dryness was general at the
close Of the month, and practically all
of the dry farming and range regions
were in urgent need of rain.
Along with the rain, snow and
sleet that prevailed at the beginning
of the month, cold weather obtained,
and in most of the central and north
ern counties the nights continued
cold until the 18th, when a general
and damaging frost occurred. A tenn
perature of 80 degrees was recorded
at the Bureau Office in Santa Fe, but
it is probable that much lower tenn
peratures were experienced lear to
the ground for practically all of the
peach, pear, plum, cherry and apple
blossoms or set fruit We're killed, gar
dens and alfalfa seriously damaged
and general havoc wrought. Temper
atures were much lower at other
points, especially north Of Santa Fe.
and at Senorito northern Sandoval
county, the lowest temperature of the
month within the state (13 degrees)
occurred.
The snowfall of the month, while
mostly confined to the mountain areas,
gave an average of 1.8 inches for the
state. This makes a seasonal aver
age of 1915 inches and is almost as
large as the great average for the
winter of 1914-15, when the total aver
age fall to the close of May amount
ed to 1873 inches.
Pressure
The mean sea-leyel atmospheric
pressure at Santa Fe was 29.74 inches;
highest 30.14 on the Bird; lowest, 29.41
ON the 18th. At Roswell the mean
was 29.7S inches; highest, 1923 on
the 10Th; lowest, 29.48 on the 18th
At FL Paso the mean was 29.73
inches; highest, SO,0S on the Bird;
lowest, 29.46 on the 10Th.
Temperature
The monthly mean for the state, as
determined from the records of 80
stations, having a mean altitude of
about 5000 feet, was 59.7 degrees.
which is practically normal, as shown
by the departures of 40 stations hay
ing records for 10 years or more.
The month averaged 3 degrees warm
err than May, 1915. The highest
monthly mean was 1873 degrees at
Carlsbad, and the highest recorded
temperature 108 degrees at the rail
road station at Tucumcari on the 9th
The lowest monthly mean was 46.1
degrees at the station at Senorito, at
which also the lowest recorded tenn
prature Of the month (13 degrees) oc-
CURED on the 10th. The 9th was gem
orally the warmest day of the month,
and the 1st or End the coolest. The
greatest local daily range of tenn
perature was 81 degrees at Dulce on
the goth.
Humidity
The meal relative humidity at
Santa Fe at 6 a. M, was 40 per cent;
at 6 p. M, II per cent, and for the
month, SO per cent. At the Agricul-
tural College the 8 a. M. readings
averaged 81 per cent, the 5 p. m. read
ings IA per cent, and for the month,
26 per cent, while a series of fore
noon readings at Fort Bayard aver
aged 19 per cent for the month.
Precipitation
The average precipitation for the
satte, as determined from the records
of 172 stations, was 0.43 inch, or OBS
inch below the normal, as shown by
the departures from 50 stations with
10 years or more record. The month
of May, 1915, averaged 0.54 inches
greater than that Just closed. The
greatest monthly amount was 2 inches
at the Rio Grande dam, which &C
Cured during the evening of the Both
of April and the LIST of May. within
"a hours. No precipitation occurred
at IL stations and but a trace at IL
There was an average of two
days with precipitation-O.01 inch or
more.
Wind
The total wind movement for the
month at Santa Fe was 6,S74 miles,
or 9.2 miles per hour; highest We
locity, SO miles from the southwest on
the gath. Roswell recorded a total
movement of 6,31S miles, or S.5 miles
per hour: highest velocity, IS miles
the northwest on the goth. FL
Paso recorded $3.50 miles, or 1873
per hour; highest velocity, 40
from the west on the goth. The
Agricultural College recorded 6,1S6
miles, or S.3 miles per hour; highest
velocity, "a miles from the west on
the goth. The prevailing direction for
The state was from the southwest.
Sunshine and CIoudiness
There was an average of % clear
lays, s partly cloudy and 2 cloudy,
considering the state as a whole
Santa Re recorded so percent of the
possible sunshine, or 351 hours, and
n days had so per cent or nor of
The possible amount Roswell re-