The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-12
AUGUST HOTTER AND
DRYER IN STATE
THAN ON AVERAGE
Report for Month Shows Excess
Of Temperature and Deficiency
in Moisture-81 Per Cent Of
Possible Sunshine Here.

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Santa Fe. n. NJ. Sept. 12.-Genernl
climatic summary for New Mexico
for August. 1913. follows;
There was 4 fairly general small
excess OF temperature for the state.
although here ana there "a slight
deficiency occurred. The greatest
excess was over the eastern counties
whiie the greatest Deficiencies Oc-
CURED west OF the Rio Grande. \
considerable deficiency OF preoipita-
ton occurred. Tho showers OF the
month were largely thunderstorms.
local In character, giving widely dif-
ferent at nearby stations.
Less than an inch Of rain occurred
over fairly large areas In the eastern
and southeastern counties. the middle
"a lower Rio Grande and parts ~
the lover southwest. while large areas
In the north-cental. central and
south.central districts exceeded .
inches. aud many stations had 2 to
Z. showing a fair excess Tor the
month.
The good showers early In the
month. following the favor BILE con
idtions which had occurred earlier In
the season. from April to July. give
the s.ats an unusually favorable sea
son, Small grain harvest was prac-
ideally completed during the month.
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with good n large yield. Corn.
beans ami folder crops were In eN-
cellent condition at the clos. OF the
month, with much corn out. many
fields OF beans harvested. and safety
assured for the remainder OF the
crop. while ranges and stock were
seldom In better condition.
The mean sea-level ~.mospheric
pr, at Santa Re was 29.s0 inch
$50 - ~ AI a. ~ -
est. 1859 on the 22d. Al Roswell the
mean was 2g.92 inches; highest. SOLO
on the zbth: lowest. 1870 on the ith.
At Albuquerque the mean was 5000
Inches. highest. 30.il on the 3ist.
lowest. 2g.7G on the 2Sth while at
Gallup the maan was 2994 inches;
highest, ao.0s on the 18th; lowest.
20.73 on the 22d.
TtTnpgRturc for Month.
THE monthly mean for the state.
based upon the records OF % stations
having a mean altitJde Of about g.
900 feet was TIA degrees, or O.S de-
grees above the normal. as cetcrmin-
ed from The departures OF 81 stations
having records for 10 years or more.
The month averaged ~ degrees
warmer han August. 1918. The high
est monthly lea was $40 degrees at
I Art,sia. aud tho highest recorded
NNANNh'h NfNlI NNiANNF NV tENNt ~
The same station on the 10Th The
lowest monthly mean was 56.5 de-
grces at HarvcN's upper ranch. n
the lowest recorded temp nature 81
degrees at Elizabethtown on the 23d.
The greatest local daily range ~
temperature was 50 degrees AZ Dulcc
% th~ 23d. The maximum recorded
GiO Gegrceg) ~ the highest ;cmpcra-
ture noted In the month OF August
during IN last - years.
THE mean relative humidity nt
Santa re al G a. m. Mas 80 per cent;
at 8 p m ~ pr cent. and for n
month 81 per cent At Roswell the
mean Mt 8 a. m wns ~ per cent: NJ
q y. M. 70 per cent, and Tor IN %
month. % per cent. At the Agricul-
tural College the mean at : a. m. was
81 per cent: NJ 3 p. m, % per rent.
n for the month - per cent. At
the state University the mean at +
a. ~. vas 90 per cent. at q y. m. Is
per cent and for the month. 40 per
cont. the state. ns u whole, show Inns
a low er humidity than during August,
1915.
The average precipitation FOR the
sat. based upon the records or l67
stations. was i.sl inches, or 06G inch
below the normal aE determined from
The departures OF 100 stations having
records for 20 years ~ more Tn"
I greatest monthly mount WAS f.k2
inches al the Bateman ranch, eastern
Rio Arrtbn county n there was no
rain noted At Lakewood In the lower
recos valley. Tho greatest amount In
20 consecutive hours was 2.S3
inches At Three Rivers on the 9TH: the
fHll occurred In n hour and twenty
minut' ~. There was an average ~
q ,iNs with O.0l inch or more prcclpi-
tation.
Sunshine aud 1oudlncss.
Santa Pc recorded - per rent OF
the total possible sunshine. or $40
hours. and had 90 days with so per
ceni or more OF the possible amount.
Roswell recorded So per cent of the
possible sunshine. and had 81 days
with so per cent or more of the pos
sible amount. while Albuquerque re-
corded 81 per cent OF the possible
sunshine. or $50 hours and had rs
davs with 80 per cent or more Of the
possible amount. The state. as q
whole. had rs clear days. 10 partly
cloudy auG 2 cloudy
There were thunderstorm In some
part Of the state almost every daN
during the month, but they were most
common un thu LIST to 81, 9th to 18th,
cad and 2Gth to 30th. Hail. usually
email. with damage and covering
limited areas, occurred with the
storms on the 9Th to eth, 9th. 12th,
18th. 18th. 18Th. 18Th. 2Sth and 30th.
\ few, however. were severe, aus
ing damage. Thus "a the demonstri-
ton farm. east Of Las Vegas. hail on
the 9Th damaged crops somewhat; ON
the 9TH at Three Rivers a severe hail
storm and down pour OF rain occurred
causing local floods and damage; on
D IA. Ikfh NJ AnnnruNnmtr q Inches NJ
hail Tell damaging all crops. on the
2Nth at Scham a severe hail storm oc-
CURED from $3.50 y. IN. I'll ago y. m.
during which time . inches Of hail
fell over q strip about a mile wide,
destroying all crops within the area
and on The same day hail did some
damage in the Taos valley but the
area was small, while on the 29th l