The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-13
APRIL TOPS NORMAL
FOR RAINFALL AND
HEAT DURING MONTH
Average rrscipitsson n ale
Inches. Greatest with Exception
Of 1905 ana 1915 In Twenty.
Eight Year,

Tbs month Of April averaged slight.
" above the normal In t~emperasure
AID much ehose IN precipltation. IN
Tact with the exception Of April 1895
t2.ss inrhrel. IN 1914 aat inches).
n wa M wettenf April Of record for
the stats In the past ~ years. Pracii-
cab twiee the normal precipitation
occurred. Three fNirly general Pc
RODS were noted the vt to Sd. s.bfh
y l1d 20 eeth. while scattered pre-
rirlfaton eaA recorded on other dates
and from lhe -sth 10 The close o. the
month The precipitation OF ths
Ism canc larEr5 IN the form Of
the ncffnern fht cenirkl and nnuth.
east mountain afras and tkr northeast
border r---stea Iarnc areas exceed
- 10 inches and the mountain dis
tricts had 49, - - 20 inches or
Ereatst, while the crest ~ the range
IN easisrn Taos COUNT had Sc inches
% snowfall durinE me month. The
local In character and heavy In many
locallties. specially In the northeast
M east cpunuea bot were generally
nood a. fAr west ~ the 1iio Grnnds
VALLEY. The state. a. q whole. there
fore a a larGe excess o. prcclpiia-
ion and only q few scattered stations.
mostly west % the Rio orande showed
a dsfieiency
There was a small aesiclcncy u
temperature over northeast
and ~ scattered stations elsewhere
but generally -overrhad0wed b. larger
~eNctNsca Fairly FeuerAl warmth. un-
ceT comparatively clear skies oh
hlrheat Temperatures 81 the month
IRON the 18Th 10 12d, while cool pe.
riOIa ohlalnrd froIa The kth 10 10th
and ~ tina close % the month. The
itth vas probably tho ct day
and ths ath The poideat The month
closed with very favorable outlook Tor
soil moisture and lrrgiation water and
aon-
n-snpcrasurc.
Tbs monthly mean Tor the state.
lased upon the records u ~ stations
haelng a mean altitude o. about 81
90 feet, was tla dcrrecs or 90 de-
Eree above normal. and determined
from the departures 81 81 stations
April. 1919. averaged 81 degrees cold
.. than h month just closed. The
hiFhcst monthly mean vas st9 de-
Erses al Artesia. Eddy COUNTY. and d.
jni. extreme southeast Lea county.
Tho highest recorded temperature
was - degrees al Deming Of the
sgth. The lowest monthly = was
49, -" 49, - = ANMNNLNH ~ D
h lowest recorded temperature Z de
srees a. RED River Canyon station on
the 10th, The greatest local daily
ranGe ~ temperature Vas 81 degrees
near Los LunaA on M. 4lsl
precipitation.
Tho average precipitation for the
state. based upon he records u ies
stations vas 4.ie lnches or o.es lncn
shove the normal, an determined from
h departures o. - stations having
records FOR ten years or more Com
pared with April 1915 ths month was
much Netter. ~aNeraeinE Ia Inches
Ereater The Ereatesi monthly amount
Nas sEi Inches AT San lon eastern
Su1S county q tho least 90. inch
IN anf - hour was aet
inNhes at San Jon on the sth. The
snowfall Of the month averaged .
Inches which gives y total fall 81
- Inches FOR the season an mount
far In excess ~ M previous record.
Their were six days with oui inch
or more precipitation.
Wind No,rment-.
The total wind movement IL Sauta
Re was 4.h1l miles, or A. miles PET
hour highest velocity. 80 miles from
b southwest on the 9Th Al Roswell
Tho total movement wa e.ss5 miles.
~ - miles per hour highest yclo-
city. ~ miles from the wsst on the
tth. A. the Agricultural college the
total movement was $50 miiss. or
80 miles per hour highest velocity.
~ miles from the southwest on the
9th. A. the state University the total
movement was s,fs6 miles. ur So
miles per hour, highest velocity 10
miles from the northwest on the Esd.
while ~ ~ raso the total movement
was N,es. miles OF ig1 miles per
hour. highest velocity. 50 miles from
the west on the ath The prevailing
direction Of the wind for the state
was from the west snd the month