El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-05-15
NETTESI FOR
PAST rs YEARS IN
Ne " ME- KIC0 WITH
ONLY TWO EXCEPTIONS
PRECIPITATION or 2,16 INCHES
!. IN PAST MONTH NEARLY TWICE
The NORMAL; EXCEEDED ONLY
IN 1905 AND 1915.

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IN 1908 AND 1915.
weather Bureau Office, Santa re-,
General Climatic Summary for
New Mexico, April 1921
The month Of Apfil averaged slight
w above the normal IN temperature
and much above in precipitation. In
TACT, with the exception Of April, 1905,
t2.SS inches) and 1915 1888 inches).I
II was the wettest April Of record for
the state in the last rs years. Prac-
tically twice the normal precipitation
occurred. Three fairly general per
iods were noted; the first to Sd, S-9th
and 23d to 26th, while scattered pre-
cipitation was recorded on other dates
and from the 2Tth to the close Of the
month. The precipitation OF the S-gth
came largely In the form OF snow
which was unusually heavy over the
northern, the central and southeast
mountain areas and the northeast
border counties. Large areas exceed
ed 10 inches and the mountain dis
tricts had IA, 16, Is. 90 inches greater,
while the crest Of the range in east.
ern Taos county had Sc inches OF
snowfall during the month. The
showers from the 23dsto the 26th were
local in character and heavy in many
localities, especially in the northeast
and east counties. but were generally
good as far west as the Rio Grande
The state as a whole, there
fore, had a large excess OF precipita
lion and only a few scattered stations,
west OF the Rio Grande showed I,
| deficiency.
There al a small deficiency OF
temperature owe northeast counties n
ind at scattered stations elsewhere,
,ut generally oyershadowed by. large (,
sxceses. Fairly general warmth, un- {
Ter comparatively clear skies, obtain {
ID from the 11th to the 22d, with 1
temperatures OF the month I
the 18th to 22d, while cool per-t
DDS obtained from the 9Th to 10th
md at the close OF the month. The /,
9th was probably the warmest day
md The 9th the coolest. The month
with very favorable outlook for
oil moisture and irrigation water and
or a successful crop and range sea- !
on,
Pressure. I
The mean sea level atmospheric q
ressnre at Santa Fe was 1886 inches; J
30.19 on the 18th; lowest, Z
9.42 on the 9Th. AT Roswell the mean :
1885 inches; highest 1925 on the
7th; lowest, 1881 on the 9th. At Ell :
'aso the mean was 29.SI inches; high !
st, 5000 on the 18th; lowest, 29.42 Z
n the 9Th. 4
Temperature.
The monthly mean FOR the state, ,
ased upon the records OF SO stations i
aying a mean altitude OF about 5000 .
yet, was 51.9 degrees or OF degrees +
bove normal as determined from the A
epartures of 81 stations having
for ten years or more. April, >
91S, averaged 81 degrees colder than 5
10 month just closed. The highest Z
mean was GAP degrees at A
rtesia, Eddy county, and Jal, ex =
'eme southeast Lea county. The
ighest recorded temperature was 80 =
sgrees at Deming ON the goth. The
west monthly mean was 37.4 degrees u
J Haryey's ranch, and the lowest re-
)rded temperature 4 degrees at Red
liver Canyon station on the 10th.
he greatest local daily range Of tenn
srature was 81 degrees near Los
anas, on the 21st.
Humidity. 4,
The mean relative humidity at Y
anita Fe at 6 a. m. was 20 per cent; 9
6 p. m. As per cent, and for the y
onth, SO per cent. Roswell averaged =,
per cent at 6 a. M, AL per cent at 4
p. M, and for the month, Sc per 3
mt. AT the Agricultural College the y
a. m. readings averaged GA per cent, y
70 5 p. m. readings, AS per cent, and q
II the month, Sc per cent. The 6 a.In
!. readings at the State University !.
feraged GA per cent, the G p. m. r
81 Q cent, and for the "
0nth 4S per cent, while at I'll Paso y
Ie 6 a. m. readings averaged AZ per 4
mt, the 6 D. m. readings IS per cent, :,
id for the month 30 per cent. Y
Precipitation. 81
The average precipitation for the y,
ate, based upon the records Of 1867 i,
was ZIG inches, or 0.9S inch =
the normal, as determined from -
departures OF 9S stations having
cords for ten years or more. Com.
lred with April, 1918, the month was
uch wetter, averaging LII inches
eater. The greatest monthly amount
as 6.27 inches at San Jon, eastern
nay county, and the least 0.02 inches
Lsordsburg. The greatest amount q
any "a consecutive hours was 1854 ~
ches at San Jon on the 9th. The y
OF the month averaged 60 a.
ches, which gives . total fall OF SIG =
ches for the season, an amount far e
excess of any pervious record. Y
here we're 6 days with 0.0l inch or
ore precipitation y
Wind. N
The total wind movement at Santa p
Z was 5.8S8 miles, or ST. miles perl Al
highest velocity. 81 miles from a
e southwest on the 9Th. Al. Roswell d
q total movement was 6,876 miles, "
SIC miles per hour highest velocity u
fIim the west on the 9th. AT tho
gricultural College the total move.
emit was 1854 miles, or So miles p;
n hour: highest velocity, AZ miles n
the southwest on the 5thl. Att
3 State University the total move n
emit was GAGS miles, or SIS miles per
highest velocity 20 miles from
3 northwest on the 28d, while at III
lao the total movement was 1852
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