The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-15

January. 1918. averaged as degrees
warmer The highest monthly mean
was ~ dcEFees at A~iRmogordo ana
T~uiaroFa. aud the highest recorded
Temperature. 20 degrees ~ Lake.
wood on the 1bth aud Artcsia n
Carlsbad on the slst. The lowest
monthly mean was 90 degrees %
Nirsyivia and the lowest recorded
temperature. 81 degrees below zero,
on the Ind AZ Duicc. The greatest
local daily range Of temperature was
90 degrees at ~niackrock on the 18TH.
Humidity.
The mean relative humidity az
santa Fc AZ q q. m. WIS 70 %pcrccnti
al 8 nm. % percent. and for the
month 10 percent. AZ Roswell the
mean at % IN. was 50 percent, AT =
nm. a. percent and for the month -
percent. A. the Agricultural college
the mean at \ nm. was - percent. ~
5 pm 50 percent aud Tor the month
50 percent. white at W faHo the mean
at Ga. IN. WAS 50 percent. at 9 pm. 80
percent aud for the month ~ percent.
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for h
rtafc. based upon the records OF i61
stations. was 10 inch or.si Inch be.
low the normal. ~ determined from
the departure % 100 stations having
records for 10 years or more Tbs
I precipitation OF the month averaged
90 inch below January. 1918, The
greatest monthly mount was i3a
inches al CioVcrdaie. extreme south
ern Grant county. and no precipitation
was noted ~ 1e stations, while only
n trace occurred at q others. The
greatest o In any ~ %consecu-
tive hours was t01 inches al the
Mogoilon ranger station on the Sist.
The snowfall for the month averaged
ib inches and precipitation occurred
on an average OF only one day.
Wind.
The total wind movement for the
month az Santa Fe va t,7ii miles.
or ~ miles get hour. highest Neloc-
nv, 20 miles from thc north ON The
Nth. A. Roswell the total movement
was t.tts miles or 3 miles per hour;
highest velocity. 20 miles from the
northwest on the "a. At the kFfi.
cultural college the total movement
was b.ate miles or - miles per hour
highest velocity 30 miles from the
northwest on the seth. while az "
paso the total movement was d.7it
miles or ? miles per hour. highest We
locity. a. miles from the northeast ON
the iath. The prevailing direction fof
the state was from the west. and the
month was a quiet one
sunshine and Cloudinc~s.
Clear skies largely prevailed
thfuuNhuut inc month n Tor the
state. a. a whole. there we're 20 clear
days. Q partly cloudy. and hui one
cloudy. Santa Ne recorded % per
cent Of tho possible sunshine. or 2g1
hours. and there wnH no dnY through,
out tho month with less than so per.
cent OF the possible amount RIOS.
VOL recorded 81 percent OF the poe.
sihie sunshine and had "a DAYS viii
50 percent or more % the possible
amount
Miscellaneous pbcnomrna.
Lunar hulos were ohsefK 81 ON M
10th. 18Th. iath. 18Th and 18th. whil,
: solar halus were noted on the SIN
tfth. 18TH and 18Th Fog urcurrr.
along the northern RIO gmudr on th,
let TO ~. ~ 10 itth. gtHt ggth AM.
2sth The observer az Nirsyiyia ro
ports a remarkable deposit Of froxct
fog In the carlg mornings OF the i'm
18Th. 18Th. 2ist snd 2Nth Siett or
CURED az a few southern stations of
4, tho 20. itth. g6th and atst. ThuudsI
VAS heard ON the s9th. seth and gist
-Four brief earthquake shocas wor,
felt NJ Sncnrro on tho night Of a..
, aist az = 90 pm. 3 1b pm. bO q
~. and 1900 pm Al we're very mucl
the same in character and were foi
! hy many of the tu~wnspeople. 4 fairil
Z loud rumhlinr sound was heard ac
. Companfiun the quakes and "a rorklul
trembling O. from y. r.. 10 = "
Again az ~ 30 pm. on the 1T e.