The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-02-11

IRENE southern border 20 3 inches IN
the border rountltH. 10 inches In
41utntn4l and southwest low landH.
20. SC. 90 or more inciics oxcr az of
the moderate elevations 5000 20 81
ooo fcct). 90 10 Zoe inches IN the
highest mountain areas reaching \
maximum TALL o. nearly see inches NJ
the crest Of the range In eastern Taos
county.
There was an average II IS days
with Noi inch or more precipitation.
which n about onc-third greater than
tte normal and exceeds any previous
year in numoer Of rainy days on
the other hand the sunshine Of the
year was not far below the normal.
The last frost In h spring gen
orally occurred on y 1lth OF March
about The Sth 10 10th OF April over
tho larger part OF the state north
ward, higher stations and northern
localities having frost TIL the 2Sth Of
April and some districts were touched
the iHt TO I'd OF June. In tho fall
frost began TO appear in northern dis
tricts on the sd ~ September, going
slowly southwark IN October but
southern valleys were largely FREQ tn
the list 20 lath Of November. giving
a Ions and successful season.
Tho sunshine. a previously noted,
averaged practically normal. Al san
IA he Gk peg cnt OF tho total pos
sihio amount was recorded. or a0i9
hours. January had the largest
amount ga ror cent? and March the
smallest $50 per cent?. Roswell re-
corded ~ per cent OF the total possi-
bile nmoun and there also January
had the largest amount CSC per cent?
while October had the least (53 per
cent?. For the state. rs a whole,
there were 2Of clear DAYS, f04 partly
cloudy and 81 cloudy.
The winds of the year were pre-
Nniling southWcatcrly and not so
%boisterous m during the previous
year. Santa Fo recorded n total
movement OF 64.sG5 miles. or "a
miles per hour; highest velocity ~
miles from the south. November SIN.
Roswell recorded 60. as miles. or 7.3
miles per hour. highest velocity IS
miles from the southwest on the 18th
OF February. Tho Agricultural Col
logc received 65. 500 mixes or rs miles
per hour; highest velocity 81 from
the west, March 18Th. ~ Paso re-
ported 9a.6bS miles, or i0.7 miles per
hour. highest velocity 90 from the
west Feb. 18th. while AlbuIuoruue
(for eleven monthsl recorded an av-
erage velocity OF SO miles per hour.
highest velocity 20 miles from the
south. March goth.
The relative humidity for h yc1r
averaged So per cen at Santa Re, 81
per cent at Roswell, So per cent az
Albuquerque. SO per cent al tle Az
rlcuitural College and a. pee cent a,
IL paso.
Evaporation.
The evaporation record for tho year
shows a very considerable decrease
from the high figures set IN 1917. and
i19tS. due, no doubt. 20 greater pre-
I c%ipitation. cooler weather and light
er wind Veiocities. The results fOi
the three can seem TO Indicate d
series which will probably be about
the extreme conditions. Thus 1917
hot, dry and windy shows large eVnp
Grafton: 1918 apparently midway aux
1919, cool wet and With tighter wine
movement u p lowest 81 the series
The differences r marked az IN
Elephant Butte dam, where 1871
shows "a total evaporation Of 109.G9.
inches. while 1919 had but 9i27l
inches. Al Santa Fe. 1917 Shove,
iT5Sib. while 1919 shows but $3.50
: Inches, while Tucumcari VITA rccor'