Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-12
JUNE EXCEEDED
THE AVERAGE IN
PRECIPITATION
Amount Has Been Exceeded
But Twice During the Last
1 80 Years, According to
Report of Weather Bureau


of temperature and a large excess
of precipitation occurred during
June, according to the general
climatic survey report issued by
the United States weather. bureau
here. There was, however, a small
deficiency of precipitation. at q
few scattered stations, mostly from
the Rio Grande valley westward
but, on the other hand, a con-
siderable excess occurred at many
southwest stations. The average
for the month was one of the
largest of record for June, 1t has
been exceeded only twice during
the last thirty years-3.90 in 1903,
and 800 in 1918. ''.H
Daily local showers and thun-
derstorms occurred. but they were
most general over the state on
the End to 5th, 9th to 18th, and
26th to 2Sth. West of the Rio
Grande, however, practically no
showers occurred from the 18th
to the 25th. and they were almost
lacking from the 9Th to 10th, SO
that at least half of the month in
that part of the state was with
out showers. Three or four deaths
were caused by lightning and the
loss of several head of stock, while
the heavy rains the last of May
continued the floods in the Rio
Grande during the first week of
the month. 4e ialfs ''-sH ~
Harvest Rains of Month.
The heaviest rains of the month
occurred in the southeast noun
tain district, exceeding five inch
es in much of Lincoln, Otero,
southwest Chaves and southwest
Eddy counties; the fall at Carson
Seep r. s., amounting to 1884
inches. On the other hand pre-
cipitation in the northern noun
tain areas was comparatively light,
but over the principal dry farm
ing districts showers we've fire.
quent and heavy, giving promise
of an unusually favorable crop
season.
There was a small excess of
temperature in the central Pecos
valley and at the Elephant Butte
dam in the Rio Grande, but other
wise general and marked defic-
iency occurred. Periods with tenn
perature somewhat below normal
were noted from the 3rd to 9th,
18th to goth and 26th to 2Sth.
The 4th or 5th were the coolest
days and the 23rd to 25th the
warmest. Low night temperatures,
however, occurred at many sta
lions as late as the goth, with
light frost at few northern sta
tionss. o.. -f
Temperature.
The monthly mean for the state,
based upon the records of ninety
seven stations having a mean alti-
ture of about 5000 feet, was 66.T
degrees, or II degrees below the
normal as shown by the depart
ures of fifty-two stations, having
records for ten years or more.
The month averaged IL degree
warmer than June, 1919. The
highest monthly mean was 1870
degrees at the Elephant Butte
dam, and the lowest 51.0 degrees at
EIizabethtown. The highest record
ed temperature was los degrees at
the dam on the 9th, and the
lowest rs degrees near Senorito on
the goth, while the greatest local
daily range of temperature was
81 degrees at Luna, on the 1st
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for
the state, based upon the records
of 161 stations, was 2.31 inches,
or O.S1 inch above the normal, as
shown by the departures of 1Oli
stations, having records for~ 10
years or more. Compared with
June. 1919, the last month exceed
ed it O.62 inch. The greatest
monthly amount was 1884 inches
at the SdTSOIl ottp, ~ Ao'' WV
the least 0.16 inch at the Tijeras
canyon station, while the greatest
amount in any twenty-four conse-
cutive hours was 2.S4 inches at
Meek, on the 26-27th. There was.
an, average of seven days with
col inch or more precipitation.
Sunshine and Cloudiness.
Santa Fe recorded 76 per cent
of the total possible sunshine, or
335 hours, and had twenty-four
days with SO per cent or more
of the possible amount, Roswell
recorded rs per cent of the pos
sible sunshine and had twenty.
nine days with so per cent or
more of the possible amount.
while the state university record
ed 80 per cent of the total pos
sibIe sunshine or 352 hours, and
had twenty-nine days with SO per
cent or more of the possible
amount. For the state, as a
whole, there were fifteen clear
days, eleven partly cloudy and
four cloudy.