The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-13
RAINFALL
ABOVE THE AVERAGE
Two Heavy Snowstorms
Feature; Temperature
Below Normal

siderably above Ia nrrcipitation, con
nidering the state ~ ~ whole. But
The notable fcaturo Of the month was
the unusunlly heavy Snowfall In south
the 2s'2Sth. and IN northern noun
tain areas In the storm Of the so
Sat. The eNcesa vas largely due to
a broad helt Of htatt Precipitation.
which extended ~diatonnily across the
state from Luna, bona Ana and
Otero counties to Taos, ColfaN and
Union. with heavy precipitation also
In the southern Pecos valley.
Three periods OF preeipitation oc
curred--tne 13'lAth, 23.2,th and 50
31st, while scattered rains also oc
CURED on the Sd, 9Th, 18th. nth and
| l9'2Oth. The stoun % the 23.25th
anvc unusually heavy Precipitation
over the southern half Of the state.
with phenomenal snowfall In tho
storm OF the s0'sist practically GOV.
cred the entire state and gave heavy
snowfall In tho northern mountain
areas. The resulting snowfall Tor tho
month was most unusual Tor October,
and more like u mid winter month
than a fail month. once before. how.
ever, the state experienced an aver
w fall In October, witch was, as
great, and that was In 1906. yhe
snowfall in October. 1905. however,
was largely confined to the northern
mountain areas. whereas the snowfall
OF the last month was heaviest In the
southern mountain areas. About one
half Of the state had five inches. the
southwest mountain areas approached
IS Inches tOur observer at Hcrmosa
says Tho higher districts u. the Black
range had eight to ten fcet), tho
southeast "a inches and The northern
mountains ~ to 80 inches.
The temperature OF the month av
eragcd somewhat below normal. al
though certain cnatern border sta.
tions and a fcw southern were slightly
in excess. The month began with
fairly high temperature which con.
tinued till the niath, and thereafter
comparatively cool weather continued
Till the close. with sharper cold than
usual on the 2ist, 22nd, and goth and
27th. Tho 9th was probably tie
warmest day Of the north and the
2Tth the coolest. The month was IA,
vorable for the completion OF harvest,
threshing, marketing, cotton picking
and ginning, plowinR and additional
fall seeding stock and the curing Of
range grasses.
-Tcmpcraturc.
The monthly mean for the state,
based upon the records of "a stations
having 4 mean altitude OF about 5000
49, 80 Wv - AHA 4 I'VE
below the normal for the month, aa
determined from the departures OF
90 stations having records for ten
years or more. Tho month was 90
degrees colder thnp October. 1919.
The highest monthly noun wal 6i.4
degrees at Carlsbad and the highest
record Temperature 9S degrees 0t Car
rlzozo and Demii.g (near) on the Sti.
The lowest. monthly mean was 51.i
degrees at Schuster Springs. H.. r.,
while the lowest recorded temperature
was 2 degrees near Scnorlto on tho
cist. The greatest local daily ranko
Of temperature was g. degrees ncar
Deniins on the 18th.
Humidity.
The mean relative humidity at
Santa Fe at 6 a. an, was GO Fer cent
at 6 p. N, 80 per cent. and Tor the
month "a per cent. At Roswell The
mean at { a. m. was GS per cent, 81
y . IN, ~ per cant and for the month
Sc pet cent At the state University
tho mean al . a. M. was 80 per cent,
nj q y. M, 30 per cent, and fur the
month iG per cent. At III faso tho
mean at 9 q. m. was az per cent. at
6 p. n.y. 2S per cent, and for the
month, so per cent. while at the Sattc
Agricultural college the mean at 7:sC
a. M. was 60 per cont. at 8 p. M. II
per cent and for the month, A pnr
cent. somewhat drier, as "A whole
than Octoer, 1919.
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the
state, based upon the records OF 15s
stations, was $50 Inches. or O.b3 incl
above the normal, as determined from
the departures OF 90 stations having
records for ten years or more. III,
month average was 022 inch greater
than October, 1919. The greatest
monthly amount was 4.S6 inches at
Nara Visa. and tho least O.02 incl
near Olive. extreme northeast chavel
county, while the greatest in any "a
consecutive hours was 3.Tf inches al
Carlsbad on the 24.25th. The snow
fall averaged 40 inches, and O.O1 Inch
or more precipitation occurred On
four days.
The total wind movement at Santa
Re was 1856 miles, or 7.6 miles
per hour; highest velocity, 3s miles
from the south on the Goth. At Itos
well the total movement was b,Bai
miles, or so miles per hour; highest
velocity, 3S miles from he northeael
on the 24th. Al the state University
the total movement wnB 6,00f miles
or So miles Der hour; highest We
loclty so miles from tho west on tn,
18th. At the state Agricultural col
- N1hAA was 1HNWa
miles, or "a miles per hour: highest
velocity, 81 miles from the southeasI
on the 18th, while nj ~ Pasp the tOta
movement was S.O9S miieh. or i0.l
miles per hour; highest velocity 5I
miles from the northeast on the 34th
The prevailing direction for the state
, was from the southwest, and III,
month was somewhat more windy
than October, 1919.
Sunshinc and Cioudlncss.
Santa Fe recorded II per cent o
the total possible sunshine, or 20,
hours, and had 20 days with so pei
cent or more OF the possible amount
Roswell recorded 10 per cent of tn,
possible sunshine. and had 26 day.
with so per cent or more OF the pos
. slble amount. while Albuquerque re
corded n per tent of the possible
sunshine, or 26s hours, and had p
days with so per cent or more OF IN,
possible amount. For the state as Z
whole. there were 10 clear days.
! partly cloudy and. s cloudy.
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