El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-01-15
DECEMBER WARM AND
DRY DEFICIENCY IN
Precipitation large
FAIRLY GOOD SNOWFALL Az.
PORTED BIZ WEATHER BuREAu
OVER NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

n W~
lWeather Bureau Office, santa Eel
General climatic summary for New
Mexico for the month Of December,
1919, follows.
The month Of December, 1919, aver
aged far above the normal in tenn
perature. but much below In precipi-
ltation. There was a general and
large excess OF temperature. except
at q few isolated stations along the
eastern and northern borders, where
the excess was small and sven a
deficiency occurred at a few sta
Itions. Moderate temperatures gem
orally obtained al the beginning OF
the month but a sharp cold wave Oc-
CURED from the 8th to 10th and a
second from the 18th to 18th There
latter practically no cold weather oc-
cured. The 9th and 18th were the
coolest days Of the month, while The
Warmest occurred variously from the
Bird to 5th; 18th, 18th, 22d to 25th
and even 2Sth to 31st. The warmth
Of the last decade was especially
noticeable with many reminders Of
fall, rather than Of winter-flies and
bees about many fall birds, little
frost in the ground and streams gen
orally open. In southern valleys
blowing and the preparation Of fields
continued throughout the month, and
genehally over the state late husking
and threshing, hauling, marketing,
dairying and the care OF stock were
continued. Ranges were good and
stock continued in excellent condi
ton.
The precipitation OF the month
showed a general and large deficit
Iency in all but the northwest d.
vision and at a few scattered sta
tons elsewhere. Many eastern and
southern stations, and not q few
southwestern, had no precipitation or
but a mere trace. Three fairly gem
eral period Of precipitation occurred,
ending with the 18th and 18th. Good
snowfall occurred over the northern
mountain regions and the northwest
and a fair depth over central and
southwest mountains.
TEMPERATURE.
The monthly mean for the state,
based upon the records Of 81 stations
having q mean altitude OF about 5000
feet. was 37.I degrees, or 3.2 degrees
above fthe normal, as shown b. the
departures Of IS stations having rec
ords for 10 years or more. The
month was almost 8 degrees warmer
than December, 1918. The highest
monthly mean war 40 degrees at
Gage. and the highest recorded tenn
perature so degrees at Pearl on the
s0th. The lowest monthly mean was
2t.2 degrees 1t DuIce. and the low
est recorded temperature ~ degrees
below zero az the same station on
the 9th. The greatest local daily
range OF temperature was 81 regrees
Cimarron on the 10th.
HUMIDITY.
The mean relative humidity At
santa re at 6 q. m. was 90 per cent;
at 6 d M, IS per cent and for the
month so per cent. The mean az
Roswell at 6 a. N. was ~ per cent,
at 0p. m. AZ per cent, and for the
month. co per cent. AT the state uni
the lei at0 .. m was "
per cent, AZ 9 p. n. Az per cent n
Tor the month 80 per cent Al the
Agricultural college at 3 q. m the
mean wash ~ per cent az 8 .. m. ~
per cent. and for the month So per
cent while az n Paso the mean
u 8 a. m. was 10 iper cent. at 6 p,l
n. So per cent and for the month
81 per cent.
PRECIPITATION.
The average precipitation OF the
based upon the records OF I5l
station was on Inch. or 0S2 incn
the normal as determined from
ne departures of 90 stationD having
.scords Tor 10 years or moro. Docem-
,cr. 1918. had lis inches greater
,rocipltatfou than the month just
,loued. The greatest monthly amount
- eco iaches a. the San Antona
anger station. aud no precipitation
40 dncoriad AZ 10 stations WhAe
nanv others had bat a trace. The
amount n any - cCnneens
iye hours was $50 inches az ~
lnfona ranger station on NJ lin
~ Average snowfall for ne state
90 inchee. ahd precipiinti0n 30
nrraf on an average Of bat two daya.
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