The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-12
HEAVY RAINS AND
SMALL TORNADO
FEATURE OF MAY
Weather Report Shows
6-Inch Fall at Tu--
cumcari

SANTA FE, June 1.-The general
climatic summary FOR New Mexico
for b month of May as Issued today
by the weather office here says.
The temperature Or the month av-
eraged practically normal. consider
ing the state a. a whole. while the
prsci aa.ution averaged far above. All
parts Of A. state shared In the ca
cess 81 prec,J itation, except "a small
portion IN the extreme s~ou'h-sonth-
west and from the san t~fanelsco
river north~Ard TO aouthwest Nickin-
ley county. whore o slight deficiency
occurred The month Of May Is com
pnrutiycly dry. normally, but dufing
ID. month lunt cloaed rsauy caSt and
southeast stations reserved more than
fonf inches precipitation n n max
mum fall In excers nf eight Inches
occurred at Tucumcan and vicinity.
Airsoat one-ialf Of the state exceeded
Two inches. ON the other hand, no.
preciplfation. or bur "a mere trace,
occurred al 8 or 9 atntionr In the
southwest portion Of the state.
There we're three fairly gene1al
| per.ods Of prccipitation-b-ath, IAN
isth aud 22d-2fth. with scattered
/ hover on several other dates
| Heavy local ooWnpOura we're ire
| auanf. lightning caused two or three
| denfha M aoH0e stock ioasos. ana
hail. which accompanied many OF inc
| th dnAcrssorma ala0 caused some 20
/ cal damage and loss. SNOW "ccuit.o
| over the higher northern
with the storms o. n G-7th. is-isth
/ ana goth. but the amount wins small
| The observer AZ Trementina, eastern
ean Miguel county. says mat "a small
| tornado occurred near That town on
The 2sth. Hail occurred al ths vil-
/ lase and a small "twisier FORMED
ans mile southwest. u uprovtea
every tree within IL path about aeo
feet in width, but III moi -,tlh. a
1 house. aud after travelling about ,
miles northcastward was dissipntea
The station recorded o.t9 inch OF
precipitation during the storm
A fairly genefai exce9 of temper
atura occurred over the eastern halt
+, on the STATE. and a deficiency ~ the
4, .saeru half a few exceptions scinf
noted In both districts. The mos
ur-ououncod warm period OF the
month occurred from the grin 10 the
a. ths Gloss and the mot pronounced
cold period from the eth 10 y lV'n
Tho 27th was probably the WafmeAi
lny and the I'm the coideai
Tn. haromete averaged from 1918
NJ A~lbuaueraue and VI Prao 20 2s.ho
"a Gallup aud fnnta Pc, CESS az Res
we'll aud 1870 inches "a Amarillo
hlahert a0.29 inchra at Amarihoi
/ lowest. 2s.b2 at Santa IT, ana "
paso. The barometer remained re-
markahle even throughout the mohuh'
Wind.
The State Agricultural college re-
carisd G.o56 miles. or - muss per
hour. highest velocity % from the
ss.fhsast on the 14th Albuquer-
que registered s.fta mites OF IL :
miles per hours hirheH velocity %
miles from tho southwest on the liih,
Roswell Registered 1919 miles. Or ~
miles per hour. highest velocity ~
from the snufh on the goth. santa To-
/ registered 7.H4G miles, or l0b miles
per honr. highest soiocity a. from the
soSfh on the eth Amarillo registered
s.4sG miles. OF las miles per hour
highest velocity 80 from the south
easi on the eth. while ~ Pass regis
tered $3.50 miles. or lie pei hour
voioUliy A. miles from the
y ~ on tho Gth.
sunshine.
irhA STATE University recorded ses
n aars ~ 7a per cent ~ the possible
ldunt. Roswell n per cent santa
aga hours. or - per cent and
barlilo ~ per cent VI the possible
= lFhlne.