The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-13
SEPTEMBER WAS
WARMEST ON RECORD
% SINCE YEAR 1871
Precipitation Was Great
ly Deficient, Summary
Reveals

SANTA FE, oct. lathe general
climatic summary for New Mexico. for
september, follows.
The temperature of tho month
averaged considerably above the nor
ma IL a In fact, the warmcSt
September since 1914, and 81 de-
grces above September, 1920. Pre-
cipitstiun, however was greatly de-
ncirnt. considering the state. as n
whole. although southern counties
had fairly generous showers that, In
a Few Instances. exceeded the normal.
The precipitation was largely local
In character - thundUrstorms with
widely diffo q amounts az nearby
stations. They were most common
over the state on the nrH TO SECOND,
ffth 60 sixth, eleventh 60 twelfth. III
toonth t. nineteenth and twrnty-sec-
ond to twenty-nfth. Large areas In
the northwest part OF Tho state una
smaller ones ln the northeast. how
cvcr received no precipitation, OF
but u mere trace. ana the prccipita-
ton of the northern mountain dis
ultts was unusually NEht.
The temperature Of the month was
rather uniformly high. although hriof
cool periods occurred on the twun-
tielh 70 twe~nty-first and twenty-nlnth
to thirtieth. The latter probably
proving the coolest day Of the month
and tho fourteenth the Wurm,af
frost, generally mot dnmuginr tuuch-
Dd thH north northwest parts uf the
state ON the twentieth and thiri!oth
Eut thcrs yas no generF lQlilnr frost
aud only limited areas were affected.
The mouth proved favorable for the
IatufLnz ~ crolH, harvest. thrcshius
and marketing. and stock IN.
.lu season now closing has been one
~ tuc most SUCCESSFUL which th,
Hte Inns had iu many years despite
az. drouth lint gripprd The southwest
uuliea tli the month of july.
temperature
Tho monthly mean Tor the state
suI upon the records OF g6 stations
having u mean attitude OF ahou
600 feet was COL degrees, or 81
degrees above the normal. as deter
mined from The departures ut % sta
lions having records Tor 10 years OF
more The highest monthly mean "a
gA degrees at Carlsbad and the
ht-hcal recorded temperature iul de-
rrcss ut Lakewood ON D. seventh and
ne sDUurru un the utfh The lowest
monthly mean WAS $40 degrees "a.
ElzlLrthtuWu and IA lowest record
cd temperature 20 drgrocH at SEN
nfltp ou th, ~tv,uty-firat. The great
oft local daily range Of temperature
was 80 degrees 90 Taylor ON the
tWtnty-s'coud
Precipitation
Th0y average precipitation Cor Oh"
state. based upon IN" records Of JOS
stations. was us1 inch, or uea luuh.
below Che normal. az determined
from the departures Of 100 stations
having records for 90 years or ore.
Tho ur,lf,H monthly amount was
fff inches az purtales. while mo- pie-
,Ipltltlnn occurred nj ~ stations and
htt 90 trace no % score more, The
I greatest amount iu "a 20 consecutive
] hourF was g1G inches az fnrtalnH ou
the twelfth. There was an average
I I'D throu DAYS with nnl inch or more
! precipitation. while 20 lays We're
| clear. eight partly cloudy o. two
| cloudy Tho prevailing direction OF
thu wind WINS from the southwest and
winds were light
Pressure
Tho lur0motrlC pressure averaged
[ from 1888 at El Iafu and Alhuuyr-
] Uf. 10 90 SIS ut santa ie -3hi OF