The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-14
JANUARY MUCH
BELOW NORMAL
N TEMPERATURE
Precipitation Was Also
Light in Nearly All
Parts of State.

SANTA FE. Fcb. 14-Tho gem
oral climatic summary for New
Mexico Tor January follows.
The temperature OF the month
averaged much below the normal
and the precipitation slightly be-
low. 4 marked deficiency Of
temperature occurred IN the east
ern counties. while central counties
were nearly norual and a few
I northwest stations showed a small
cNces The average for the SUITE
showed "a deficiency Of 10 degrees.
ard "a marked change from the
excess OF temperature that had
continued from September to the
close OF 1891.
Warm periods were noted at
the beginning Of the month. and
again On the seth. IAN ana IL
1ath. although the month was u
of rather steady cold, with "a Sc
we're and general cold wave from
tho 9th Ia the 22nd The 2lst
was probably the coolest day ct
the month, and the IAN the warm
est, although the actual highest
nt individual stations occurred on
various dates
~ ~ 'N 80 800
averaged far below the normal IN
the eastern, the central and the
southwest counties. Parts OF the
soutk-ccntral district however. an"
all OF the northwest averaged
above. Precipitation periods uc-
currcd on the 2-ith. g-ioth. 49,
sOth and 2A-Sist not general on
all OF these dates but touching
parts OF the state. and in lesser
degree ON a few other days also
Considerable snow occurred 90 the
mountain districts and the water
outlook was improved IN IT, Mo
Grando. the ella and southwest
and the San Juan and northwest.
The dryness ~ the month Ia east
ern me southeastern counties
caused deterioration uf range.
scafcity Of water ana poor cOndi-
ton of fan suwn grain. whilo the
cold caused some shriukagc ct
took In northern counties Little
farming activity occurred.
Temperature.
The monthly mean tor the state.
ybnHed upon the records uf lUu
stations having a mean attitude 81
about 5000 feet. was ana degrees.
or 20 degrees below thy normal.
a. determined from the Departures
Of SIS stations having records Tor
IA years or more The month
averaged Cd degrees colder than
January. 1871. The highest
monthly mean wa. as degrees at
Tularo~a and the highest recorded
temperature sS degree at Pear
on the ijth The lowest monthly
mean was iL5 degrees at Elisa
bethtuwu. and the lowest recorded
temperature ~ dogrpcH below
nero a. bulcc ana He'd River on
the .l-t, The greatest local daily
range Of temperature was bG de-
grecs al Ben Ranch on tho 10Th
Precipitation.
The average precipitation Tor
the state. based upon TN records
OF i1O stations. was O.bl inch. %
Ois inch below the normal. as de-.
tcrm!ned by the Departure ct lOs
stations having records Tor io
years or more January. 1921, W..
COS inch wottcr than the lns'
month The greatest monthly
amount WIS al inches at Noun.
tain Park ana the greatest 100 any
20 consecutive hours 10 IA th'
same station on tho 3d No pre-
cipltatiou occurred a. . stations
and but u trace al u dozen or so
more. The average snowfall wa
81 Inches, and O.0t inch or more
precipitation occurred on 3 days
while 10 wrro clear, z partly
cloudy and o cloudy. The pro
vtihng direction OF the wind va
I from the southwest.
Pressure.
! Tn. barometer readings, reduced
ia sea -ievel. averaged from 5D.O2
.Jnchns at ~ paHo to aO.05 al Al
huuucruuc zoos at santa tc and
I g0i2 At Amarillo highest 80 G. ui
'Stnta Re on the 18th. lowest 900
l at Roswell on the 18th.
Relative Humidity.
. The relative humidity 81 the
! month averaged IS per cent at the
I Agricultural college. ~ per cent
( at the state university. IS per cent
Y at Roswell % por cent at SANTA
4 re. sS per ccnt M Amarillo ana a.
, per cent at III rasn.
Wind.
The Agricultural college record
\ ed s.S7S miles. or 10 mites per
. hour. highest velocity ~ from the
southwest on the 2isi The state
! university recorded t.127 miles. ~
SO miles por hour, highest velocity
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