The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-14
FEBRUARY WAS
NEARLY NORMAL
IN TEMPERATURE
Dryness Held Back
Plowing; Early Bios
SONS Killed in South


SONS Killed in South
SANTA re. n NJ, March H.
The general climatic summary Tor
New Mexico. February, 1922, fol-
lows.
The month averaged nearly nor-
ma. In temperature, hut far below
In precipitation South and south
east counties were especially dry
and even the last general torn
at the close OF the month. which
gave good precipitation over 20
large part OF the state. practically
skipped with southern counties.
There was a small Ncess of proci-
pitation at a few scattered north
east stations and a fairly general
excess over the northern border
counties OF the Rio urande divis-
ion. but elsewhere a deficiency
II was greatest In the south-sOuth-
east counties. Periods Of %prccipi-
tntion were noted on the LIST. hth.
2gd and 2f-2Sth. the last two days
most general Snow occurred ut
the higher northern station with
each passing storm and fairly well
over the state on the 27-2Sth
The average fall was not FAR from
normal.
tn" month began cold. which
listed Till the hih to 5th. and "a
second brief cold period occurred
on the 18th. while "A general and
were cold wave swept The state
on the e5-2Sth. lasting well into
49, ~ a.. eN.H NmVI NnsuWWa
porlods occurred on the iO-i1th
ably was the coolest day OF the
month and the 20th the wirmest.
although these dates varied
The dryncss ~ the month held
farming activity In checH although
plowing began In southern valleys
along with the irrigation ~ orch
ards and alfalfa fields. some ear
Is blossoms were out on peaches,
plums and aprlcots and were lost
In the freeze nj the close of the
month. Ranges were exceedingly
dry In southern counties and were
poor In southeast; olsowher" stock
continued In good condition. al
though feeding was needed In the
storm az the Close " tho month
Temperature.
The monthly mean for the state.
based upon the records Of i0i
counties having a mean altitude u
about 5000 feet, was 35.2 degrees
or O2 degree below the normal ~
determined from the departures -
~ stations having record for 10
years or morc The month aver
aged IL degrees colder than Feb
ruary. 1891. The highest monthly
mean was 4S.G degrees at Tur-
noys ranch. and the highest re-
corded temperature SO degrees at
Lakewood on the 10Th. HHsermun
on the nth. Artcsin on the Ism
and both Artosia aud Lakewood
on the goth. The lowest monthly
NEAR Was % degrees AT Elizabeth
town and the lowest recorded tom
perature - degrees below zero a.
bulce on the 5th. The greatest
was 80 degrees at Miami on the
eth
Precipitation.
The average precipitation for the
tate based upon the records OF
IA stations. was 0i4 inch. or 025
below the normal, rs determined
from the departures Of ll3 stations
having records Tor 10 years or
more The greatest monthly
amount vas SAG inches at ChamR.
while no precipitation occurred at
~ stations The Creates amount
In any "a consecutive hours was
. go inches at Harvey's Up Ranch
on the 27th. The average sHow-
tail FOR the state was 81 inches
and precipitation occurred on an
average 81 tive days. while ~ were
clear. seven partly cloudy and four
cloudy The prevailing direction
% the wind was from the south
west.
Prcssurc-The barometer. rcduc-
vi to sea-level averaged from
2gps NJ ri Paso to 30.0i at Santa
Pc. aeO2 at Roswell and to 1905
NJ Amarillo; highest, 3O6l at
Roswell on the 18Th: lowest. 29ii
at Santa F. on the east.
Humidity-The relative humid %
ity al the agricultural college aV-
araEed 81 pJr cent for the month;
a. Albuquerque ~ per cent; AZ
Roswell - per cent; at Santa Fe
q per cent. az Amarillo IS per
cent. and AZ FL Pa=o 80 per cent.
Wind-The agricultural college
registered 5.5s6 miles or Sc miles
per hour: highest velocity % from
the west on the sth. The state
university registered 5000 miles.
or SO miles per hour. hiehest We
loclty. so miles from the north
wet on the 5ih. Roswell register
ed 6.tla or 81 miles per hour.
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