Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-14
NOVEMBER WAS
COLD AND WI I
IN NEW W MEXICO
ONLY -Four Eleventh Months
in Past 81 Years Have
Had Lower Tempera-
lures; Much Precipitation
snccInl to The journal.


Santa Fe, ". NJ, Dec. 13-(U. S.
Weather Bureau) The month of
November averaged considerably
below the normal in temperature
and much above in precipitation,
for the state as a whole. Only
four Novembers during the last 32
years were colder-1S95 (S9.9,
1899 (39D, 1911 (3S.9) and 1918
(3S.D; yet in point of actual low
est temperature for the month few
have been as mild. The lowest re-
corded temperature was only two
degrees below zero, while in for
mer years records Of is, 19 and
even 23 degrees below zero have
been recorded. On the other hand,
the highest temperature noted for
the month was much below that
usually recorded-in other words
the month was a fairly cool one
throughout and was not given to
great extremes of temperature.
Warm weather prevailed at the
beginning of the month and was
fairly general till the tenth or elev-
enth, and a second warm period
occurred from the twenty-fifth to
the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth.
A few stations had cold nights on
the fourth and fifth, but generally
the lowest of the month occurred
on the thirteenth or fourteenth,
while the eighth was generally the
Warmest day.
The precipitation of the month
was large, especially over the north
and west portions of the state. The
average, however, has been exceed
ed six times during the last 80
years, and 1906, especially was
much greater. Heavy snow occur
red over all of the mountain areas,
attaining a maximum fall of almost
four feet on the crest of the Sangre
de Cristo, and in excess of three
feet on the crests Of the Jemez and
the San Juan ranges. Away from
the mountains the snow spread out
,southward and eastward until
about two-thirds Of the state had
five inches or more. The storms
.of the month, which were frequent
and fairly general, occurred on the
third fourth, fifteenth sixteenth,
twenty first twenty fourth and
twenty y-eighth-thirtieth
The moisture of the month and
the absence Of severe weather were
favorable for ranchmen and stock
,men, permitting stock to remain
out without heavy feeding or seri-
Gus loss from cold or starvation.
The weather also admitted Of
much late plowing, some seeding,
Ill Afvars lot fnlF inn
ginning and general farm work.
e Temperature
The monthly mean for the state,
based upon the reports of 102 sta
ations having a mean altitude OF
tabout 5000 feet, was 40.2 degrees,
or 2.S degrees below the normal,
Jas determined from the departures
gof IS stations having records for
f10 years or more. The month ave-
traged 5.S degrees colder than Mo-
syember, 1921. The highest month
tly mean was 51.3 degrees at Oro-
grande, and the highest recorded
temperature So degrees at Deming
,on the eighth, at Richland on the
ninth and at Carlsbad on the tenth.
The lowest monthly mean was 26.S
uGBIGtS dI CuduldJ anu the lONeS
recorded temperature 2 degrees be-
low zero at Hermosa on the sew
enteenth. The greatest local daily
range of temperature was 65 de-
grees at Rociada on the fifth.
Precipitation
The average precipitation for
the state, based upon the reports
of 16S stations, was 1903 inches, or
0.42 inch above the normal, as de-
termined from the departures of
124 stations having records for 10
years or more. The precipitation
of the month was OBS inch greater
than November, 1921. The great
est amount for the month was 5.S1
inches at Diener, and the least
amount OIL inch at Glenrio and
Newman. The greatest amount in
any "a consecutive hours was 2,60
inches at Diener on the twenty
first. There was an average snow
fall of 6.7 inches, and precipitation
occurred on an average of five
days, while IS were clear, six part
ly cloudy and six cloudy. The
prevailing direction of the wind
was from the southwest and winds
were light