The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-05-15
APRIL TEMPERATURE
WAS BELOW NORMAL
Precipitation Averaged
Slightly in Excess,
Report Shows

SANTA NE. May is-Ths gen
cral climatic aurvey for April says
April averaged nomewhnt below
the normal In tempsrture and
slightly above In precipitation. ~
general temperatures were above
the normal in eastern counties and
below In central and west. ~
this aid not hold good entirely. ~
many eastern stations In n 6 over
aged below the normal ami a few
central and west above. The
month began moderate. hut colder
weather followed on the 3sh ana
4th and again on the 9TH and lbth
and I'm to goth. on the Other
hand. warn periods occurred on
the iath. i3th. 18th and 10th and
2ist to gam. The 18th was prob
ably the coolest day 81 the month
and the 2ist the warmest.
A fairly large excess Of pr.ripi-
tntion occurred along the eastern
border from Quay county south
ward and "a fair excess In southoi n
and eastern counties west To the
pccos. also along the wes,or1
border from southwest McHiHlsy
To catron counties Periods Of
precipitation were noted on The
End TO iih. 9Th TO i0th and 2fth &C.
2Sth with local rains IN other
dates. The last period was w.dc
spread and generous rains CO.
CURED, especially from the isto
GrHnde eastward snow fell tfith
the first storm Of the month. r'nUn-
ing almost all parts Of the stnfc
ana In the later storms 10 IA
higher northern districts. reaching
n maximum fall Of i20 inchet ia
the mountains % Taos county. Ihc
warmth Of the month, now srr
caused rapid melting and q number
u were hish At its rlos,
while southern streams lad largely
passed their flow
The rains IN eastern count es
aided In the volume of strs1uh
locally, thus in an Intense lu"tl
rain ana nail storm ut Lake Ava
Ion, the observer reports A. iul
lows Gage reading az f30 T. m.
on the 22rd. ia feet at q y. m
1910 feet and actual increase in
storage ~ I 200 acre feet. And the
observer concludes. from having
gone uorthwari To the Dayton
Englng station the following morn
inE and returned by the west ronI.
that Seven Rivers and Rocky Ar
ruya did not contribute 20 the
inflow. and that. In fact. q, entcrc .
below Mcmillan reservoir. 2aO
inches precipitation occurred due
ing the ~down-pour.
The month va favorabio f1r
farming operations after the ittli
but prior to that date. seeding.
planting and farm work were
largely held back by dryncss and
cold. The blooming ~ fruit was
also held back, especially IN north
ern and central districts. Range
growth was slow and in many
places practically nothing. owing 81
dryncss Stock was In fair 10 good
= condition, except In ~EoGthcast,
whore IL was thin.
Temprrnfurc
The monthly mean temperature
Tor the state. based upon the rec-
ords Of 9b stations havinp "a mean
altitude Of about b.eOG g.. Was 800
or 0s1 below the normal nH de.
tornined from the departures OF
rs stations having records for 40
years or more. Compared with
April, 1891. the last month was
laf warmer The highest monthly
near was 90 4 at Carlsbad and
the hlghest observed tempe. uturc,
SO az Tularuan on tho ahfh The
lowest monthly mean WI, ssfo
al Luna. aud the lowest Observed
! temperature e. a. Chamn on tho
18Th. The greatest local dsfly
range % temperature was Soc at
l.spanpla on the 2ist
Precipitation
The average precipitation FOR the
state based upnn tho records OF
los stations. was $50 inches. OF
. "a ar HHHaA 49,. ~ mA -.
deter mined from the departure oi
III stations having records Tor ~
years " more. The greatest month.
ly amount waA s.ss inchcs near
ITeNico while no precipitation oc.
curred az 3 stations. ihe great
,st amount In any "a c~ousecutivs
| hou-s WAS 500 inches near
Wagon Mound on the g6th The
snowfall OF the month averaged
i06 inch. and precipitation t0.0l
inch or murol occurred on an YER
y of four days. while 90 wurs
clear, . partly cloudy and 3 cioudy
The prevailing wind direction wa,
from the southwest.
Pressure
The atmospheric pressure, re.
duced 10 sea level. averaged from
from 2s.si inches at Alhuqucrqus
to 1859 a. ~ raso. 29S4 at RIOS.
we'll 90 SIS NJ Santa De To- 2sSe al
Amarillo; highest. aOSe af santa
fe on the 18th lowcrt. g9ss al
Roswell on the 9Th.
Relative Humidity
The relative humidity az this
State Agricultural COLLEGE aver.
aged ~ per cent. al the State lint
varsity. 80 per cent. a. toswrll
J 81 per cent; At SANTA Pc 81 pei
rent. az Amarillo IS per cent. an,
at Ei pnso. ~ per cent
. Wind
Z The Agricultural college recnrie,