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BULLETIN 1031, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



Table 3. — Annual and seasonal iJuly, August, and September) precipitation for 

 seven stations in southern New Mexico and vicinity icith departure from the 

 normal. 



Year. 



Agricultural 

 College. 



Alamagordo. 



Elephant 

 Butte. 



El Paso, Tex. 



Lordsburg. 



An- 

 nual.i 



Sea- 

 sonal.i 



An- 

 nual.i 



Sea- 

 sonal.i 



An- 

 nual.i 



Sea- 

 sonal.' 



An- 

 nual.! 



Sea- 

 sonal.i 



An- 

 nual.! 



Sea^ 

 sonal.i 



1895 



Inches. 

 9.47 

 7.99 

 8.96 

 11.21 

 9.67 

 8.40 

 11.96 

 10.90 

 10.29 

 10.13 

 17.09 

 8.80 

 6.42 

 5.97 

 4.94 

 4.02 

 5.80 

 9.20 

 11. 73 

 11.85 

 7.37 

 7.78 

 5.58 

 7.23 

 8.05 



Inches. 

 6.18 

 4.21 

 5.55 

 6.35 

 7.12 

 4.22 

 4.83 

 9.15 

 4.90 

 6.62 

 6.39 

 2.97 

 3.33 

 3.35 

 2.74 

 2.79 

 2.68 

 6.22 

 4.30 

 4.48 

 4.67 

 2.47 

 4.91 

 2.71 

 4.20 



Inches. 



Inches. 



Inches. 

 9.11 

 10.84 

 16.89 

 14.38 

 7.12 

 6.03 

 8.49 

 6.19 

 6.76 



Inches. 

 6.47 

 6.04 

 10.40 

 8.75 

 4.27 

 3.97 

 3.54 

 5.36 

 1.50 

 8.80 



Inches. 

 10.20 

 9.79 

 12.41 

 6.16 

 7.30 

 7.95 

 8.68 

 10. 15 

 11.63 

 11.30 

 17.80 

 14.99 

 8.41 

 6.94 

 4.33 

 4.03 

 10.88 

 10.14 

 7.09 

 17.02 

 10.26 

 7.77 

 6.49 

 8.21 

 9.87 



Inches. 

 4.77 

 5.30 

 8.19 

 2.96 

 4.63 

 4.99 

 2.21 

 7.98 

 6.44 

 6.33 

 5.37 

 7.30 

 3.81 

 4.62 

 2.73 

 2.02 

 4.88 

 5.71 

 2.27 

 7.32 

 6.50 

 4.21 

 5.56 

 3.19 

 5.89 



Inches. 

 5.44 

 13. 55 

 13.33 

 6.13 

 5.73 

 6.99 

 7.41 

 5.87 

 4.04 

 8.07 

 19.50 

 9.58 

 12.15 

 8.66 

 10.18 

 4.95 

 11.73 

 14.15 

 11.69 

 19.70 

 10.91 



Inches. 

 2 51 



1896 







5 76 



1897 







9 70 



1898 



19.23 



12.60 



2 63 



1899 



4 30 



1900 







4 34 



1901 



11.47 



7.25 

 6.95 

 8.95 



19.25 

 11.16 



10.88 

 12.11 

 6.85 

 8.65 

 12.69 

 9.61 

 12.38 

 19.03 

 14.00 

 12.46 

 5.20 

 11.47 

 15.02 



3.79 

 5.30 

 3.47 

 4.92 

 5.07 

 3.05 

 6.41 

 7.62 

 3.64 

 5.04 

 5.65 

 5.33 

 3.93 

 7.43 

 8.08 

 5.03 

 3.97 

 2.73 

 7.25 



3 23 



1902 



3 80 



1903 



2 08 



1904 



.5. 30 



1905 



5 61 



1906 







3 49 



1907 







6.25 



1908 







3 23 



1909 



6.68 

 5.79 



13.51 

 10.95 

 12.27 

 15.12 

 13.87 

 13.73 

 3.53 

 10.76 

 11.64 



5.33 

 2.70 



6.84 

 5.82 

 4.40 

 7.68 

 7.96 

 5.77 

 2.85 

 4.95 

 5.15 



7.53 



1910 



2.96 



1911 



3 54 



1912 



6.33 



1913 



2 51 



1914 



7.69 



1915 



4.77 



1916 





1917 



8.28 



4.57 



1918 



.50 



1919 











Mean 



3 8.51 



•14.81 



5 11.48 



^5.49 



6 10. 18 



6 6.13 



'9.53 



'5.07 



8 9.28 



9 4.47 









Socorro. 



Deming. 



Mean annual. 



Mean seasonal. 



Year. 



An- 

 nual.! 



Sea- 

 sonal.! 



An- 

 nual.! 



Sea- 

 sonal.! 



Rain- 

 fall.2 



Depar- 

 ture.2 



Rain- 

 fall. 2 



Depar- 

 ture.2 



1895 



Inches. 



Inches. 



Inches. 

 8.23 

 12.70 

 10.21 

 7.42 

 5.74 

 7.41 

 5.37 

 4.66 

 9.09 

 12. 53 

 17. 59 

 10.79 

 11.69 

 4.50 

 6.01 

 3.42 

 15.10 

 11.13 

 11.44 

 17.55 

 11.88 

 15.28 

 3.40 

 5.49 

 7.78 



Inches. 

 5.58 

 8.25 

 6.17 

 4.25 

 5.24 

 5.28 

 1.93 

 2.87 

 3.25 

 7.31 

 4.89 

 5.60 

 7.53 

 2.19 

 2.86 

 2.78 

 9.20 

 6.04 

 6.18 

 8.81 

 7.85 

 8.38 

 2.30 

 2.70 

 3.75 



Inches. 

 8.49 

 10.97 

 12.07 

 10. 76 

 7.31 

 7.30 

 9.06 

 7.50 

 8.12 

 10.20 

 18.98 

 11.15 

 11.23 

 7.41 

 6.73 

 5.50 

 12.26 

 10.45 

 10.67 

 16.87 

 12.12 

 12.23 

 5.31 

 9.23 

 11.44 



Inches. 

 1.52 



.96 

 2.06 



.75 

 2.70 

 2.71 



.95 

 2.51 

 1.89 



.19 

 8.97 

 1.14 

 1.22 

 2.60 

 3.28 

 4.51 

 2.25 



.44 



.66 

 6.86 

 2.11 

 2.22 

 4.70 



.78 

 1.43 



Inches. 

 5.10 

 5.79 

 7.59 

 6.25 

 4.99 

 4.25 

 3.63 

 5.74 

 3.61 

 6.54 

 6.24 

 4.45 

 6.07 

 3.94 

 4.13 

 3.02 

 5.47 

 5.52 

 3.71 

 7.44 

 7.17 

 5.24 

 3.88 

 2.92 

 5.37 



Inches. 

 0.09 



1896 





5.23 

 5.52 



.60 



1897 



10.61 



2.40 



1898 



1.16 



1899 . 



7.71 



7.05 



10.06 



4.36 

 2.70 



5.22 



.20 



1900 



.94 



1901 



1.66 



1902 



.55 



1903 . - 







1.58. 



1904 







1.35 



1905 



2.40 



11.60 

 17.85 

 6.29 

 8.11 

 7.62 

 16.12 

 8.01 

 8.10 

 17.81 

 16.57 

 16.38 

 4.69 

 12.22 

 16.31 



i6.i2 



4.31 



9.10 

 2.63 

 4.13 



2.84 



5.53 

 3.20 

 2.37 



8.71 

 10.34 



5.61 

 3.02 

 3.69 



6.02 



1.05- 



1906 



.74 



1907 



.88 



1908 



1.25 



1909 



1.06. 



1910 



2.17 



1911 



.28 



1912 



.33 



1913 



1.48 



1914 



2.25 



191,5 



1.98 



1916 



.05 



1917 



1.31 



1918 . 



2.47 



1919 



.18 







Mean 



10 11.28 



!14.96 



12 9. 77 



12 5. 46 



10.01 



5.19 









1 Bold-faced figures for years below average; others average or above. 



2 Bold-faced figures for amounts below normal; other amounts above normal. 

 ' 56 years' records. ' 35 year."' 



< .57 years' records. 

 6 22 years' records. 

 8 26 years' records 

 ' 41 years' records, 



' 35 years' records. 



s 36 years' records. 

 '" 23 years' records. 

 !! 26 years' records. 

 12 42 years' records. 



