Book Description

A general summary of weather conditions observed at the Sacramento Peak Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico from August 1954 through January 1962 shows three rather distinct periods of annual precipitation. Median values of atmospheric pressure during successive 4-day intervals indicate the passage of winter cyclonic depressions and the seasonal influence of the general pressure patterns. Statistical analysis of temperature records provides mean maximum and minimum values, the departures from the means, and a chronological history of daily maximum and minimum temperatures. Analysis of wind speed records yields total hours during given months where the wind maintains average speeds from 30 mph through 50 mph, by 5-mile increments. (Author).