M~RCH, 1911. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 437 CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA FOR MARCH, 1911. .DISTRICT NO. 10, GREAT BASIN. AIZEED H. THIESSEN, District Editor. GENERAL CLIMATOLOQICAL CONDITIONS. The weather over the Great Basin during March, 1911, was on the whole very easant, and'favorable for the farmin operations. Whik the temperature of the present March was above normal, it was about 5' lower than tliat of the same month in 1910. The precipitation, while not quite as much as the average, was much inore than that of March, 1910. rapid advancement of a1 f' vegetation and for progress in TEMPERATURE. The mean temperature for the entire district for March was 38.8', wliich is about 3.6' above normal. The mean temperature at the various stations ranged from 24.2' at Truckee, in eastern California, to 61.3' at Jean, in southern Nevada. The highest mean temperature occurred in central and southern Nevada and in the sheltered valle s of the Utah area; the lowest in the Oregon, Idaho, kyoniing rtnd portions of the California areas. The greatest plus departures occurred in Nevada. There were only a few stations where minus departures occurred, and as a rule they were in the eastern ancl northeastern parts of the district. The first part of the month was cold over the entire district, temperatures below zero being reported in the Wyoming area, and the lowest temperatures of the month were, as a rule, recorded on the 1st and 8d. After the 9th warm weather set in, which continued until the 12t11, when a decided fall occurred ancl zero tein eratures sna lasted until about the 20th. The last cool periocl 29th, after which the warmest weather of the month occurred. The lowest temperature for the district was -11.1' at. Border, Wyo., on the 2d. Other low temperatures were were again recorded in the Wyoming area. f his cold of t R e month extencled generally from the 36th to the - 12' at Cokeville, Wyo., on the 3d; -8' at Paris, Idaho, on the 16th; and -7' at Christmas Lake, Oreg., on the 1st. No tem eratures of zero or lower were reported in the Utah, rp evada, or California areas during this month. The highest temperature for the district was S5' at Jean, Nev,, on the 88th. Other high temperatures were 84' at Iosepa, Utah; 79' a t Burns, Oreg.; ,and 81' at Fernley, Nev., all on the 31st. PRECIPITATION. The preci itation for the district avera ed slightly largest aniounts fell in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, in the Nevacla and California areas, 10.04 inches being reported from Deer Park, Cal., and good amounts fell at stations on the western slope of the Wasatch Mountains, in the Utah area. The least amounts fell in the Oregon and in the northeastern art of the Nevacla and northwest? ern part of t-he Uta{ areas, where all stations reported amounts below normal. There were three rainy periods, 1st-4thJ Sth-11 t.11, and 20th-26th. These periods are recognized in all part.s of the district esce t in the Lake Tnhoe region, where precipita- largest amounts fell in the first part of the month, and as stated above the largest monthly amount was 10.04 inches at Deer Park, Cal., while the next largest was 9.21 inches ' a t McKinney, Cal., which station also reported the lar est 8$-hour amount, 2.9s inches, on t.he 7th. precipitation which occurred from the 30th t.o the The lar er part of the precipitation occurred as rain was not generally heavy, but while it is yet early to cor- rectly forecast how long the suppl will last, it is thought below norma, s and was very unevenly distri % uted. The tion occurre B continuously from the 1st to the 10th. The After t E e 11th the weather was fair except for light in the Val f eys and as snow in the mountains. The snow that there will be sufficient for a1 r needs. 85th. 4 38 24.4 ?5.6 31.2 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. TABLE l.--Cliiiiatologicnl data for Nnrch, 1911. District No. 10, Great Basin. - 1.3 + 1.8 ...... MARCH, 1911 37.2 28.0 37.4 38.6 ~ i - E i P 3 _- 9 1 14 3 4 15 3 14 14 8 11 8 ti 41 17 3 0 11 21 17 8 11 0 1s 12 ti 1 1 1 3 33 0 21 1 17 7 12 12 U 7 1ti 14 11 LI 3 10 8 7 10 14 20 8 15 40 23 9 21 9 38 2 8 20 Id 7 13 .. L! I 'f 3 4 5 .. ........... ...... - .1 + 1.4 ...... Temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit. 4'2.2 42.8 Sky. ! 8 -! B ........... ...... ...... "1 20 ............. 26 34 26t 52 1.57 .77 .98 .SI 1.04 .M '2.07 1.51 1.45 1.11 .$l . rO 1.36 .................. ......... .W - .51 i .30 ......... .40 ........ .10 - .41 .G? - .I I .25 ........ i 2.05 ........ .5ti - 1.1s .37 - .s 7 .55 + .03 ~ .% ........ .40 - 1.09 .5? ..... ...I .... 4 i 14 5 . 22 43.6 44.4 43.4 ........... _.__._ +-.9 + $4 ........... 42.4 44.8 40. ti 39.4i 40.2 ........... + 2.1 + _. 1 ___.._ + 2.4 + $8 Utah ............ Davis.. ........... Millard.. ......... Beaver.. .......... Millard.. ................. Tooele ............ ... .do.. ................. Bo.uelder.. ............... Wasatch.. ........ Burumit.. ......... Twele ............ Millard.. ................ Tooele.. .......... ... .do. ................... Nillard. .......... Boxelder.. ........ ... .do.. .......... Juab .............. Carhe ............. Boxelder.. ........ ..I.. ..... 4.267 5.100 7,318 I 5.277 5.w 5.301 7.54% 5.371) 5 .W 4.230 4, ?21 5.010 4.507 4..504 3s. 6 38.6 29.6 45.4 ........... + 4.9 + 3.3 ...... ...... 43. 8 41.2 40.0 4 .8 4?. Gd ...... +4.G + 4.8 ...... ...... Iron.. .................... Banpate.. ......... Summit ........... Piute.. ........... Rich .............. Boselder.. ........ Beaver.. .......... Cache.. ........... Beaver.. .......... Iron.. ............ Morgan ... -1.. .... Ban te ........... cmK.. ........... Juab.. ............ Millard.. -. ....... Weber.. .......... Summit ........... lron.. ............ Utah .............. 5,575 8.750 6.180 6.?00 4. 4.902 4.848 5.070 5.470 4,280 5.519 6.059 4.900 4.310 7.800 5.970 I 4 .6 7 4.r.50 41.7 29.7 43.2 ........... +3 .4 + .7 ...... 41.2 37.ti 41.5 53. I ........... ........... + 2.0 ...... + 2.6 ...... ........... &vier.. ........... Sciplo.. .. .:. .......... Millard ............ Bllver C l t ~.. ........... Juab.. ............ Spanish ork.. ....... .: Utah.. ............ Strawberry Tunnel.. ... do.. .......... Thistle ................. 1:::::do ............ Tooele ................. Too& ............ Utah Lake Pump. Sta. _i Utah.. ............ W w d d .............. \ Rich .............. Burns ................. Harney ........... i Oregon. Christmas Lake.. ...... Lake.. ............ =.- i. 650 5,075 4.900 4.500 6.500 4.157 4.300 I 7 -7 9 1 51 1 5 E 1 1 % .............. 30 19 9 16 ........................... 3t lt 321 43 1.50 .3111 + .10 .42 6t 40 .?A - .42 1 5 5 ............ 40.3 46.8 37.G 43.2 ............ + 5.2 + 5.3 - 3.6 + 8.6 Battle Mountain.. ......... .do.. .......... Beowawe .............. Eureka ........... 4.843 40 4.- 40 I - i # - 58 53 58 ti4 59 io 70 6ti 75 71 71 73 li5 75 a (i5 67 68 ti7 53 7ti x4 64 7ti (23 ti7 71 73 W 70 ti0 50 74 72 ti6 li(l 75 ti8 58 74 70 74 7.1 61 67 72 io 55 G i &I G9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... i 9 78 72 ... 57 G3 57 51 .. 71 70 72 80 - d + a" - 31 4 31 .. 31 31 19 30 .. 31 31 31 22 31 ?d 31 31 22 31 30 31 31 31 31 3 30 31 30 30 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 29 21 31 31 31 30 30 31 31 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. - x !Pi E' SB i! 0 - u. 55 .45 1.04 .1" .72 _- g g; 1 ;a 4 - 23 24 19 27 24 24 22 1d ... 11 15 15 11 14 10 18 17 24 5. 23 17 12 14 18 11 17 7 13 2.5 17 18 12d 12 13 8 2? 17 12 11 7 13 12 20 ... ... .. ... ... ... ... - i.j i$ gi 3 4 - 5 3 7 4 5 5 9 8 .. 14 5 7 8 10 5 8 10 4 ... ... 9 ti 7 9 6 9 4 9 13 17 3 6 12 & 1 ti 11 3 1 12 17 14 12 13 8 6 8 0 12 10 _. ... ... ... ... ... 1; 4 4 4 6 12 13 18 18 ... 6 12 5 15 17 0 4 11 ... 3 6 11 0 -a J d l R & 3x1 9 221 .- 2 E . .-. - 4 I W. 3 ! \v. 5 I w. 0 i ...... t i s " ' .. " I s,. 0 bservers. Stations. ... .- - ..... 5 15.5 d 12.0 7 Wyoming. Border.. .............. Cokeville.. ............ Evanston ............. 3. W. Condron. E. J. Tuckett. Frank Tucker. 0.87 - 0.Gl 1.25 ....... 2.15 + 0.61 Uinta ............. 6 .W .... do ............ 6 .3 4 .... do ............ 6.m Idaho. Geneva.. ............. O r m . ................ Paris.. ................ Stone.. ............... Weston ............... ut&. dlplne ................ Beaver. ............... Black Rock ........... Castle Rock ........... Cedar City. ........... Corinne.. ............. Deseret.. ............. Enterprise. ........... Falrfleld .............. Farmlngton.. ......... Fillmore.. ............ Frisco.. ............... Garrison.. ............ Government Creek .... Grsntsvllle. .......... Grouse Creek.. ....... Heber.. .............. Henefer ............... Ibapah (near). ........ Ibex .................. 4 2 3 4 9 ... 8 4 7 7 ? 5 ? 8 5 5 7 3. 5 4 7 0 5 3 3 5 ti 1 2 4 8 1 4 5 7 8 3 6 5 8 5 0 5 7 8 3 2.6 1.3 11.4 .o 7.0 ..... .u 3.0 5.0 2.0 .o 5.0 .o 4.0 9.0 .o .0 7. u 1.0 T. T. 34.0 2.0 3.5 .o .o 2.0 .o .o 9.0 .o .o .o 11.5 .8 19.0 .o 2.0 .o 4.1 .7 .5 2.0 .o .o ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... T. Dear Lake.. ...... Bannock.. ....... .I. '5; Bear Lake.. ..... .I 5.Y4d Oneida ............ I 4,520 F. W. Boehme. C. 8. Dickson. lohn Norton. rhos. H'. Roe. Wm. Chatterton. .I ....... .84 ....... 1.1s - .17 .9U 1 .u ........ .8 3. 1. ..... SW. W. sw. 11. ..... ..... ..... ..... nw. ..... ..... 1. n. ..... SW. S. W. ..... n. se. 11. S. sw. ..... ..... ..... ..... ne. ..... s. e. W. ..... n. S. W. sw. ..... nw. n. ne. ..... ..... ..... ..... sw. n. n. ..... sw. ..... ..... nw. SW. sw. ..... ..... sw.- nw. nw. ..... ..... sw. SW. Y. nw. sw. 9. w . ..... ..... se. W. S. ..... 7 .. ti 11 9 12 7 10 5 4 3 .. .. ; .. 7 10 11 4 lli 5 11 1 3 8 1 1(F 18 12 12 ti 13 7 3 10 ti ti 3 s 7 9 10 8 2 7 11 9 I 4 5 3 6 2 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1 2 2 9 20 11 11 .. 6 4 5 3 ... .do. ........... 4.4tiO u tah.. ............ 4, (100 Beaver.. .......... ti.Oo0 Millard.. ......... 4.872 Summit ........... ~ 6.244 Iron.. .......... ..I 5.750 George Stevens. lames Connell. W . D. Livingston. David Moore. Parley Dalley. A. C. Murphy. 3. W. \Va%teni. harles Boyliu. y.lk:xll .Ashby. 1. J. Starley. E. R. Bmyth. E. M. Smith. W&er James. 1. C. Woodmansee. Phillip I'askett. lolin Crook. Win. Brewer. 1. P. Lnwton. lolin J. Watson. I. 8. R. c'o. 3x1. K. Hubhell. 3en. Crane. F. W. Klock. loothem Paciflr C'o. Wm. Brown. y .y B l h e p e n t Station. lob. F. Hall. 1. Y. Andamn. las. Woolstenliuln~e. lohn W. Henry. 1. s. Mofrat. louthem Paciflc Co. 1. C. Manuel. Fred Yeates. ;eo. Roberts. sr. U. 8. Weather Bureau. W . Visick. B. F. Elisuon. D. c. Walkay. 3. Bcwwell. Peter Nlelson. 4. Van Degraff. win Evans. 3. Y. Matheson. D. L. Cwmbs. I. S. Harrison. F C Ho hton 1-s A.%ve;. Wm. Rex. loseph J. Jeusen. E. J. Bench. U. 9. Weather Bureau. rhos. Yemmott. 1. L. Stark. J. 6. Reclamation Senice. Do. ~ ~~~~ Boxelder.. ...... ..I 4. 24U Millard.. ......... I 4.511 Washington.. ..... 4,270 ...... .... .... .............. 20 I 34 ;; 1 ;d :; 20 rtl 35. 15 I " I3ti ..... 01 . -- .75 .a 1.*& .25 .88 .54 .40 .20 .30 .4l5 .94 .05 .14 .47 .85 .35 .80 .71 1. ou .73 .47 .61 1.00 .40 .53 1. ou 1.00 .30 .71 . 28 .75 .3 s .28 .55 .82 .74 . s9 . s5 .41 .5s .56 .75 .... .... .... ..... .07 . 04 .36 .10 .... 1.80 2.15 2.40 ..... .40 .20 .I5 .... .....I ...... ..... I .... I .... ........ ....... + .45 - .ti1 1- .32 - .93 + .74 - .53 - .5ti - .57 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... Internatlonal ......... r, ............... I.... ........... 1 ................ 4i:o. 1: : : : : : 1Oseps Kanosh Keltoi Lemay.. .............. Levan. ............... Logan. ............... Lucin.. ............... ti.. ............... n... ............. 3. ........... vville. ......... L ............... 11.. .............. t Nebo.. ........ ............... ... I 17 6 18 9 1 9 2 I 22 5 I 12 ............... ,to ................. ]tory.. ........ .....I ...... 39.4 , + 4. 0 44.0 I+ 3.9 ........... Washington.. ..... 5.907 Boselder.. ........ 4.913 Utah.. ........... 4.532 ...... 1.G .s ..1G 1.73 2.04 2. I8 1.58 1.39 1. do 1.23 1.73 2.02 ........ - .os - .63 + .04 - .a5 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... - .57 - .40 ....... ........ 1- .89 ....... ..... 1:: ..... .... .... .....I ...... 43.8 /+ 4.0 42.2.i.. .... 44.4 + 3.0 41.0 + 2.9 .... .... 15 I 26 50 ........... 44.5 ...... 34.4 i ...... 40.4 /+ 9.s 3i.8 I- 1.8 41.0' ...... ............ .o 4 j 11 5 ' 5 Y5.1 8 I.... lohn Thorgeirson. 29 31 ... 31 31 30 ... 31 3n 30 30 ... 31 14 31 30 E. A. Bonell. W.A. Kni t. 1. Sidney &%y. ..... j .... I .... 3.0 3 19 :!I 3.4.3 3s. 4 42.0 ..... + 3.5 ...... ...... ...... .I8 . 06 .53 .n 1 C Welcome Jr. 1bbn C. Green.' E. C. Woodward. A1 Tahoe.. .......... _.I Eldorrrdo.. ...... .I 8.235 I 1 Glen Alpine Bprlngs.. .do.. .......... 8.850 I 1 Tahoe. ................. Placer Truckw ................ Nevada ........... N d Q . R. J. Clark. h r l Fluegge. R. M. Watson. louthern Paciflc Co. 53.7 .... I 4 ...... ...... ...... - s .7 1. I. Calm F. 0. B m . 30Uthern Parlflc Co. Do. Do. ......I ........ 8 0 6 22 ......... 2a .._..I .o 3 a I15 2l MARCH, 1911. ... ..do.. ........ White Pine.. ... Eureka.. ....... C'hurrhlll ......... Lyou.. .......... Duuglas.. ........ Lincoln. ......... Douglas.. ............... Humboldt.. ..... MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. TABLE l.--Climatologircrl data&- March, 1911. District No. 1Wontinued. 4,697 439 Elko.. ................. Ely .................... Eureka.. ............... Fallon. ................ Fernlev. ............... Statlons. counties. - . I Neuada-Continued. I Carson Dam.. ......... Churchill ......... Cherry Creek ........... Whlte Pine ...... Clover Valley.. ........ Elko.. .......... Cabre.. ............... .I .. .. .du.. ......... Columbia .............. Esmemlda ....... Dutton ............. .._I Elko ............. ci f B 2 ij 4,033 6.450 6. ooo 5,750 5.100 5.342 6.421 3 .w 4.m 4. ........ 6. ql ........ - i 1 s 3 - 4 3 4 3 40 20 8 6 38 11 7 2 32 18 3 23 17 i 3 4 21 18 9 40 4 33 4 8 39 32 1; - .- d a - Is. 0 39.7 11.0 13. 4 13. 0 38.0 42.0 15.4 14.8 34.6 lo. 1 Is. 6 2 .3 12. 8 M. 8 11. 4 46.1 36.8 13.0 43.4 15. ti 39.4 12. 4 39.3 !a 9 13.2 .... .... .... .... .... .... - -0 8 . E@ 3: n _. ..... ..... - 5.4 ..... ..... ..... - 5.1 . 3.2 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... - .6 - 6.2 - 3.2 - 1.3 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... - 3.9 ~ 2. 4 - 2.6 - 5 .; - 3.6 ..... ..... ..... ..... - ci E n a _- 79 73 il i 4 69 ti0 71 79 81 52 74 73 85 i 9 xo 75 79 WJ 79 i t i 7ll i 4 tis i 4 71 .. .. .. - I I I ci d l f -- 31 31 31 31 2s 22 31 31 31 .. 19 12 12 23 P 13 I 1 12 19 .... .... : : :!:::: : llt 20 31 P 31 D 31 31 31 30 31 30 30 31 30 31 31 31 ... - 15 48 "3 22 1s 26 3 13 24 25 5 29 10 23 .... .... .... - ....... I ...... ....... 13 3 i 1.36 ....... 14 32 I .05 1 ....... .... ...... ....... ....... ....... ..................... ..................... lt %e 5.53 ....... 2tl 1 1 41 ...... 1 I ....... .... .35 I 1 I - 4 "d Ba" 1 *I 0 - 0.29 .38 .15 .39 .05 .50 .50 .18 . 42 1.4 ..lo 2.20 .% .?7 . '35 1.78 . i 5 .36 1.00 .26 .10 .4ti .20 .15 .... .... .... .... .... .... .... *> .I -- --r 0.0 1.9 4 6 10 12 ..... .... .... ......... I9 ......... 21 .o 3 11 16.0 7 0 .5 11 1.0 7 14 24.0 6 ..., 6.0 3 I 1 0 .O 4 17 6.0 11 13 T. 5 I 14 1.0 4 14 (I, ............. 1.0 5 116 4.9 8 I 11 -- 5 11 16 , 4 15 8 i ... ... ; ... ... 7 6 0 1.1 15 2 3 3 6 8 B 14 0 10 5 ... n - 10 s 1 10 8 0 13 6 5 .. .. 5 4 20 8 5 15 12 18 8 Ill 9 11 ti 11 5 14 .. - P 5 E PI -. e. U. S. Reclamation Servlce. w. J. H. Lelshman. ...... I. F. Wlsemsn. ...... Southern Par.lfic Co. nw. ne. ...... W. S. sw. ne. ...... ...... e. nw. ...... ...... ...... 8. S. S. S. W. sw. ...... ...... ,1". I se. W. ='I Observers. A. Booth. Golconda Cattle Co. Southern Pacl6c Co. C. C. Henningsen. Southern PaciflcCo. A. J. Akln. Miss Mamie Potts. F. M Pa ne U. S: d a t h e r Bureau. U. 5. Reclamatiou Service. Southern Pacific Co. U. 8. Weather Bureau. Vic Bernard. Southern Pacific Co. U. 8. Weather Bureau. a, b, ,c. ete., indicate. respective1 1 3 ete. days iuisslng fmiii the record. * Precipitation Included In that ofihe Zegt me&rement. t Also on other dates. $ Separate dates of falls not recorded. ** Temperature extremes are from observed readings of the dry bulb: means are computed from oberied readings. Data are from standard Instruments not supplled by the U. 8. Weather Bureau. ~s t l m a k l by observer. Precipltatlon is less than 0.01 inch mfn or melted snow. nstruments are read In the morning: the maximum temperature then read Is charged to the preceding day, on which it alniost always occurs. d : Precipitation for . the 24 hours endln on the morning when it Is measured. 440 MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. MARCH, 1911 TABLE ?.-Dn.ily precipitation for March, 1911. District No. 10, Great Baaill. MARCH, 1911. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 44 1 T l 8 L E 2-Daily precipitation for March, 1911. District No. lO-Continned. -~ ~ I Day of month. Stations. I Watershed. i .... ... ......... ...... .... ............... ........ ralifornio