Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1992: Spring had arrived on the High Plains, but area residents were wondering what happened to winter.
"Save for a bone-chilling snowstorm in late October and early November, the Clovis weather picture has been unseasonably warm and in some cases even spring-like," the Clovis News Journal reported.
The rest of the nation had also experienced above-average winter temperatures.
Weather record keepers said the 48 contiguous states had an average winter temperature of 36.87 degrees.
"That topped the previous record holder, 1953-54, when the nation averaged 36 degrees," CNJ reported.
But temperatures were not a sign of global warming, National Weather Service Meteorologist Steve Nogueira said.
"It's just the usual cycle of nature," he said.
1972: Gibson's Discount Center was encouraging customers to embrace spring.
A 2-gallon Coleman picnic jug was $7.47.
Charcoal grills were $4.97.
Vinyl garden hoses were $4.57.
Long-handled car wash brushes were 67 cents.
Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]
