Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-01
CLIMATE OF UTAH.


A pamphlet received from the Uist
Experiment station treats on the On
mate OF Utah, being bullstin No. az, eJ
James Dryden. 1t oontsins a coinprf'
hensive discussion OF our climate, and
is graphically illustrated by charts
and drawings.
In addition to giving In detail the
weather records at tbe Ayr icultufhl
College for two years past, 1t gives
SUMMARIZE OF the meteorological con-
ditions for twelve different points In
the State since the taking OF observa-
lions commenced maDy yesrs ago.
There Ia an interesting discussion
on sensible temperature, explaining
why hot weather "fesls" pleasant and
cool weather "iesls" hot. Statistics
are presented TO show that the temper
AZURE as recorded In government publ.
cations does mot do Justice to the
arid West; that in fact the
mir temperature 10 not ut all q sure
Indication OF the relative pleasantDsss
Of two localities as regards heat. The
writer states that in New York during
one week in the summer OF 1896, GAS
deaths occurred from suustroke wih
a mean maximum daily temperature
OF 90 degrees; while mean maxlmu m
temperature At Salt Lake CITY OF 03
resulted In no deaths from that cause.
The mean sensible July and August
temp. nature OF Salt Lake City IL about
equal to that OF Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Sault ~. Marie, and Haliisx; while
El PssO, Ttxss, shows sensible
temperature lower than that OF the
New York. This In ipiis OF the fact
that the air temperature Is very much
higher at Ell Paso. as alec at Salt
Lake City, than New York.
This phenomenon Ii explained by
the fact that evaporation from tue sur
lace OF the body is 10 much greater IN
the dry atmosphere OF the inter
mountain region than In the humid
regions OF the East that the actual
temperature felt on the surface OF the
body 10 very much less, because evap-
GRAFTON Ia a cooling process. So that
the actual sensation of heat expert
enced by the body Ia tho temperature
OF evaporation, and this tenn perature Is
obtained by using wet bulb thur-
mometer. Several charts are used to
illustrate the faots discussed.
The rainfall In the arid states IL dis-
cussed on pages oil to 90. The average
rainfall in The months OF May, June,
Sdiy and August Ia given for the
b.ates OF Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Adontapn, Nevada, Utah ana Wyom.
lug. The facts are iluatraled by dis-
grams, and they show surprising
difference In the tmount OF mOis.
ture precipitation III the several
hiates. Colorado is shown to
nave a larger rainfall than
either OF the other ststet; Montana
has the next largest; while NevadH
and Utah have the smallest. The
figures are ne follows ior the four
months: Arlzjna, 4l2 Inches; Col
orsdo, S14; Idaho, 3 s; Montana, GIG;
Nevada. 20; Utah, $50; Wyoming,
6.SS. Ii Is matter OF Importance,
however, In which OF tho four months
the principal part Of the moisture falls.
A rainfall In May or June Is worth |
more than one In August. A chart IL |
added 10 show this fact. From 1t iI IL
ssen that Colorado rccsives most OF Its |
RAIN In May and July, Arlzonn in |
July and August, Montana in June.
Utah receives more in Mey than In
either OF the other months.
The question, IL the rainfall increae.
ing2 IL answered in the negative.
Records are given for twenty and
twenty-five ysars, and they reveal no
ground for the belief that The rainfall
- increasing In this State.
The bulletin will be sent free on
application to Luther Foster, director |
experime emit station, Logan, Utah.