Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-22
The STORM HERE.
Precipitation Amountcdto 100 inchi
May Normal, Year. Deficiency 80

May Normal, Year. Deficiency 80
The storm Is breaking up this after
noon. leaving as a remembrance Of Its
visit a preciplta lion Of LOO inches-rain
IN the lowlands and snow'in the noun
talns The storm came from the Gun
of California IAN unusual source for a
storm, and II has Travelled dldg1nally
across the country in a direct line for
the Ilussun Bay territory-a stu more
unusual performance. This afternoon
the storm Is reported quite heavy on
the British border west Of lake super
Tor,
The storm struck this valley at $3.50 p.
m, Wednesday, and was at It's height
late yesterday afternoon, when the
bulk Of the precipitation occurred, aud
the hillside streets were turned into
miniature creeks The western sky
cleared up at p. m, but the clouds
settled DOWN again, and towards morn
ing, the rain descended quite heavily.
The streets IN the lower parts Of the
city were largely chains OF small lakes
made BY the water from the benches.
and at Fourih South and Fourth East
this mornlng a woman found herself
up to the knees In water as she essaved
TO cross the streets Yards and CO re-
wer flooded IN many localities about
town, and walking threatened TO be-
come largely a matter OF navigation.
For the time all bulldog operations are
at q standstlll and the unfinished in
tersection Of state and South Temple
streets was a Quagmlre, The southern
most limits Of the storm did not ex-
tend much below this valley and south
ern Colorado aid not catch II at all,
Reports reaching the weather Office to-
day state that tho snowfall is quite
heavy In the northeastern parts OF the
stute. and through most OF Wyoming,
Denver was Just out Of reach of the
storm Southern Idaho got o good
drenchlng
The local May rainfall up to date. Is
2,0j inches. the normal for the same
time being 1870 inches, so that this noon
the years deficiency was only 80 Of an
inch which may be made UP before the
week is out The mercury registered IS
above zero this morning. which led not
a few houselSlders TO relight the fires
In their furnaces. and the Denver Wea-
Their office predicts for tonight in this
valley heavy frosts. but ewing 10 the
clouduess, the Salt Lake office does not
consider there viii be much Of frost.
A feature Of the storm yesterday was
mixture OF snow, thuader and light
ming in Beaver county between Frisco
and Wah-wah valley.
Several flashes OF lightning were fol-
lowed by thunder succeeded by the
snow storm The thunder was pre-
ceded by lightning electrical flashes.
when continued for nearly an hour
The storm was so heavy that in a short
time from six to eight inches Of snow
fell
The size of the storm has set people
10 talking about the great rain OF May
two years ago, when 4,0S inches fell In
this city and nearly inches In Davis
county during one storm. The streets
Of this city 'gere badly washed. and the
whole town was thoroughly drenched.
Records Of other noted railfalls are as
follows: March &c. 1874. liz inches.
Nov. rs. 1875 l5G inches: Nav 70, 1876,
43O inches Sept. 30, 1878. 1.S9 inches;
April 6. 1882 l4O inches; Feb 4. 1883,
1872 inches June s, 1888, 200 inches:
Aprii rs 1856, 1893 inches; Sept IL.
1886 1S4 inches; Dec l4-l5 1888, 1888
inches; and In May, 1898 there was a
rainfall Of 4l9 inches