Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
Ctah Weather for the Current Year

Following IL review of local clima-
tology and accompanying conditions
during the year past as taken from the
monthly reports Of the United States
weather bureau In this city;
January-The mean temperature for
the state was 27.0 degrees, or O.6 degree
above the normal The highest temper
allure of the month, 60 degrees, occurred
at St George on the 9Th, the lowest "a
degrees below zero, at Woodruff on the
2Sth. The monthly range for the state
was therefore 81 degrees. The highest
temperatures OF the month We're gen.
orally recorded between the 2lst and
29th, while the lowest We're reached dur.
ing the nrst decade. The average pre-
clpltation, determined from the reports
| OF d stations, was / 40 inches, or 0 .62
inch above normal, The precipitation Of
the torthern section was remarkably
| heavy and exceeded that for any Jan.
uary since 1880. The average snowfall
l'tunmelted) for the state was s. 5 inches
| or Ia inches In excess OF the normal
Much of the precipitation in the valleys
| OF the northern portion of the state was
| in the form OF rain There was an aver.
age Of 10 clear, partly cloudy and 10
cloudy days. Salt Lake City had AZ per
| cent of the possible amount Of sun
shine. The normal January sunshine
at salt Lake city is 43 per cent of the
| possible amount. Very little farm work
was done during the month. The heavy
| precipitation gave the ground a good
soaking, The snowfall was excessive
| over the Great Salt Lake and the Sewer
| lake watersheds, and deficient over the
Green and Colorado rivers watershed,
| The fan over the Great Salt Lake wa
| tershed exceeded that for any January
| since 1880.
, February--The mean temperature for
the state was i6 8 degrees, or l2.7 de-
grees below the normal The month
was not only the coolest February but
one of the coolest months on record for
the state. The highest temperature Of
the month, 81 degrees, occurred at st.
George on the Gath the lowest, 80 de-
grees below zero, at Henefer on the 14th
and 18th. The monthly range for the
state was therefor l06 degrees The
average precipitation, determined from
the 'cports of 60 stations, was LIS inch,
or 40 inch below normal. The average
snowfall (unmited) for the state was
"A inches, or 10 inch below normal
There was an average Of II clear,
partly cloudy and 8 cloudy days. Salt
Lake city had 70 per cent of the pos
sible amount of sunshine, the normal
February sunshine at Salt Lake CITY
being Al per cent of the possible
amount. The continued cold weather
Kept the ground frost locked and pre-
vented any farm work during the
month Fields We're generally well COW
cred with snow throughout the month,
and no damage was done to fall grain
nv tho low ba
amount of feed which remained on the
ranges was covered with snow, a large
number OF cattle and sheep persisted
from starvation and exposure, The pre-
cipitation OF the month was deficient,
except In the extreme eastern and west
ern portions Of the state. Practically
all If 1t was In the form Of snow
MArch-The mean temperature for the
state was 1913 degrees, or practically
normal The highest temperature of
the month, so degrees, occurred at st.
George on the SOth; the lowest, 80 de-
grees below zero, at Woodruff on the
LIST. The monthly range for the state
was therefore ll2 degrees. The average
precipitation was 1,l9 inches, or 0. "a
inch below normal The greatest month
ly amount was 3. 90 inches at Kanab;
the least, 0.02 inch at Green River. The
average snowfall (unmelted) was "a
inches, or practically the normal
amount There was AN average Of five
days with O.Ol inch or more of precipi-
tatiOn. There was am average of IL
clear, Q partly cloudy and 10 cloudy
days, salt Lake City had "a per cent of
the possible amount OF sunshine. The
normal March sunshine at Salt Lake
city rs 81 per cent of the possible
amount, Farm work during the month
was generally limited TO blowing, which
began during the last decade. Fall
grain and alfalfa made good start.
The fruit buds passed through the win
ter without suffering damage. but were
showing no signs Of opening al the close
of the month. The grass had started on
the ranges but feed was stlll scarce. and
stock generally IN poor condition. The
precipitation of the month was some,
what below the normal. The depth of
snow In the mountains of all the wa
tersheds of the state was greater than
usual, and exceeded that for any sea,
son since the winter Of lS96-97 Most OF
this snow fell during November. Decem-
Der and January, II has therefore had
plenty of time to drift and pack, and
was in condition to withstand the warm
weather
April--Abnormally cold weather with
an excess Of cloudiness characterized
the month. A spell of balmy, SPRING
like weather prevailed for a short time
during the latter part OF the first de-
cade, but this condition was suddenly
reversed on the 9th Of the month, when
a cold and rainy period set In that last
ed for several days, High northerly
winds also prevailed during this time.
Thunderstorms were frequent the last
of the month, Heavy frosts occurred
about the middle of the month and
again tho flpso Va f,,po
these tirnes were generally below the
freezing point. The mean temperature
of the section was $50 degrees, or Ia
degrees below the normal. The highest
monthly mean was 81 6 degrees at Eiite,
the lowest was 800 degrees at Loa.
The highest temperatures of the month
were generally recorded on the card,
gath, and 25th; and the lowest on the
nth, 18th, and 18th. The average pre-
cipitation was .Ol inches, or .0i inch
below the normal. The greatest month
ly amount was 2.79 inches at Kanab,
while no precipitation whatever oc-
Cured at Loa The greatest rainfall in
any "a consecutive hours was 3S inches
at Fillmore on the 18th. The average
number OF clear days during the month
was 10; partly cloudy days, s: cloudy
days T. Salt Lake city had IS per cent
of sunshine. The mean relative humdi-
~ for the month at Salt Lake city was
43 5 per cent. the lowest observed read
ing being per cent ON the 18th. The
'work Of plowing and seeding was ma
terlally delayed by the unusually cold
weather Of the month. The seeding OF
spring grain was not fairly begun un-
I'll the middle of the month. even then
progress was slow, and the work was
still In an unfinished state at the close
of the month. Fall wheat was In poor
condition, and alfalfa was generally be-
low the average. Much Of the crop was
found to be winter-killed, and this was
being plcyed up ana the ground sown
to other crops Fruit trees were slow
I'm blossoming. n very fortunate clrcum-
stance az the damage from the severe
L caiH nuIing tho fnnnlh Mnulh nihnr-