Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

was done. The amount of sunshine, 10
days, was greatly In excess of the ay-
erage for the flrsto the spring months.
| No Injurious frosts occurred. Relative
| humidity, % per cent. Tho snowfall was
about the average, with estimated
| depth In the mountains up to feet.
Rivers and streams were well supplied.
ADrll--The mean temperature was
above the normal. the excess obtaining
IN the northern, middle and southern
sections. While the first week was
ahnonnHlly cold. the second 10 days
was quite warm. There We're damaging
frosts during the last week in the
month. The precipitation aggregated
,49Eof an inch, or so Of an inch below
the normal, The rainfall was very
light III the extreme eastern and vest
ern sections of the state, and high
winds were of frequent occurrence.
The amount OF sunshine, II days, was
considerably above the seasonablc av-
erage. The highest temperature was
and 2Sth, and the lowest, degree
above ut Hennefer, Morgan county.
Relative humidity Al per cent.
May--The weather for this month
was remarkable for the abnormal cons
ditions OF temperature and preclpita-
ton, the mean temperature being thu
lowest for this month during the past
II years, The average precipitation for
the state was nearly twice the normal
amount, and was greater than any 9TH
or May except that of 1898, during the
same period Of years. The excess
was nearly uniform all over the state.
and the temperature below the normal
nearly every day during the month.
Considerable damage was done In
some localities by frosts or freezing
Temperature during the early part of
49, IL n,,t, It. q
rain nearly every day III tho month,
Owing to the stormy weather there
was deficiency In sunshine, the num-
Der of clear days being only IL. High
winds prevailed over the southern half
OF the state, the velocity reaching so
miles an hour. The highest thermome-
ter was 90 degrees at st. George on
the 18th, and the lowest, IL npoVe
at Pinto on the 9th. Tho precipi-
tation aggregated 2.s6 inches or 100
inches above the state normal. Rela-
tive humidity Sc per cent.
June-This was the coolest and Wet
test June, except that Of 1907, IN ~
years, with mean temperature OF
65.6 degrees, or So below the normal.
June, 1907, was s of a degree colder.
when the precipitation was 10 Or an
inch greater than fortune 1908. While
the deficiency of temperature extend
in the northern sections. The last half
Of the month was much warmer than
the first half when frosts and freezing
temperature did much damage me
aggregated precipitation was log lncn,S
es, or .97 of an inch above the norman
There We're 10 days of sunshine, ana
relative humidity Of 81 per cent. There
We're high winds, the highest being 20
miles an hour at Modena on the 1nd.
July-This month was SOMEWHAT
warmer than for the July OF 1907, and
had mean temperature nearly normal.
The precipitation, 90 of an inch, was
much above the normal, and was the
greatest ever recorded In the state,
during July in II years. except
that Of 1896. No pronounced perioda
of hot or cold weather occurred. Ihere
est Temperature was los degrees at
Green River on tho 9Th and TN
and the lowest 30 degrees at Park City
on the 9Th. Relative humidity ~ per
cent.
Augustine mean temperature was
below the normal for the state, Whiie
the precipitation was in excess or tne
seasonal average. Win me eHce . ~
of 1890 and 1907, it was the coolest Au-
gust in II years. TIE precipitation
for this month in 1901, 1906 and 1907
was greater than that OF the current
5,.,o,,+I h,,t II vas less during all other
l liluiaeN' .;,,no 800 The temperature
go. ca h,ian ,orn,ai over nearly all parts
~ "as tbn state HE deficiency being least
~ =, t tho sn,,th There were light to
i!t,, inu trosts in different parts OF the
, st.,tas ne amount Of sunshine. 10
siaar davs WAS nearly normal over all
6tstricts ,rhere was slight damage
t, e,s,,, ga. Tbe srnply OF water was
, WI for ton in nearly all 10
ea1itise Tba hiphest thermometer was
40 de,raas a. Green River on the Attn
Va w .ha Io,uest % degrees. at Richneld,
ala ~ ,a'S Ole, ME aprrerate rainfall was
J, 20 On 'i inohos relative humidity, IA per
nso ii'o
81, ,,,,rrbe mean Temperature,
f 70 . mn silently below the normal,
,vhiIe the preclpitation, averaging 1913
a M.tre shS WIS preater in only one year,
u9s 1s st,.a 1sa, The minimum tenn
r rso., t, , occurred al the cool period
~ t .I,a 1Iosa ~ tho month. when kill
d. l r',osts aiIed ,n,Ich earlier than
,ts ii0 With fraezinr weather. AT Sill
t usua,' ,na +hare was snowfall of
,nnhas THE nrecipitation was 1867
inohes 20 inches below the normal.
lre.,.s' 10 daya ~ sunshine, Rela-
.,ii an.;a,+N as nor cent.
~ notnhsr.aThis month was the coolest
s.s,sns. 90 ,eara The average
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