Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-24
BIG STORM IS. A SOAKER.
First Heavy Rain of tie Season Falls
And Converts Streets Into Vcrit-
able Lakes.

The first heavy rain of the season fell
last night and this morning. being In
the nature of an equinoctial storm. The
rain was entirely unexpected, although
the latter part of the afternoon was
more or less threatening, and 1t found
pedestrians unprepareu. The rain fell
"all OF Il sudden anu it stald 1alling,
SO that when the theatef audiences were
dismissed, many u natiess, cloaitltss and
umDrellaieSs lady got uftnGiAeu Delofe
teucninS nome. lie precipitation iof
Iile storm up 10 this noun MilS I.so men,
with promise OF u furtner 1alI during
the AFTERNOON. Towards midnight, tne
SOIL refused TO ABSORB any more 50 the,
water from the ullisldes came uowins
DOWN the narrow streets covering SCUM
temple anu First south streets with
heavy gravel and SAND. Inird South
street between toufth and sixth East
streets was Il pond and otner streets
heu up on various routes from ~ min
utes to an hour. but gangs OF men clear.
ed the tracks OF SAND. IN 1act, 1t was
found necessary to Keep men at WORK
all night to have the tracks in SuCn
shape this morning that the cars could
operate.
The storm was general west of the yotn
meridian, The precipitation at Modena
being 81 OF an inch.
The low barometrlc pressure over the
south and middle plateau has Increased
i'll energy. considerably since last re-
port, causing rains or thunderstorns
over portions OF southern California,
Montana, Nevada, -Arlzoua and Utah,
with largest amount ut Salt Lake City,.
30 inch. Snow was falling at Calgary,
Alberta. this morning at time of report,
and rain at Salt Lake City and Mo
deua Precipitation is also reported at
Duluth. Little Rock. Galveston, New Or
leans, Jacksonville. Detroit and Buf-
falo. Heavy rainfall is reported at Du-
luth, l6j inch. over the north Pacific
states, British northwest territory and
lake region the air pressure is high KILL
ing frost Is reported at Boise, Idaho,
heavy frost at Swift Current. and light
frost at Portland and Roseburg. Oregon
Freezing temperature is reported in
Idaho and the British provinces.
The high pressure over the north Pa
ciiic Will cause fair and cooler weather
with frost tonight. and fair Friday in
this locality.
meteorological Report Record at the
local office, United States weather bll-
m for n hours ending at G a. m: to-
day:
81: minimum, 80; mean. sc. which S 4
degrees above normal. Total excess since
the first of the month, 40 degrees; total
deficiency since Jan. 1. IFS degrees.
Precipitation at a. nl 92 inch; total
precipitation since the first of the month
lis inch, which is l.26 Of an inch above
normal Total excess since Jan. l, 3.s4
, inches. Relative humidity IS per cent
The mercury today registered the fol-
Lowing temperatures:
ann. .....,...... Observation-Disclosures.
nl.4..-. .,.... ....-....,-..,..........., 80
a.m,... ............. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81.
a.ln..,. 1900. Observation-Disclosures. 81
10 Il. r... ....t....... 81
II a nl.... ..-....... ............ 80
Il Ei..... ........ ............. 40
pm.... 81 :;
YESTERDAYS RECORD.
Highest ........ .......... ................,Si