Show Water Prospects Are Dim Unless Heavy Snows Come DUCHESNE Precipitation measured by the Duchesne Weather Observatory during December totaled 43 of an reports Elizabeth operator of this official weather station This makes less than inches of moisture for Duchesne during the first three months of the which began Not a trace of moisture was recorded at the Duchesne station during Total precipitation for the water year ending Sep 30 was one of the driest periods recorded for This is approximately four inches of the normal amount of dur ing this period for according to the During Duchesne's lowest temperature was minus 12 Most of the night-time have been edging the zero mark during the last month of the Year-End Statistics Other year end statistics reported by Winslow The frist killing frost this fall in Duchesne was recorded Sept In the the last frost in 1956 was on May Average date for the killing frost for according to Mrs Winslow is Sept Duchesne's highest temperature in 1956 was 96 degrees on Lowest temperature for the year here was recorded as minus 15 degrees on Feb 27 Mrs Winslow has announced she has asked the U. S. Weather Bureau officials to replace her as operator of the observatory in inasmuch as she does not expect to spend in Duchesne For nearly 50 the Winslow family has operated this weather station at and without Winslow assisted her L. Claire with this operation until his death during |