Show THE CLIMATE OF UTAH I One of the Most Enjoyable ill the II I World II II Sunny Skies Absence of IxcchsUo lOre J clpitation mill nu Entire Lack of the Blizzard Noticeable 1Ii Ii 1 The climate of Utah is a theme on I which volumes have already been written and it has not yet been worn threadbare There are those who claim that it is the idealand they do not have very ti much trouble in substantiating their assertions George N Salisbury director of the weather bureau says Climate may be properly considered as those features of the weather which affect organic life more particularly human life This effect is more decided in certain cer-tain regions than others according to situation The situation of Utah in this respect is fortunate A Extreme variability in a climate makes it extremely unpleasant or perhaps nearly unendurable though mankind can accustom ac-custom itself to endure almost anything While from the mountainous nature of itsi 7 I surface Utah has many decrees and variations I vari-ations of climate that of the habitable ortion is uniform enough to be very end en-d irable Climate depends upon topography as well as upon latitude distance from the s a and pioximitv to me track of storms Utahs climate which is both arid and agreeable depends aside from its latitude lati-tude for ihe most part upon the modifying modify-ing influence of its topography upon the atmospheric movements that have come from the direction of the Pacific coast The sunny skies the absence ab-sence of excessive precipitation and the lack of the howling blizzard are all accounted for by the above statement state-ment and it once thoroughly fixed in the mind we can readily find a reason why the climate of Utah is arid and later on why it is agreeable also Its geographical position po-sition is such that for a large portion oft Ihe of-t year the great atmospheric storms arc I I sweeping so far to the north ward and eastward east-ward that they have little or no effect in i I producing precipitation During the remainder re-mainder of the year corresponding to the I I wet season of the Pacific coast states the general storm track is in a Itwe L ti tude and some even pass directly over us but the high mountain ranges far to the westward have precipitated most of tho storms moisture leaving us but gentle showers thevalleys while the mountain ulS LOileci thtir caps of snow which furnish the certain water supply for the following season So though we have a wet season it is not very wet for the precipitation in the inhabited districts of the territory only ranges from five to twenty inches annually At Salt Lake city which will give a general idea 01 the precipitation in the Salt Lake valley it is sixteen and a half inches annually It is greatest along the Wasatch chain andover and-over the plateaus in the central and southern part Here observations have teen few and statistics are meagre Ob rvations under the direction of the government gov-ernment have recently been begun which will eventually secure this knowledge WI have seen that the climate is essen ially arid And located in the middle of tile temperate zone its valleys and plateaus pla-teaus from lour thousand to nine thousand thous-and feet in altitude and protected by high mountain ranges Utah naturally has I mild and salubrious weather The general absence of storms gives clear skies and a dry atmosphere while the tonic effect of a high altitude is well known Solar and terrestrial radiation both playa play-a very > prominent part in making up Utah weather On account of the general absence ab-sence of storm areas sunshine during the I dav goes on interruptedly for the same reason as soon as the sun gets low radiation radia-tion from the earth goes on at a rapid rate and the temperature falls decidedly until morning giving a considerable diurnal range The feature is a very pleasant one in the hot season for bed I i I clothing is never oppressive and the nights are perfect for sleeping I As recads temperature we may notice three distinct regions inlUtah First the valleys on the eastern side of the Great Salt Lake with a mean annual temperature j i tempera-ture of 50 degrees to slightly above second i sec-ond the great plateau region with an j I annual mean below 50 degrees and third I the extreme southwest portion of the territory with an annual mean from 50 I to 60 degrees A a tieoige in the latter region the I summer temperature sometimes reaches as high as lid degrees in the hottest day on very few winter days does the temperature I temper-ature fall below the freezing point and never below zero 13 degrees is the lowest lull iiium in the last three years Itoc erred in January 16CO The winters there are most delightful and well nlapted to persons in delicate health The normal temperature of the greater part of Utah is about the same as that of Pennsylvania and New York At Salt Lake city the January normal is 2S degrees de-grees that of the coldest day in the month being 21 degrees The February normal is 33 degrees and of the coldest day 30 degrees The normal for July is 76 degrees and for the hottest day 78 degrees de-grees for August 75 degrees for the hottest day 79 degrees In only seven years since 1874 has the temperature reached as high as 109 degrees on the hottest days The highest record is 102 degrees on July 30 1839 The percentage of rainy days or the I proDaouity ot ram is greatest in January and February being 25 per cent fid I the least in June and September being 10 and 9 per cent respectively In 1890 I at Salt Lake city there were only sixty seven days on which rain fell April has the greatest average precipitation being 236 inches at Salt Lake and July the least 051 inches For the most part the skv is free from clouds as may be judged from the following follow-ing In April the cloudiest month the percentage of cloudiness is 49 in June the sunniest month the percentage is only 29 The corresponding cloudiness in New York for the cloudiest month is 71 per cent for the least cloudy 47 percent per-cent The first frost of the season usually occurs oc-curs in September or October It has occurred oc-curred as early as Aug 30 and as late as Nov 5 at Salt Lake City The last frost in spring has been aa early as March 5 and as late as May 18 It is often said that our winters at Salt Lake City are but six weeks long This is true or untrue according to ones views of what constitutes winter If we mean extremely cold unpleasant I weather with an abundance of ice and snow Utah has in the inhabited valleys little winter indeed But weather which cannot be called summer nor spring nor I flnulsi very la ein the fallle gins in November and while there are many open spells it lasts until the I middle of March j Though snow in considerable quantity falls it does not remain on the ground long and the cold of the frostier days is I not penetrating on account of the dryness I dry-ness of the air and the absence of strong winds In the valleys the wind seldom blows for any considerable time with a greater velocity than twenty miles an hour the average velocity is very much less i N fir sc i l r P m + Jr ° y r 1 ae G S Holmes the proprietor of the i Knutsford to whose energy alone is due the existence of so fine and well conducted an hotel in Utah has shown remarkable remark-able ability and superior management in its affairs The detail and system necessary neces-sary to conduct such an institution backed by shrewdness and judgment belong be-long to this young manager and he is deserving de-serving indeed of the support of our citizens citi-zens and of all the success it is possible to obtain Such influence and benefits as come from so large an establishment as The Knutsford is felt by every business busi-ness and social interest where it is located lo-cated and does much toward the advancement ad-vancement of all surroundings Mr Holmes has advertised Utah extensively and has many other interests of importance import-ance in the territory We bespeak for him the success eventually that he so richly deserves He was born in Ohio and soent his life before coming west in Cincinnati I Cin-cinnati and New York City |