Show 1 4 MERCURY SOARS IN PIONEER DAY STYLE Typical Pioneer cia day weather with 1 the the thermometer standing at 92 derees degrees de de- de- de grees rees early Monday afternoon anc and with every indication that Sundays Sunday's high ot of 97 degrees would be reached was the holiday weather menu for Salt Lakers The day was S considerably warmer than one year ear ago when on Jul July 24 the Ule maximum temperature was only 89 degrees degrees' and the minimum 65 ac accordIng according according ac- ac cording to J. J Cecil CedI Alter meteorologist gist at the local office o of the United States weather bureau Despite the heat Monday it il was not comparable to the torrid weather of July 24 1931 when the thermometer r registered degrees which figure broke all existing heat records for Salt Lake It was on this occasion ion that the Cover Covered d Wagon day parade was held and 70 jO persons were treated for heat prostration at the emergency hospital Mr Alter reported that the amount cf of July rainfall this year in most parts t f t the state is very slight and that and ranges are arc badly in need needa if Pt a million dollar rain In Salt Lake ake ke only 17 of an inch precipitation has sas as been recorded durin during the first 24 Says hys of ot July as compared to the norial normal nor nor- mal ial of ot 57 of ot an inch This dry condition is to be expected luring Juring July however Mr Alter re reports re- re ports orts as statistics of the bureau show july uly to be the warmest and driest Month of any of the 12 During August August Au- Au gust fiust although the temperatures re remaIn remain remain re- re main rather high there is usually considerable con con- able rain he reported |