Show RAINFALL ALL DATA GIVE HOPE IN DROUTH AREA Precipitation t on Above Normal in in June July August Alter Declares S 1 i J J. J Cecil Alter Salt L Lake ke City meteorologist Tuesday compared precipitation pre records of recent months to tD hold out hope that the drouth cycle which has held Utah and Western United States in a tightening grip for the last year car is ended J June nc jUl July and Aug August st th thus s. s far far according to Mr Alter have re re- more man normal tion ion after months of dry weather during which a huge deficiency was I piled up During June according to Mr Alter Alter Al Al- ter 82 of ot an inch of rain fell as com corn pared ared with a normal 80 of an inch In n July 68 of an inch fell as against a normal of 51 of an inch Thus far farIn farin farn In n August 35 of an in inch h has f fallen llen givIng iving 16 of an inch margin above normal for the first eight days to help elp in in reaching the August normal of f 85 of an inch June July and August he pointed out ut are arc normally the driest months of f the year If the fall months can continue to keep this record of above normal ormal precipitation it can be taken takeno to 10 o mean that the dro drouth th- th cycle is ended S The above ove normal p precipitation since June 1 I fr 1 Mr Alter reported Has aided d d' d fn In overcoming a yearly carly deficit accumulated since October 1 1933 but ut the total is still far below nor nor- mal Only inches of rainfall have lave been recorded inches below normal ormal normal he said Last year at this time ime rainfall was only inches below below be- be low ow normal |