Show What What- Actuates Weather Continuous Problem Pr blem to Local Meteorologists Meteor i i p k t i 0 00 0 This baUo balloon n about to be released by H. H M. M nigh High meteorologist Io will soon tell teU what's what In Inthe In Inthe the weather and Its movements will be recorded on the thc chart manned by Mr Ir Hightman and his as assistant as- as L. L M. M Despain J J. J Cecil Alt Alter r and H. H M. M Hightman Carry On OnI I Close Scrutiny at Federal I 1 Building and Airport By Dy WILL WILLiAM I F. F McCREA Weather what a word to be becan conjured con can with for perhaps no other phenomenon phe carries such a multitude of ot meaning and no other term Is so universally talked d and written about the world over by all classes and races as s is this little seven letter word Yet despite its tremendous significance I c cance and not withstanding the thc fact that the weather regulates all human I and animal life lile their food and even their clothing what really causes the weather still baffles the most learned and astute meteorologists True the feats of forecasting storms and most climatic conditions are done don regularly and a according to statistics statistics sta sta- with 90 per cent ac accuracy but bute bhe e terrific hurricanes periods of and i d extreme m Fe changing air currents adr admittedly present pre PIc- sent a weighty pr b. b lem lern Local Officials J. J Cecil Alter Aher and H. H M. M HIghtman Hight Hight- Hightman man local meteorologists the form former ne at the federal building and the latter at the airport are Salt Lake weather s seers rs and in this Rocky mountain region calling the weather Is a Herculean task Air currents yes some of em five ive miles from the earth according to Mr Hightman are major disturbing factors in weather forecasting and it itis itis is determining the velocity and direction di di- redion of these which present a real problem to Mr Hightman a and d his staff at the airport Four limes s daily at 10 a. a m. m and p. p m. m and at 4 a. a m. m and p. p m m. balloons containing hydrogen are sent up from the observers observer s station t to determine the Important ever velocity and direction di of air currents Up they go through the troposphere region o of storms to the stratosphere or highest high est level Trained eyes follow their course and deft ringers fingers plot on a complicated chart air conditions as the balloon soars skyward A new reading is made every minute during the balloons balloons balloon's bal loons loon's ascent until it is lost lostrom from view Night Balloons At the 4 43 a. a m. m period tied on the en enof end of the balloon Is Js a little paper lantern housing a candle and despite the jerking and pulling the rubber bag bagIs Is submitted to on a stormy night the light seldom goes out until a height several of-several thousand feet is reached Attached to each balloon is a card asking its finder t to return same to the Salt Lake airport Most balloons according to Mr Hightman fall all in inthe inthe the mountain regions and are seldom found because only about 3 per cen cent of the cards ds ar are returned Recently one one balloon reached Colorado Springs Interesting also in weather bureau equipment are the devices used fo for measuring rain and snow The rain urain trap looks like a small tin chicken brooder and the snow catcher is merely a p ece of stovepipe but Mr Alter who guardian says say they do the trick And so it is that that this thing called weather Is really after all a study which perhaps will never be full fully mastered or at least with anyone being being be be- ing able to truthfully say I understand understand under under- stand the w weather ather |