Show FEBRUARY CLOSES SHY OF MOISTURE February will end with a tation d deficiency of or 79 inch the federa federal fed fed- eral era eral weather wether bureau in Salt Lake City Cily predicted Thursday Rainfall during the month In this region has t totaled only 72 inch Normal Normal Normal Nor Nor- mal precipitation for February is inches There was no hope that a last of the month storm might aid in cutting the he deficiency A storm now spread over ver a wide wId front in California and the he Pacific coast may brin bring storm clouds louds to Salt Lake City and nd Utah Thursday night but no rain the weather bureau predicted Temperatures would maintain their like level for the next 24 hours weather observers said Only 10 lo other Februarys February since Ince weather veather records have been compiled here have ha been as dry a. a as the current month the weather bureau reported The driest month wa sa was in 1929 when only 28 inch of moisture fell tell The records were established in 1874 1674 |