Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-21 | Page 3 | May Rain Sets 18-Year Record

r MAY MAYRAIN RAIN SETS YEAR 18 18 RECORD Utah this year yea exp experienced d the t fourth wettest May in Its h history story Jt J J. J Cecil Alter in charge of ot the go government government gov gov- ve v- v t e weather bureau here reported reported reported re re- re- re ported Friday in his monthly summary sum sum- mary of or climatological data Records of oC 99 weather stations over o the state indicate that the general general gen gen- eral precipitation was 11 Inches or 89 Inches above normal Only in 1 98 1908 and in 1917 h has s May been rj if wetter 1 Northern and central Utah re received re- re f most of ot the moisture and only ohly eight stations mostly in southern south south- ern counties showed show d less than the normal amount of or precipitation The greatest fall faU during the month tern ras Kas s at the City Creek on m the Salt Lake City wat watershed where inches of or precipitation was ret re- re 1 ji t corded In Salt Lake City precipitation r 1 tation totaled inches The unusually weather er tr prevailing most of ot the month retarded ref retarded re- re f the growth of crops and andt F t range forage generally though there theres s was no injuriously low temperatures t. t r to set let back such growth as had started the report stated Conser Consequently Conse r f fall taU wheat alfalfa and spring grains peas and beets made substantial an and uniform development develop develop- ment meat and have a good appearance as asa a rule I it Both livestock and forage were Improving satisfactorily at the close I cf of the month 1 j t The general temperature for the ther i r tate state as shown by records of ot 80 f t 1 stations was was' degrees or 28 t degrees below the tho er a average ge for tor past years