Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-26 | Page 11 | Western Cold Drifting East

WESTERN COLD DRIFTING EAST Fair Weather r ea ther to Hold Holdin in Salt Lake City Continued fair weather Thursday night and Friday Frida is predicted by federal weather forecasters I The great cold air mass which has clung to the northern plateau and the Rocky mountain region for the thelast thelast last ten days is moving eastward observers said taking abnormally cold temperatures to middle western states Pressures as well as temperatures locally still are above normal Christmas day recorded an un n av average ge temperature of 32 degrees two degrees degrees de degrees de- de grees above normal Thursday mornings morning's minimum of 25 degrees was the warmest minimum in ten days M Moisture is needed because of prevailing pre pie prevailing clear weather according to the weekly crop and r ng rep rt of J. J Cecil Alter government meteorologist me rue- Only patches of snow remain In the lower Utah co country and Salt Lake valley but ground is frozen to a nine-inch nine depth with pasture lands fed off Although ground Is 15 generally frozen in some sections of Utah Utah soil soU Is too dry for freezing Mr Alter said He reported range range animals in good condition although thera the ra range ge show snow supply is light