Show Precipitation in inS iS S. S L L. Recorded Normal for or Calendar Year Year Precipitation in Salt Lake City for the calendar year end ended a December 31 was almost exactly normal with a total of or 1612 inches recorded as compared to 1613 inches normal G. G K Green Greening Gre ning n- n ing meteorologist for the Salt Lake ake C City weather bureau said Precipitation for the winte winter thus far from October 1 to December December 31 also h has S been almost normal Mr Greening pointed out December has been a comparatively comparatively mild mUd m month nth Although some temperature extremes have been recorded no r records have been broken either In precipitation or temperatures he said However it appeared as If New Years Year's day 1943 was going to break the normal weather spell since only eight New Years Year's days in the past 50 have come and gone without snow being on the ground Also there have been only five times in the 50 years of record when both New Years Year's day and Christmas have failed tailed to be white January 1 1942 was one of the I two coldest New Years Year's days In history with the maximum tern tern- I I |