Show Records Show I Precedents L For May Frost Although Although- average temperatures during the past 10 days have approached approached ap ap- ap- ap preached freezing- freezing and have been from 4 to 11 degrees below normal the sudden cold wave is not too unusual according to records o othe of the Salt Lake City weather bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau reau Killing frosts are not common in May only May only eight have occurred since 1879 Extreme May temperature in Ut Utah was recorded May 2 1899 when the temperature dropped to 25 degrees In contrast only two years before on May 31 the mercury mercury mercury mer mer- cury went to 93 degrees the records records records records' rec rec- rec- rec indicate One reason the low temperatures temperatures tempera tempera- tures have done damage t this is year is because April was was was' unusually warm wann and plant growth gro was faster than usual said G. G K Kr Greening meteorologist Although the average killing frost date is April 16 16 freezing t temperatures were recorded as late as May 27 in 1893 Latest date for frost In 1942 was April 30 and no freezing temperatures in ray have been recorded since May 1916 Mr Greening said a |