Show SI s. L. L I Mercury Sinks to 10 four Below B By James an and and Dancer and Donner an and Butzen found Salt Lake City in ill s subzero er temperatures as they carried Santa from chimney to chimney early Christmas morn The sleigh bells tinkled crisply in the tingling invigorating air airas airas airas as the mercury plummeted to 4 degrees below at am a.m. to make it the coldest day of the year As he jingled away from the city to visit other swept cold-swept areas in the intermountain west Santa Santa- had to think back to 1030 1930 for a local colder Dec 25 Then it hit 7 below Clear Dawning As Jj the old fellow disappeared disappear d for another year and the stars slipped away in the grayness dawn broke to give Salt Lake City a clear crisp morning Clear and partly cloudy weather veather is expected In the city ily and throughout Utah Saturday and andS Sunday S day with temperatures again dropping during the night Temperatures both days should range between 18 and 36 degrees says the weatherman n but he warns the reading may fall to to 6 above during the night Ten below may be expected in the higher moun mountain tain valleys Continued Cold Continued cold Is expected In the theother theother theother other states of the intermountain west with the possibility of ot snow flurries and even snow showers Inand in inand inand and near the mountains Christmas day dawned bright over Idaho as an expected storm which might have provided some some communities with a snow mantel delayed its IU arrival a day said the weather man in Boise Coldest point in the state was See Sec Page rage 2 Column 2 S. S L. L L WEATHER Continued from Page One Salmon where t the e mercury dipped to o 23 below zero Other cold spots included Pocatello with 10 below and Malad with 19 below As usual the dubious honor of or being the coldest point in the area went to Big Piney Wyo where the residents risked frostbite In the 39 below temperature Other Readings Headings Below zero readings were common cornmon common com corn mon throughout the area as the clear skies caused mercury fall Milford Beaver county had ad a 19 below reading while Bryce canyon canyon can can- yon yen had 21 below Stewart Idaho was 24 below and Soldier Summit was 15 below about 7 am a.m. according to reports from rom stations of the Utah Power Light Co Others i included Logan with 6 above Provo with 8 above Ogden with zero Helper with 1 below Eureka with 4 below and Soda Springs Ida with 6 below Cold weather could be expected by skiers at Alta and Brighton where the temperatures at 7 am w were re about the below 6 mark EX Excellent Siding Skiing was excellent according to the Wasatch national forest service office Touring was Touring was termed good Roads were open but chains were advised H Hourly temperatures recorded at the Salt Lake airport weather bureau were am a.m. 1 am a.m. 0 am arn r 4 am a.m. 2 am a.m. 4 am a.m. 4 am a.m. 0 1030 a am a.m. m. m 12 am a.m. 2 1130 am a.m. 14 am a.m. a.m. 4 4 4 1230 pm p.m. 14 |