Show n Utah Temperatures Hit Winters Winter's LowAs Low LowAs LowI I As Mercury Plummets ts to 45 Below 5 SI L. L Airport Records Records' Snappy 22 B By Hugh Thompson Temperatures hit bottom for forthe forthe forthe the winter in Salt Lake City and Utah Tuesday morning 22 morning 22 degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees below zero at the Salt Lake airport weather station and 45 below zero at Woodruff in northern north north- em ern Rich county while county while three state communities isolated since about Jan 1 once again had hac access over highways to the outside outside outside out out- side world A A. fog bank however partially protected Salt Lake City proper and the lowest mark recorded at atthe atthe atthe the federal building weather station station station sta sta- tion was 7 degrees below zero at 9 am a.m. It n was as even warmer if one may mayuse mayuse mayuse use the word vord on the east bench area The University of Utah meteorological meteorological meteorological me me- department recorded a low mark of 13 degrees below zero at 9 am nm the lowest noted there according to Prof J. J Vern Hales Previous Salt Lake low temperature temperature temperature temper temper- this winter was 8 below zero zeroon zeroon zeroon on Jan 4 The time all-time low mark here is 30 degrees below established established Feb 9 1933 The following day Feb 10 1933 the thermometer ter fell to 26 below leaving Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tuesdays Tuesday's Tues Tues- days day's 22 below the third low on record I Meantime city ity s street t r e e t crews were trying to mop up remainIng remaining remaining remain remain- Ing drifts on cast and southeast residential area streets John R. R Player supervisor city streets department department department de de- de- de reported County highway department attaches attaches attaches at at- said East and East were still blocked in the southeast art atc tt by hy drifts ts but that rotary plows plow were working to clear the there e thoroughfares and they expected to be opened some sometime sometime time timo Tuesday No serious threat of renewed drift causing winds was reported although the weather bureau said there was some drifting and blowing blowing blowing blow blow- ing snow In the vicinity of ot Mill Creek Train and bus travel was practically practically practically normal again Only U. U S. S S 30 was blocked in the Tremonton area arca and buses using that route were being detoured by way of Malad and Pocatello U. U S. S was still blocked for blocked for forthe the fifth day just day just south of Mon- Mon See Page rage 2 Column 7 1 I 31 31 eio Twin k Falls WYOMING 1 UTAH 43 Rock Wells We fy SaIt fy V f fI S I 15 I 38 38 to I Ely 27 r I. I SOUTHERN 3 3 7 I W Cedar City I I 1 UTAH UTA H. H ARIZONA J Cold Spots in West Area V Woodruff Utah froze up in 15 45 below zero to gain the doubtful honor of ot being the intermountain's coldest spot Tuesday but It if was wa cold elsewhere too Tho The box score Big Piney Pine Ur 4 Elko Nov Nev 38 38 Pocatello Ida 31 31 Heber City Utah 27 Cedar City Utah 3 Salt Lake Cit City was as middle of road with 22 Below Hits Airport Lucky S. S L L. Feels 7 Continued from Page One in southeast Utah and the Continental Bus System still had its service to Cortez and Durango Colo Cob suspended Union Pacific trains were running running run run- ning fling about five hours late Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day due to the extreme cold bothin both bothin bothin in the Salt Lake area and through Wyoming The Denver Rio Grande Western V estern however r had only minor delays Main lain Roads Open Main traveled highways were open with ith the exception of U. U S. S 6 which was blocked by drifts east of Eureka U. U S. S SOS at Tremonton Tremonton Tremonton Tre- Tre monton and U. U S. S near Mon- Mon The state road commission said the bitter cold weather which prevailed pre prevailed pre pre- throughout this area was causing slowdowns of ot snow re removal removal removal re- re moval work Low temperatures over the intermountain intermountain in- in area included Eureka 6 below Logan at atU atU U USA S A C weather bureau 18 below below below be be- low Logan at Logan-Cache Logan fire station 21 below Logan at College College College Col Col- lege ward 30 below Vernal 17 below Heber 27 below St. St George 23 above L Lewiston wiston Cache county 30 below Cutler 18 IS below Ogden 11 below below below be be- low Terminal 22 below Bingham Bing- Bing Bingham Bingham ham zero Olmstead 2 below Soldier Soldier Soldier Sol Sol- dier Summit 14 below Helper 6 above Dl Dixie le Snowbound Too In Utah's Dixie weather was causing trouble too New Harmony Harmony Har Har- mony in Washington county was again snowbound after residents had access roads for rn m most 0 s t of last week The St. St George Enter prise prize road was closed again causing causing causing caus caus- ing Central to be isolated It was snowing hard in Enterprise Enterprise Enter Enter- prise Tuesday morning and drift drift- t ing The new drifts were expected to close roads from Enterprise to Cedar City and Modena Many secondary roads to rangelands rangelands rangelands range- range lands in the Uintah basin of northeastern northeastern northeastern north north- I eastern Utah remain closed by I snowdrifts I Lund reported high winds Wind to b that area too adding to lo the pot poS poSsibility poS poS- the Cedar City r road d might be closed again The weather bureau Salt Lake City some reli relief f The Tue day night predicting the low lov Wednesday morning will be onh only about 15 degrees below zero Clear Clea Cleato to partly cloudy skies were pre pr dieted for Tuesday night aai and Wednesday i iFor 1 For Utah the bureau forecast cloudy weather with snow in the thi southern portion of the state with will colder temperatures Wednesday Low temperatures Tuesday night were expected to range from 20 21 below to 10 above in Dixie The five day forecast for tor the thi period through next Sunday c called callec for snow in itt Salt Lake City Cily Thursday Thurs day and Thursday night and again Saturday with temperatures K to continue below normal A way one-way road was open to the UH Brighton ski area but ch were absolutely necessary LUte Lift were operating there Altas Alta's Al ta s road was as closed Wide Ide Area Arcs Chilled d Most all all the region was chilled by winter coldest weather Tuesday with few above zero minimums noted a at atthe atthe the weather bureaus bureau's stations station In addition to St. St George above above- zero lows were recorded at Blanding Bland ing where it was 20 above and ani three above In Idaho a bottom of 31 below belo below zero was reported from Pocatello Malad Idaho Falls and Burley had 25 below It was 17 below a at Gooding and six below at Boi Boise Other Utah lows included Provo Prove 20 below Delta 17 below Ced Cedar City three belowGround below Ground crews Monday ronday cleared roads leading into three isolated isolate Utah communities Garrison communities Garrison tw tWO miles from the Nevada line in lard county Trout Creek and C Callao Callao Cal Cal- lao in western Juab county Th Thea communities had been isolated Isolate since about Jan 1 1 |