Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-13 | Page 17 | Warm Day Record in Salt Lake Saturday Has Place in History

Warm Day Record in Salt Lake m m m Saturday Has Place in History WITH a temperature of 60.5 degrees as officially recorded by the weather bureau on the roof of the Hoston building yes-i yes-i terday afternoon at 4 o'clock, February 12, 1921, took its place an tone of the warmest February days recorded in Salt hake since 1 1875. when record becan to he taken, or in fortv-five veara. If j has been beaten for warmth only three times in all those years, or on (February 7, .188$. when It reached a lmaxlmumor63eFreei,. February 11. il02, when it was 61 degrees and on February 5, 1907, when it was 2 de-Jgrees. de-Jgrees. Taken with the preceding day I when a maximum of 55 degrees was reached. It constituted weather which normally comes during the first week in April, according to J. Cecil Alter, chief of the local bureau. Mr. Alters gave some Interesting figures from Lhe records of the bureau bu-reau of times and temperatures that may be remembered by the old timers. 1 In the spring of during the first ; week in February. remarkable j spring weather was experienced. lie-J ginning with the 3rd of the month the mercury began to go up as though j spring had arrived. On that day there , was a temperature of r.3 de-T 'grees; on the 4th and 6th. 57 degrees; j jon the th. 0 degrees; on the 7th. t ,63 degrees, and on the 8th. 57 decrees. This period is sharply distinguished i from an extraordinary cold spll that 'struck Salt Lake early in February. 1883, which is still remembered for' jits severity. It started on February ,2 with a maximum of 18 degrees anil, a minimum of above xero; on the 3rd It was 18 with a minimum of 4 ' degrees: on the 4th it was 20. with a i minimum of 4. and on the 5th the 1 warmest temperature was l. degrees t above, while the minimum v am !