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Show Vealter PrcpM ResitEtes to Say Spring Is z Deer There) Is a very pleaslni procession pro-cession of low pressurs areas passing across the United States to the north, acordtne; to J. Cecil Alter, chief of the local weather bureau, and although they may not be ao welcome to the in- habitants of ths Northwest they I are certainly bringing fin weather to Utah. "I don't cars to get technical," I said Mr. Alter, "because a lot of I people do not . understand these . westher .terms. , "As you know, however, the low pressure barometric areas as they sweep across the. country from west to east draw ths winds to them from other sections. The winds flow away from ths high . pressure areas. "Thus we have a rather unususl condition hers that is bringing weather like ths advent of spring. The lows passing over Washington Washing-ton and Montana are drawing winds from this state, snd ws are In turn pulling them from down south where ths pomegranates and oranges grow. I could almost smell the orange blossoms this morning." The high pressure now prevailing prevail-ing over the whole Intel-mountain country has brought mild weather everywhere, and. bids fair to keep U . ao .for. a day . or. . so. The Canadian low la moving slowly eastward and Is comparatively . dry. A good rain has fallen at Seattle, but It Is turning colder there, while Chinook winds caress ths eastern slops of ths Rockies. With a temperature of ftS degrees de-grees yesterday afternoon. Bait Lake experienced an abnormally warm day for this time of year. Thirty-nine degree) would be the normal temperature. At I o'clock this morning It was 40 degrees, when the normal Is 28. At noon It was 14. with a chance of its going higher than yesterday. I "I am absolutely not going to predict an early spring," said Mr. Alter, "even If It does feel warm and balmy. Conditions may look all right, but It's a long tlms yst to the swallows and many things may happen." |