Show SNOWfAll fORI FOR I I I JA INC fA t Precipitation This Winter More Than at Same Samen n Time Last Y Year car Anxiety ty by the city comm commission of oJ j I I ISalt Salt Lake and the residents of th the I city over t the the le lack of snow this winter is unnecessary according to J. J Cecil Cecill Alter meteorologist in charge of the I local weather bureau Although the I snowfall of this winter is not equal to I most roost years rears j yet et the Average to date I this year is greater than that of last lash j y year r and no water shortage was ex experienced ex- ex I ex-I pE last summer For December 1918 the grand average average average aver aver- I age of snowfall in all parts of the state has been 67 Inches while during the same period In 1917 only 29 inches I fell The precipitation for this year including the melted snow has been 83 inches against 36 inches last year year In Ithe I t Ithe the Great Salt lake watershed alone I Ith Ithe th the snowfall for this year 5 58 81 inches against 50 inches for last year In 1916 in the Great Salt lake lale watershed watershed water water-d water water- J shed there were Inches for j De-j Do Dc- cember and in 1915 there were 13 2 inches I While early snows are desirable to relieve any anxiety about the water j supply there is really no danger according according according ac- ac i cording to lair Mr Mr Alter as there will probably be sufficient snow during the latter part of the winter Though a afew afew a afew few months of the winter may differ in precipitation the average is about the same for the entire year rear and with proper equipment to hold the water there is no danger here of any he says |