Show t 1 o f YI iCI t IJ f ft The he Years Year s Sunshine and Storm and Last Winter s MystifYing Fog I STUDY of at the for forthe forts ts A the year ear flomo interest log Ing features as gleaned from the tho records c et t the tho local United weather bureau During Janu nry the tho en ow storms wore were fairly 1 heavy and well relI distributed the heal ft est eat being In Ilich and adjacent cotta coun cottay j y ties des and till the mean meun temp temperature of the rt wae or 11 degree the normal The highest was Willi I lO 10 at Plateau and 39 below zero at Strawberry valIe t February was cloudiest month 1 en record heavy hevy storms of at raIn ri sleet and snow and high winds and ft mean of 35 degrees ii the tho normal March wall as abnormallY i month which leduc l the dally and the lIle t tallon nil oh previous records being inches 0 or above the theL J L normal Gales with velocity ot of 60 milts nn an hour Salt gait Lake Lalo and Uld 1 JI during the middle le ot of the i 4 A high temperature S do greeK grees obtained lit at on the tho During April nearlY every rain torm was by unusually low temperatures well and IIno snow storms fro The Iho mean temperature was wasi i itly G 6 degree belD the tho normal while the rainfall was neMI nearly ono one Inch i I nb above ve the normal the tho heaviest fall ClIl at Payson on bEIng InvItes k averaged a abnormally cold windy and vet with II a mean monn temperature or of 22 2 below thu tho normal I S wore numerous frosts in III the tho ond parts ot of the state but nt at Thistle tIm tho mercury rose roso to 9 96 do de degrees grees rees on the Uta shilo the tho lowest was 13 eS lit at Kelton Kellon ott on the tho 10 lit June was cool with cloud all and frost trost early In the But this was followed followell by worm warm weather that molt melt melted ed the tho snowS and flooded lowlands through the tho state Theta wel were kill killing Ing fo frosts t during daring the Iho last 10 days with In the tho mountain districts The mean meun temperature was 25 6 the tho normal the tho lightest belli being 10 degrees at Rock nock on tIle the 3rd and the tho lowest lowet 22 degrees at Soldier Summit on the tho thoth th Tue Tho precipitation was 26 ot an anInch anInch Inch above the tho normal July ll up with cool fall fair fairweather weather but abnormal cloudiness an anan and an unusually sultry atmosphere A record ot of thunder er storm tre fre was Sas local thunder occurring dally daily In some omo beau tics rite mean menn temperature was but 1 degree below belol the tho normal with witti hIgh st at St George Georgc degrees on the and tIm tho lowest loest 26 degree nt at Coyote Coote all on the let 1st The morago pro was 08 03 or of an Inch above aboe the thu though It at TropIc 29 fell cool cODI weather In the tho beginning wIth warns nights follow tollow lag Ing cOol frosty nights in tho mountains I were welo the Iho early carlY 1111 t anti ha rains an rind damaging floods were general over Oer the tho state inter the tho aver er ago being nearly twice I tIn greatest average fot fOI aug ut 1111 northern part or of th tb tato tAlo caught It the worst The mean Win 1111 Was 7 degree below the Iho normal anti ond tho ot at 1 on it the thc nail the low how est was nt at Coyote on the ho The he precipitation was inches or 12 tacit Inch the tho normal The fhe greatest amount was 4 7 t at Morgan In September there was n a deficiency in III temperature The high st ov over r the state all on the the tho average or moan mean tho ho month being 7 bo be below low tho normal The highest toni tern was at lute 99 deglee J 01 on the Con ConsIderable snow toll tall In Inthe Inthe the mountains and auth the heavIest pro was vas tl inches at Parowan Oc October ober enjoy enjoyed tl unusually favorable vather tn in tM the and lust last parts of at the tho month while the tho middle part had hol days cold nights with killing Dry weather prevailed In near nearly ly nit alt and practically no pro 1110 occurred until the latter halt bait or of the lite month when rain and fino were vore with hall bali an and sleet sheet lit Ut scattered points rite rho moan menn torn tem was ivas 1 degro ahoy tha nor nOI i utah The Tho highest temperature was wasIS IS at on the 1st and thI and tue tho lowest was G 6 degrees at Strawberry valley valle ott the and The average precipitation was 5 ot of an Inch above the normal the tho greatest amount beIng 2 U Inches at November was characterized over the tha state by a 11 pronounced pronounce of at precipitation anti a slight tempera temperature I turo ture deficiency During the early part pan of the tho month temperatures averaged i from normal normol to 20 degrees above but towards the tha close temperature moans means of It 20 degrees below wore recorded ero frequent cathy In inthe the tho month with tIt snowstorms In the latter 1 to 0 lint the northern were WelO covered with snow A wind windstorm storm of at W extreme velocity swept the alii to toa on tho with live minute velocities of 66 miles per hour were noted notel tile highest of oC record tIm the establIshment ot of the Salt Lake office ot of the weather bureau Iut little done owing to absence lIllo of gusts anti squalls the Iha most destructive wi nil storm that e over r visIted the Salt Lake I valley occurred Saturday and Sunday Sundar Oct O anti 21 From Its it 10 the un uni unsteady steady northeast contin cantin i tied lied until early Sun Sunday n afternoon ex cx velocities of II a mile mila a 11 minute ag at t throughout nearly nl all of the tho JI il hours The greatest dam ago c occurred 1 front Snit Lake City to Olden Ogden and from the mountains to the lake Sun Sunday a daylight brightened 1 a cloudy sky k and revealed a of at great t destruction The hy by the tempest WItS mostly dunn ono In the three hours ju just t preceding daylight lIght when the tho wind WM ivas highest women momen tary taly velocities evidently being much higher titan than the tho rate Man llan hundreds ot of gl gigantic tic shade trees C carrying tons of at dirt were pros traWl across the tho streets amid tangles ot of live IIvo electric wires and l broken poles Thousands ot of window panes Danes were broken and dozens of hargo s nero unroofed while many maller ones were tumbled over or collapsed I The largo large liberty statue surmounting the tho magnificent CIt City and County building was WIlS bent far tor to the tho west westward westward I ward and II a lower statue Justice was ns dashed to the pavement and do de Some p passenger coaches anti I box ears cars were blown tram from the lie rail railroad road tracks In the tho vicInity of and Farmington and an entire frel freight ht train except the engIne was s oVerturned near Many miles of telegraphs telegraph and telephone poles the Interurban distrIcts were greatly damaged DESTRUCTION IN OGDEN In Ogden and lId the tho smaller towns along the hake lako molo tItan than halt half of the tho buildings were ware damaged anti the tho streets were strewn wIth wreckage The force of the wind was greatest In swaths or of destruction that stretched out across the tho citIes anti the tho valley from the out outlets lets lotH of the tho canyons canons While over oyer the Iho worst stricken distrIct ranged from flom 20 degrees to freezing dur during In ing tile storm It Is remarkably fortun uti that there thoro was virtually no snow all durIng the tho storm The Thu storm was felt nice all the state but In greatly force or of the tho Salt Lake tIm tho principal features being the tho cold winds and the tho snow sinew herds ot of un unprotected Unprotected protected on the tha bleak ranges wore vore aI avay by the tho blizzard mall ninny being scattered and lost host Fur Further thol ther Incalculable Injury was done Olle t to the tho farmers Carmen ot of the state slate In general by the tho intense cold though II a few re report reports ports port r tIter than harm the snowstorm Injury nail doth death were sparsely seat scat terell throughout the tho dis district ls caused br b accident ent and exposure but consIderIng the property tion nn and the general severity of the tho storm casualties and human Wore were remarkably uncommon The rhe weather maps IMS or of saturday and Men Ion lla day before and after the storm re 10 showed d an Immense high air pressure area advancing over the tho northern flunky mountains with an exceedingly steep baric to the tho southward Into rL a doen dob atmospheric low lois pressure area over Ocr the tho i plateau Under these theS very favorable circumstances the tho air from the high lowed flowed Into the tho low how at al great grent speed FOGS FOOS To Io the resilient of the tho Salt Lake Lako valley 1 11 cr accustomed ns as ho la is to the tho clear olear skies anti bright sunshine of at his home the prevailing weather conditions during last win winter winter ter appeared somewhat In the light of at atan an enIgma Two ot of dense denAa cloudiness at attended tended by constant togs fogs mark ii d the cold season The Tho first occurred during the latter part of January and the Coro ore part of February The Tho fogs fogH during this period were of at density objects at even a distance of oC feet foet being elicit orten completely oh ob I As the tho temperature during durin this entire period was constantly he be helow low the freezIng the tho moisture wIth which th atmosphere vas as 1111 stir charged was on thip trees ond bushes In thu form Corm of at minute ice Ico I crystals the tho layer attaining consider ablo abbe thickness at times the whole n a as novel stove ste liS It II beautiful Such In was wall tim tho tog Ing weather ot of the Iho winter that caused the as well as discontent of hut tho inhabitants ot of condition of affairs that wn all ull the tho themore moro more Inexplicable to 10 tho ho ordinary r mar mor mortal martal tal In weather lor In vi view oW of the reports tram from towns moro more highly situated of clear skies and bright sunshine In this tion II comparison between till the toni tem temperature nt at Salt Lake City altitude feet anti the of altitude feet Ceet some llama 31 30 miles muon distant would eem to turn furnish Ish thu tho most Interesting as aR as instructive contrast At the tho former station the tho I mean temperature rein Tan 21 to Feb 14 Inclusive the him lim limIts Its of at this period ivan detre degrees s the mean minImum ao 30 degrees making a mean daily range ot of 65 degrees tt 1 Heber tue tho maximum was degrees mean mInimum 65 5 degrees giving a macan dal daily range of degrees derees The Tho or of the tho tog layers on the tho temper attires at the tho lower stations In irn rending the tho direct by day dar und reducing the tho ra IU by night Is strikingly notice In the small mean dally mange On the tho other hand the tho barge laro mean dully lit at the more station ii 11 In a manner the tho In tn e anti and peculiar to higher altitudes Unfortunately no oh ob are aro talon taken at lieber and no comparison or of tho tb relative humid lIlls during the un tinder rr discus ion Ilon cnn can ther rore be made t th thre o would show II as great it contrast ns as the 5 H At Salt Lake CIt City the mean of f the dally daily humidity ob lit at 6 a rn m ant and Ii G p 1 m amounted to 89 19 per pr cent needless J to state abnormally lg oven for winter r TIm Tho following Is Ie j i brIef n of the tho c causes u ell pf such sich PI t cullar weather r The primary wary mary cause Wa wan the stagnant of tIme the In the lower nl n loys lers duo due to the hIgh barometric pres res store aure areas ara that th h eau call region luring tho is 12 I bights th tIm Is very Pry thigh ri 1 A n a ene Is but bul wind Ind mart r went mont This favors a lit U tho itt In t to rapidly j hr dot It r tides II a I tr In ag m 0 It at night nod anel In rn no th tr I coole rIte Is ii tb eb materially Iy by a ar 0 all air that hn hat hen t I by br dI atlon on the tho high I tC it I settles peltieR Into time tho allIY 1 of its lis gr greater aler le e 11 cold all air its all air The Tho cid air Ih 11 In the valleys the wind lIot being strong t ta eli It UI Is III it a fu ply t e cold cohl ol nip into Inlo the valley I where It continues to eel from th this nOM foor un urt nt last the mits below th t dow clew point and of f tim th vapor Into visible water dropS rp water remain Rupend ed In time tho atm mind thus tit lIt or ct fog h i Pta ue d as an antho the tho all air being below th freer Ing point Ito vapor or r I time tho cond n in the of leo ice Or frost flost upon nil all e i trees and LInd other othe r lla pre tn tiling M IL a typIcal ond LInd 1 I scene |