Show DECEMBER WEATHER 1896 was waa an unusually mild bod and pleasant mouth in all ail see geo long of uis uie state the temperature averaged about four degrees above the the preel pits ton ion was waa abnormally deficient being only about one half balf of the usual amount for december the average depth of ue be snowfall was tour inches which in ig nearly eight inches in the normal la in the extreme southern aou thern counties thano the was the greatest grea teet some localities reporting only a traces trace while in other districts no snow mow hag ban yet alien al en this year up to the abe end and of the he month upon the whole the weather conditions were line fine for farm work but very detrimental to stock interests inte reato the mean temperature for the be state I 1 was 81 31 degrees deg reee highest monthly mean 89 39 degree at st george lowe lowest monthly mean 22 degross degrees at park city ity and leodler lS adler summit mean ot or maximio a temperature 44 do de grew miao mean of minimum tempera tures lure 20 degrees degrate the highest temperature recorded during she he month was wao 66 degrees degre at millard billiard county un on the 27 ib a d the he lowest 8 degrees below zero zaro at ilow K aoa estem flute county on oa the lati lat ab oolite range of temperature tor for the state 69 ot degree greve the gr ateek local monthly branue of temperature was waa 03 68 degrees at fillmore tend and the be least 8 BO degrees degree nt at moaby mo ib grand county the average ave raife precipitation for the bate was of an inch greatest monthly amount r corded was wag i atles at brabam city B x eider ida 0 anty yand and the least amount recorded JeI was a trace at gilts wayne 0 01 naty ity L a flute county and mammoth juab county average deth depth oi of snowfall 4 inches greatest grea teat depth recorded wua was 9 inches at city and summit the days day ou on which measurable quant ties of precipitation occurred were generally the ast 1st and 2nd fth 6 ab h 81 it rue roe ave averlue numb or of rainy days daya was wai 2 during the mouth month there here was wa an average of 16 15 clear 9 partly claudy and 7 cloudy days day at salt lake city there wan 51 per cent of and at grover wayne county 66 55 per cent estimated the preval prevailing linC direction of tile the wind widd was from the southwest total movement of the wind at salt bait lake lily was ajile and the hibbing velocity 26 miles per hour ilour from too southwest on the there were no high winds reported from any sec action ol of the state during the month thunderstorms glies ty ly lunar halos parowan carowan Pa rowan iron county sun dogs wayne county bigot Sleet Grover wayne county lath rt 91 george very strong wind at t of precipitation mor we first of the torm storm WB war blot sac ing of hall follows by rain st george flake asks of now this had one L not bot wlater wister G bleak heber mildest month on roford for DMm december ber john crook j H leith observer Obe erver and section director |