Show RANGE DRY liEA HEAVY VY RAINS r SOON The Time climatic conditions for the month of June 1924 at the three stations where observations are made at the Great Basin Experiment Experiment Experiment ment Station are outstanding ing in a 1 number of ways The temperature and nu number of cloudless days have been above average while precipitation tation tation especially especially at th the two l lower stations has b been en below normal Tim The mean temperatures at the tho Oak stations stations stations sta sta- Main 1 Station and Alpino Station Sta Sta- Station tion troll have been deg deg and 50 deg cleg respectively The Tho maximum maximum maximum max max- temperatures for ono one day Is 89 30 deg 82 32 deg deb and 73 deg for each of the time three stations in the order named each on the thirtieth The Time month has been the warmest June at the Main 1 Station since sinco 1914 records were wore started with the tho exception of or June 1911 1014 and 1918 when the tho mean or average daily temperatures were a little higher The Tho maximum daily dally temperature of 82 deg at the Main 1 Station has been exceeded only in one year rear in June June 1918 1918 when it reached 86 deg Twenty days clays of or June Juno this years clear eight were partly cloudy and only two completely coudy Only 12 inches of moisture was reached at the time station during June and 05 at the Oaks This is the driest June since 1911 1914 except in 1919 1010 when hen only onh 01 was received at the tho station and not a no trace In Inthe inthe inthe the Oaks Time The moisture at Alpine was more nearly nearl r average with 50 inch although this amount is considerably considerably considerably con con- above that received on tho the high ranges generally The range in all the zones In the vicinity of or the station is in need of moisture at the present although this condition has existed only the past week growth began early and in the time two upper zones the range was ready for grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing two weeks earlier than average While there wins was a shortage of snow to begin with a greater amount of snow water than usual went into the limo ground when time the snow melted and almost two inches of moisture fell felI during May l This placed the th-e soil in excellent condition condition condition condi condi- tion for growth but hut with the the- lack of Juno June rains the soil has finally dried out and growth growths of the vegetation vegetation tion has about come como to a stand still The Time shot up-shot of the tho whole situation situation situa situa- tion lion is that unless the usual Jul July rains occur the time ranges will bo be ue short in feed this summer which |