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Show Snow Cover jutNormal Lowest Since 1924; 50 Per Cent Normal Light precipitation during Janu. ary, combined with extremely low temperatures, has resulted in a marked deficiency of water on the northern Utah watershed, it was revealed today by George D. Clyde, irrigation engineer for the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Sta-tion, after the monthly snow survey. sur-vey. "Precipitation during February and March usually is quite heavy and if a normal precipitation occurs oc-curs this year there should be no serious water shortage despite the marked February- l deficiency," Dean Clyde stated. "However, if precipitation is sulj-normal during this period, a ... serious water, shortage in northern Utah would" develop quickly. "Measurement of - the snow cover cov-er on March 1 will be noted with considerable interest because at that time the water supply picture pic-ture for northern Utah will be fairly well formed. ' The February snow, survey made on Mt. Logan, showed a water accumulation of 4.5, ' 8.1 and 7.5 inches respectively at Elevations of 7000, 8000 and 900f feet. This compares with 13.7, 28, and 27.3 inches at the same elevations in 1943. The 1924-40 average precipitation precipi-tation for the three , elevations mentioned is 8.7, 12.6 acl (15 inches respectively. The accumulated snow cover on February 1 this year is therefore 52, 64 and 50 per .cent of normal nor-mal at the respective elevations. The accumulation of water in snow storage during the month was 1.9, 3.2 and 2 inches respectively. respec-tively. The accumulated snow cover cov-er is the lowest this year of any year since 1924, exceeO- 'he deficiency of the dry j 1926, 1931 and 1934. Snow in inches, at U stakes, with 1943 figv.r. second, are' 23 and 54.1: 80.6; 36 and 89.6. |