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Show I RECORD YEAR FOR MOISTURE l"tah last year experienced one o.r the wettest years since nieteorologl- al observations were begun in this state According to the I'nited Slates weather bureau. the pi edpitai Ion was 19.31 Inches, or 1 2S Inches above normal Whllfl the number of stormy days in the normal year In Utah Is S9, last year there were 108 days on which moisture fell almost one-third tiio ear. The longest period witnont rain or snow was 1(1 days, from October 9 to 25, Inclusive For a number of years Utah has en-Joyed en-Joyed what Is known among weather studenrs the wet ryeie. and as ft result our farmer? have ooen Messed with a wnfer supply almost equal to their requirements, but if a dry pe- rlod now were to be experienced the water shortage might prove a serious seri-ous problem for a majority of our ir-rigatlonists ir-rigatlonists and other tillers of the OIL |