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Show October Fades As Drought Breaks On October 30-31 The late October drought was broken as the month faded out on Wednesday and Thursday, Thurs-day, the 30th and 31st. Total for the two-day storm was 0.67 of an inch of pure water. After a respite of two days, the storm began again Nov. 3 and continued on tthe 4th, bringing the total measureable precipitation for the 7-day weather wea-ther period to almost of an inch. Actually, in spite of the storms, temperatures have continued relatively mild for this time of year. On only one morning out of the seven has the temperature been below two degrees above freezing and that was on Nov. 2 when the official reading was 27 degrees. de-grees. Just before sunset Nov. 4, this reporter went out to move a pile of old, dry tomato vines. A hen pheasant ran out and disappeared under the nearby shrubbery. "When frightened by hunters take refufe in the gardens of the non-hunters," seemed to be her philosophy." Smart at that. Skies were overcast early Tuesday morning. The outside temperature was 34 degrees and the barometer read 30.0 and was steady. Unsettled for the next few days, with light rain in the valley, and snow in the mountains, moun-tains, was the forecast. Statistics for the week ending end-ing at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4. Date High Low Pre. October 29 .... 78 34 0.00 October 30 .... 65 40 0.51 October 31 .... 65 35 0.16 November 1 . . 61 34 0.00 November 2 . . 60 27 0.00 November 3 . . 64 45 0.02 November 4 . . 58 42 0.04 Summary Temperatures: Highest 78," lowest 27. Week's averages, high 65, low 37, and mean, 51 degrees. Precipitation for the week, 0.73 of an inch. Since Jan. 1, 14.43 inches. Sun rises and sets locally, at 7:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. |