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Show January Thaw Ends Weather Period This Week The 7-day weather period ended with a "January Thaw" on Monday, Jan. 12. Water was running every place, especially downhill. Afternoon tempera--ture reached 49 degrees, the highest for several weeks. The change was a welcome one, especially after the icy streets and sidewalks which greeted Sunday morning conference con-ference goers. Season record lows of one above were registered during the early hours of Janary 6 and 7, and the January 12 early morning reading was 33 one degree above freezing. A storm began as rain late Friday night and turned to snow Saturday morning. Precipitation Pre-cipitation for the week was more than a half-inch of pure water. Skies were overcast early on Tuesday morning. Out side it was rising slightly at 32.00. A light rain had fallen during the night. Periods of storm and partial par-tial clearing for the next few days, continued mild, was the forecast. Statistics for the week ending end-ing at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12. Date High Low Pre. January 6 ... 24 1 0.00 January 7 ... 24 1 0.00 January 8 ... 31 3 0.00 January 9 ... 45 19 0.00 January 10 ... 44 32 0.55 January 11 ... 42 26 0.00 January 12 ... 49 33 0.02 Summary Temperatures: highest 49. lowest 1. Week's averages, av-erages, high 37, low 17, mean 27 degrees. Sun rises over East Provo Gap at 8:20 a.m. and sets behind be-hind Lake Mountain at 5 p.m., MST. |