Show rainfall brings october moisture above normal the normal quota of october precipitation was exceeded during the rainstorm that visited salt lake city and other parts of northern utah monday evening up to m 23 inch had bad fallen into the weather bureau gauge bringing the total for the month to inches which is ia 03 inch above the normal tor for all ol of october this was the third heavy storm of the month and with more storms likely to occur in the next week or so october promises to be one of the wettest months in a year or more this Is en 1 coura cou raging ing to a state which is emerging from one of the most severe droutha in its history experts declare it will take a more than normal amount of moisture this tall fall and winter to replenish the depleted soil boll and assure a plentiful supply 0 of water next summer virtually very every drop of rain that falls now la is being absorbed into the ground mondays Alon days storm covered a broad area over the western vestern region rain tell fell in Ington oregon idaho Alon montana tana nevada wyoming and utah moderato moderate amounts were recorded in southern idaho and snow was falling at yellowstone temperatures nere virtually normal in salt lake city monday ranging from to 59 degrees the mean of 63 53 was three degrees above normal clearing weather undoubtedly would mean another cold snap however |