Note 152 — Chapter VI · Descriptive Geography, Ethnology, and Statistics of Utah Territory.
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Subjoined is an abstract of meteorology kindly forwarded to me by Judge Phelps:
“Great Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 24th, 1860.
“Dear Sir,—The following is an abstract of meteorological observations for the past year, from October, 1859, to October, 1860, inclusive:
Yearly mean of barometer 25·855
Highest range 26·550
Lowest range 25·205
Thermometer attached (mean) 60°
Thermometer (open air) (mean) 71°
Thermometer, dry bulb (mean) 64°
Thermometer, wet bulb (mean) 58°
(All Fahrenheit.)
“The amount of fair days, 244. The remaining 121 were 31 stormy and the residue cloudy and foggy.
“The course of the wind more than two thirds of the year goes round daily with the sun; strongest wind south; worst for stock, north.
“Highest range of the thermometer, 96° in July; lowest range in December—22° below 0.
“The amount of snow and rainwater was 12·257, which is somewhat over 1 foot.
“All the snow in the Valley was less than 3 feet, while perhaps in the mountains it was more than 10 feet, which gives ample water for irrigation.
“The weather during the year was steady, without extremes.
“Such was Utah in 1860.
“Respectfully, I have the honor to be, etc., W. W. Phelps.”