THE OFFICIAL UTAH STATE WEAPON -- AN OPEN LETTER TO SENATORS WADDOUPS, BUTTARS, AND DAYTON

27 January 2011

Dear Senators Waddoups, Buttars and Dayton:

I will try to express my indignation politely.

Utah's House remains immune to facts and good taste.

Exhibit: the House’s designation on 26 January of an official Utah state Browning firearm.

This act is an embarrassment, but why stop here? Utah's legislature could designate an official Utah state assault weapon or an official Utah state bomb.

I suspect some of our more manly conservatives want an official Utah firearm to counterbalance the Utah state flower: we don’t want to give the impression we are pansies.

A veteran friend with medic experience in Iraq tells me the legislature should have selected the M2 50 caliber heavy machine gun. Browning designed in during and after The First World War, and it is still used today. If the legislature plans to embarrass Utah, at least go big.

I write sarcastically, of course. Sort of.


THE CALL TO ACTION

The Second Amendment is an out of date problem. We should be encouraging the federal Congress to replace it with two updated defense amendments. The legislature should not ennoble the Second Amendment with an official Utah firearm. I urge you and the state senators not to vote in favor of an official Utah firearm.

WEATHER SUMMARY AT MY HOUSE ON GRANDVIEW HILL PROVO

Weather Summary
Second Half of 2010

July 2010

Lowest overnight temperature: 49 (unusual 40ish July low temperature) on 3 July

Highest daytime temperature: 101 (only 100+high temperature in 2010) on 16 July

Fourth week -- 58 > 97
Fifth week -- 59 > 96


August 2010

Low overnight temperature: 48 on 24 August
High daytime temperature: 95 on 2 - 3 Aug
Warmest low overnight temperature: 68 on 18 Aug
Coolest daytime high temperature: 73 on 30 Aug

First week -- 61 > 95
Second week -- 53 > 89
Third week -- 54 > 94
Fourth week -- 48 > 94


September 2010

Low overnight temperature: 41 -- 6-7 September
Highest daytime temperature: 91 --19 Sep
Warmest low overnight temperature (unclear in record) :
61? -- 20 Sep
59 -- 22 Sep
Coolest daytime high temperature: 70 -- 6 Sep

29 Aug- 4 Sep -- 48 > 90
Second week -- 41 > 84
Third week -- 46? > 87
Fourth week -- 61? 59 > 91


October 2010

Low overnight temperature: 29 -- 30 October
High daytime temperature: 83 -- 2 Oct
Warmest low overnight temperature: 54 -- 6 Oct
Coolest daytime high temperature: 45 -- 27 Oct

26 Sep - 2 Oct -- 45 > 85
Second week -- 44 > 82
Third week -- 36 > 75
Fourth week -- 39 > 71
Fifth week -- 29 > 68


November 2010

Low overnight temperature: 07 -- Thanksgiving
high daytime temperature: 68 -- 6 Nov
Warmest low overnight temperature: 43 -- 7, 20 Nov
Coolest daytime high temperature: 23 -- 24, 25 Nov

31 Oct - 6 Nov -- 43 > 68
Second week -- 27 > 61
Third week -- 28 > 65
Fourth week -- 7 > 41


December 2010

Lowest overnight temperature: 09 -- 31 December 11:59
Highest daytime temperature: 53 -- 13 Dec
Warmest low overnight temperature: 40 -- 19 Dec
Coolest daytime high temperature: 23 -- 30, 31 Dec

2 - 4 Dec -- 27 > 47
Second week -- 27 > 53? 52
Third week -- 17 > 53
Fourth week -- 26 > 51
26 Dec - 1 January 2011 -- 3 (1-1-11) > 41


2010 EXTREMES RECORDS

Highest temperature of the year: 101 on 16 July
coldest temperature of the years 07 on Thanksgiving

Last daytime high temperature in 90s: 91 on 19 Sep
Last daytime high temperature in 80s: 82 on 3 Oct
Last daytime high temperature in 70s: 71 on 17 Oct
Last daytime high temperatures in 60s: 65 on 18 Nov
Last daytime high temperature in 50s: 51 on 19 Dec

First overnight low temperature in 30s: 37 on 13 Oct
First overnight low temperature below freezing: 31 on 27 Oct
First overnight low temperature in 20s: 29 on 30 Oct
First overnight low temperature in the 10s: 14 on 24 Nov
First overnight low temperature in single digit: 07 on 25 Nov

Last overnight low temperature in 60s:
62 (likely) on 28 Aug
61? (unclear record) on 20 Sep

Last overnight low temperature in 50s: 50 on 18 Oct
Last overnight low temperature in 40s 40 on 19 Dec