2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (SLC)



Salt Lake City is located in a northern Utah valley surrounded by mountains on three sides and the Great Salt Lake to the northwest. The city varies in altitude from near 4,200 to 5,000 feet above sea level.

The Wasatch Mountains to the east have peaks to nearly 12,000 feet above sea level. Their orographic effects cause more precipitation in the eastern part of the city than over the western part.

The Oquirrh Mountains to the southwest of the city have several peaks to above 10,000 feet above sea level. The Traverse Mountain Range at the south end of the Salt Lake Valley rises to above 6,000 feet above sea level. These mountain ranges help to shelter the valleys from storms from the southwest in the winter, but are instrumental in developing thunderstorms which can drift over the valley in the summer.

Besides the mountain ranges, the most influential natural condition affecting the climate of Salt Lake City is the Great Salt Lake. This large inland body of water, which never freezes over due to its high salt content, can moderate the temperatures of cold winter winds blowing from the northwest and helps drive a lake/valley wind system. The warmer lake water during the winter and spring also contributes to increased precipitation in the valley downwind from the lake. The combination of the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Mountains often enhances storm precipitation in the valley.

Salt Lake City normally has a semi–arid continental climate with four well–defined seasons. Summers are characterized by hot, dry weather, but the high temperatures are usually not oppressive since the relative humidity is generally low and the nights usually cool. July is the hottest month with temperature readings in the 90s.

The mean diurnal temperature range is about 30 degrees in the summer and 18 degrees during the winter. Temperatures above 102 degrees in the summer or colder than –10 degrees in the winter are likely to occur one season out of four.

Winters are cold, but usually not severe. Mountains to the north and east act as a barrier to frequent invasions of cold continental air. The average annual snowfall is under 60 inches at the airport but much higher amounts fall in higher bench locations. Heavy fog can develop under temperature inversions in the winter and persist for several days.

Precipitation, generally light during the summer and early fall, is heavy in the spring when storms from the Pacific Ocean are moving through the area more frequently than at any other season of the year.

Winds are usually light, although occasional high winds have occurred in every month of the year, particularly in March.

The growing season is over five months in length. Yard and garden foilage generally are making good growth by mid–April. The last freezing temperature in the spring averages late April and the first freeze of the fall is mid–October.

NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)

LATITUDE:    LONGITUDE:     ELEVATION (FT):    TIME ZONE:    WBAN: 24127

40 47′ 13″ N  111 58′ 05″ W  GRND:  4221  BARO: &#x 0A0;4224  MOUNTAIN (UTC + 7)

2001 Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC)

ELEMENT POR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR
TEMPERATURE F NORMAL DAILY MAXIMUM 30 36.4 43.6 52.2 61.3 71.9 82.8 92.2 89.4 79.2 66.1 50.8 37.8 63.6
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM 54 37.4 43.7 52.3 61.5 72.1 83.0 92.5 90.3 79.5 65.8 50.1 38.5 63.9
HIGHEST DAILY MAXIMUM 73 62 69 78 86 95 104 107 106 100 89 75 69 107
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1982 1972 1960 1992 1997 1979 1960 1994 1979 1963 1999 1995 JUL 1960
MEAN OF EXTREME MAXS. 54 52.0 58.7 69.7 79.0 88.2 97.6 101.2 99.4 93.7 82.4 66.5 54.7 78.6
NORMAL DAILY MINIMUM 30 19.3 24.6 31.4 37.9 45.6 55.4 63.7 61.8 51.0 40.2 30.9 21.6 40.3
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM 54 20.2 24.8 31.4 38.1 46.1 54.4 62.6 61.4 51.3 40.0 29.9 21.9 40.2
LOWEST DAILY MINIMUM 73 -22 -30 2 14 25 35 40 37 27 16 -14 -21 -30
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1949 1933 1966 1936 1965 1962 1968 1965 1965 1971 1955 1932 FEB 1933
MEAN OF EXTREME MINS. 54 2.2 7.1 18.1 27.5 33.5 41.8 51.3 49.9 37.8 27.9 15.4 6.1 26.5
NORMAL DRY BULB 30 27.9 34.1 41.8 49.7 58.8 69.1 77.9 75.6 65.2 53.2 40.8 29.7 52.0
MEAN DRY BULB 54 28.8 34.2 42.0 49.8 59.1 68.7 77.5 75.9 65.6 52.9 40.0 30.2 52.1
MEAN WET BULB 18 26.6 30.5 37.3 42.7 49.6 55.2 60.0 59.6 53.1 44.2 34.8 27.1 43.4
MEAN DEW POINT 18 22.2 25.2 29.1 33.1 39.1 43.2 47.4 47.3 42.3 34.9 28.4 22.5 34.6
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
MAXIMUM 90 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 9.0 23.6 19.1 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 56.1
MAXIMUM 32 30 10.8 3.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 * 0.5 9.0 24.7
MINIMUM 32 30 27.4 22.6 16.3 6.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.7 17.8 27.5 124.0
MINIMUM 0 30 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.0
H/C NORMAL HEATING DEG. DAYS 30 1150 865 719 464 215 51 0 0 108 373 726 1094 5765
NORMAL COOLING DEG. DAYS 30 0 0 0 0 23 174 400 329 114 7 0 0 1047
RH NORMAL (PERCENT) 30 74 70 60 53 49 41 36 38 46 56 66 74 55
HOUR 05 LST 30 78 77 70 66 65 59 52 54 61 68 74 79 67
HOUR 11 LST 30 70 64 52 44 38 31 27 30 35 43 58 70 47
HOUR 17 LST 30 69 59 47 39 33 26 22 23 29 41 58 71 43
HOUR 23 LST 30 78 76 67 61 57 50 43 45 54 66 73 78 62
S PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 63 45 54 64 68 72 80 84 83 81 72 53 40 66
W/O MEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
HEAVY FOG(VISBY 1/4 MI) 73 4.3 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.6 11.5
THUNDERSTORMS 73 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.2 5.3 5.4 6.8 7.6 4.2 1.9 0.5 0.3 36.6
CLOUDINESS MEAN:
SUNRISE-SUNSET (OKTAS) 62 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.7 3.4 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.8 5.0 5.8 4.5
MIDNIGHT-MIDNIGHT (OKTAS) 32 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.1 4.6 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.7 5.2 5.8 4.5
MEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
CLEAR 69 5.4 5.2 7.0 6.7 9.0 13.8 15.0 14.3 14.8 12.5 7.6 5.6 116.9
PARTLY CLOUDY 69 6.5 6.9 8.3 9.4 10.2 9.9 8.8 9.6 7.5 7.0 6.4 5.9 96.4
CLOUDY 69 19.0 16.1 15.7 14.0 11.8 6.3 4.0 4.0 4.7 8.5 13.1 16.4 133.6
PR MEAN STATION PRESSURE(IN) 29 25.82 25.78 25.69 25.68 25.66 25.69 25.73 25.74 25.76 25.79 25.79 25.83 25.75
MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRES. (IN) 18 30.21 30.12 29.98 29.93 29.86 29.84 29.87 29.88 29.94 30.05 30.10 30.22 30.00
WINDS MEAN SPEED (MPH) 54 7.6 8.2 9.5 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.1 8.4 8.1 7.7 8.9
PREVAIL. DIR (TENS OF DEGS) 38 14 14 16 15 15 16 16 16 15 14 14 14 14
MAXIMUM 2-MINUTE:
SPEED (MPH) 3 35 47 38 37 43 48 45 43 40 37 38 38 48
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS) 17 18 33 16 28 32 25 10 27 35 29 17 32
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1999 1999 2001 2000 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2000 2001 JUN 2001
MAXIMUM 5-SECOND:
SPEED (MPH) 3 41 62 45 46 54 55 54 52 53 44 55 46 62
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS) 28 18 33 15 33 18 26 16 14 32 28 18 18
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1999 1999 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 1999 2001 2001 2000 2001 FEB 1999
PRECIPITATION NORMAL (IN) 30 1.11 1.23 1.91 2.12 1.80 0.93 0.81 0.86 1.28 1.44 1.29 1.40 16.18
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 73 3.23 4.89 3.97 4.90 4.76 3.84 2.57 3.66 7.04 3.91 3.34 4.37 7.04
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1993 1998 1983 1944 1977 1998 1982 1968 1982 1981 2001 1983 SEP 1982
MINIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 73 0.09 0.12 0.10 0.45 T T T T T 0.00 0.01 0.08 0.00
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1961 1946 1956 1981 1934 1994 1963 1944 1951 1952 1939 1976 OCT 1952
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN) 73 1.36 1.76 1.83 2.41 2.03 1.88 2.35 1.96 2.30 1.76 1.53 1.82 2.41
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1953 1998 1944 1957 1942 1948 1962 1932 1982 1984 2001 1972 APR 1957
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
PRECIPITATION 0.01 30 9.7 8.6 10.3 10.0 8.7 5.9 4.8 5.7 6.1 6.3 8.2 9.8 94.1
PRECIPITATION 1.00 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 * 0.2 * 0.0 0.1 0.9
SNOWFALL NORMAL (IN) 30 12.3 9.8 11.7 6.8 1.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.1 6.5 13.7 64.2
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN) 73 50.3 32.1 41.9 26.4 7.5 T T T 4.0 20.4 33.3 35.2 50.3
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1993 1998 1977 1974 1975 1995 1996 1993 1971 1984 1994 1972 JAN 1993
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN) 73 16.5 18.0 15.4 16.2 6.4 T T T 4.0 18.4 11.0 18.1 18.4
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1996 1998 1944 1974 1975 1995 1991 1993 1971 1984 1930 1972 OCT 1984
MAXIMUM SNOW DEPTH (IN) 53 25 17 14 8 4 0 0 0 0 9 11 14 25
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE 1993 1949 1998 1974 1978 1984 1985 1972 JAN 1993
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
SNOWFALL 1.0 30 3.7 3.3 3.3 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.5 2.1 4.2 19.4

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PRECIPITATION (inches) 2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 1.22 0.48 1.18 3.62 0.14 0.15 0.06 0.21 1.36 2.74 1.36 3.22 15.74
1973 1.49 0.91 2.67 1.64 1.74 0.19 1.07 1.16 4.07 0.67 2.52 2.26 20.39
1974 1.80 1.65 0.97 4.57 0.39 0.28 0.18 0.32 0.03 2.03 0.90 1.34 14.46
1975 1.28 1.24 3.44 2.46 2.58 1.81 0.28 0.10 0.08 1.91 1.71 1.03 17.92
1976 0.63 1.90 1.90 2.47 0.99 1.24 1.55 0.82 0.16 0.57 0.03 0.08 12.34
1977 0.76 0.64 3.10 0.59 4.76 0.06 0.61 1.85 1.85 0.83 1.20 1.42 17.67
1978 2.33 1.96 3.47 2.90 1.57 0.06 0.06 0.92 2.51 T 1.73 0.58 18.09
1979 0.72 1.05 0.80 1.04 0.84 0.35 0.40 0.63 0.05 1.29 0.98 0.55 8.70
1980 2.87 2.25 2.46 0.89 2.70 0.42 1.34 0.26 0.72 1.74 1.17 0.37 17.19
1981 0.64 0.81 2.11 0.45 3.68 1.03 0.33 0.23 0.48 3.91 1.03 1.89 16.59
1982 1.08 0.53 2.39 1.63 1.86 0.66 2.57 0.56 7.04 1.87 0.75 1.92 22.86
1983 1.19 1.36 3.97 1.63 2.58 0.62 1.02 2.64 1.03 1.62 2.23 4.37 24.26
1984 0.50 0.95 1.76 4.43 1.17 1.86 1.72 1.49 1.72 3.70 1.45 0.80 21.55
1985 0.91 0.85 1.80 0.64 2.95 1.30 0.85 0.03 1.98 1.61 2.63 1.42 16.97
1986 0.86 1.28 2.32 4.55 3.39 0.42 0.85 1.32 2.75 0.39 1.17 0.10 19.40
1987 1.53 1.41 1.52 0.79 2.41 0.19 0.79 0.36 0.05 1.18 1.17 1.10 12.50
1988 1.06 0.13 0.94 1.84 2.16 0.03 0.04 0.22 0.07 0.01 2.17 0.62 9.29
1989 0.56 1.57 1.77 0.46 1.83 0.22 0.39 0.90 0.49 1.82 0.73 0.13 10.87
1990 0.57 0.35 2.17 1.14 1.65 0.66 0.64 0.46 0.56 0.69 1.24 0.56 10.69
1991 1.11 0.61 1.11 2.71 2.76 1.09 0.32 0.86 2.55 2.10 2.17 0.40 17.79
1992 0.78 1.24 1.11 0.96 1.86 0.45 0.29 0.35 0.47 1.03 2.46 1.07 12.07
1993 3.23 1.35 1.37 3.99 1.14 1.38 0.46 0.22 2.77 0.54 0.88
1994 0.62 1.53 1.28 2.94 1.29 T 0.06 0.61 0.32 2.24 2.96 1.43 15.28
1995 1.81 1.08 2.35 2.07 3.68 1.49 0.32 0.21 1.33 0.53 0.85 1.20 16.92
1996 3.09 1.54 2.71 2.20 1.32 0.09 0.41 0.02 1.03 1.45 1.72 1.73 17.31
1997 2.27 1.62 0.97 2.22 1.77 1.73 0.84 0.63 1.50 1.87 0.87 0.64 16.93
1998 1.63 4.89 2.97 2.09 1.04 3.84 1.57 0.46 1.53 1.25 1.27 1.27 23.81
1999 1.29 0.96 0.80 3.09 2.59 0.82 0.25 0.70 0.45 0.02 0.70 1.84 13.51
2000 2.17 1.80 0.80 0.76 1.62 0.36 0.42 2.00 1.86 2.00 1.31 1.24 16.34
2001 0.78 1.50 1.55 2.46 0.22 1.12 1.13 0.53 0.05 0.92 3.34 1.44 15.04
POR=127 YRS 1.31 1.37 1.84 2.01 1.82 0.90 0.62 0.80 0.92 1.40 1.33 1.30 15.62

2001 Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC)

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (F) 2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 29.8 37.8 46.9 48.1 60.5 71.9 77.2 75.8 63.9 53.6 39.4 22.7 52.3
1973 19.6 32.3 41.8 47.6 61.6 70.2 76.6 76.6 61.5 54.1 40.5 33.4 51.3
1974 26.7 31.4 45.2 48.1 58.8 73.4 79.2 74.2 66.5 54.7 43.4 31.7 52.8
1975 27.4 35.5 41.1 44.3 54.3 64.8 78.8 73.4 65.4 53.4 37.3 32.9 50.7
1976 27.9 34.1 38.1 49.3 62.2 67.6 78.7 72.3 66.4 51.0 41.8 29.4 51.6
1977 26.8 35.8 37.7 54.1 55.0 73.2 77.3 75.0 66.4 55.6 42.5 37.9 53.1
1978 36.3 39.8 48.0 50.2 56.0 69.2 78.0 74.0 64.0 55.5 41.0 26.8 53.2
1979 22.1 32.5 43.2 51.1 60.2 70.1 78.9 75.6 71.4 56.7 36.5 32.9 52.6
1980 33.7 36.0 41.5 52.7 57.0 67.5 77.6 74.1 66.3 52.6 41.3 33.6 52.8
1981 32.1 38.3 44.1 53.4 57.6 69.6 78.2 78.0 68.5 50.5 44.3 36.4 54.3
1982 29.8 32.3 43.3 46.5 56.7 68.0 75.5 78.4 64.0 48.8 38.1 29.9 50.9
1983 35.2 39.4 44.6 45.9 55.8 67.7 76.6 77.8 67.8 56.0 43.0 31.9 53.5
1984 23.8 25.8 40.1 48.5 61.6 67.3 78.5 77.2 66.5 49.5 42.7 29.9 51.0
1985 24.2 25.6 40.8 55.7 63.9 72.5 80.7 76.5 62.7 53.1 37.4 27.7 51.7
1986 29.0 41.4 47.7 48.8 57.2 73.5 74.2 77.9 60.2 51.3 40.9 29.8 52.7
1987 26.5 36.1 42.8 55.9 62.7 71.6 75.7 74.7 66.5 56.4 40.8 30.5 53.4
1988 25.0 34.8 41.4 52.0 59.6 75.7 80.9 76.5 63.8 60.0 41.1 28.1 53.2
1989 22.3 25.3 45.8 54.8 59.9 69.2 81.1 75.1 66.4 53.4 40.5 31.4 52.1
1990 33.4 32.8 45.0 54.9 57.8 72.0 78.9 76.2 72.0 54.0 41.4 21.0 53.3
1991 24.4 36.5 42.8 47.9 55.6 68.3 79.1 78.4 64.4 53.6 40.0 30.0 51.8
1992 25.6 39.3 49.3 57.1 65.6 70.4 75.4 77.3 66.5 56.0 34.1 27.1 53.6
1993 24.9 29.5 45.5 48.5 63.4 63.7 69.9 72.5 65.5 52.6 34.8 31.5 50.2
1994 36.8 35.3 45.6 52.1 63.0 74.3 80.7 80.8 70.5 51.3 32.6 31.6 54.6
1995 34.9 42.3 44.1 48.6 55.5 64.3 76.0 78.0 67.5 51.5 46.1 37.1 53.8
1996 33.0 30.8 45.3 50.6 59.9 73.4 80.5 77.8 64.7 53.9 43.4 37.1 54.2
1997 32.3 35.3 46.0 48.3 63.4 70.1 75.1 78.7 67.8 52.8 42.2 27.9 53.3
1998 37.9 37.5 40.4 48.1 58.6 62.6 79.7 77.6 68.1 51.0 42.9 29.6 52.8
1999 35.8 37.4 44.8 45.5 56.0 68.4 78.3 77.3 63.5 54.5 45.7 31.0 53.2
2000 35.1 39.8 42.0 54.5 61.7 72.1 80.8 78.9 64.6 52.3 31.4 30.7 53.7
2001 27.3 34.4 45.4 50.1 63.6 70.9 79.4 79.1 70.2 55.0 42.6 26.3 53.7
POR=127 YRS 28.4 33.4 41.1 49.4 58.4 68.3 77.3 75.5 65.2 53.2 40.3 31.2 51.8

REFERENCE NOTES:

PAGE 1:

THE TEMPERATURE GRAPH SHOWS NORMAL MAXIMUM AND NORMAL MINIMUM DAILY TEMPERATURES (SOLID CURVES) AND THE ACTUAL DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES (VERTICAL BARS).

PAGE 2 AND 3:

H/C INDICATES HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS.

RH INDICATES RELATIVE HUMIDITY

W/O INDICATES WEATHER AND OBSTRUCTIONS

S INDICATES SUNSHINE.

PR INDICATES PRESSURE.

CLOUDINESS ON PAGE 3 IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT EIGHTHS (OKTAS).

GENERAL:

T INDICATES TRACE PRECIPITATION, AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN THE LOWEST REPORTABLE VALUE.

+ INDICATES THE VALUE ALSO OCCURS ON EARLIER DATES.

BLANK ENTRIES DENOTE MISSING OR UNREPORTED DATA.

NORMALS ARE 30–YEAR AVERAGES (1961–1990).

ASOS INDICATES AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM.

PM INDICATES THE LAST DAY OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

POR (PERIOD OF RECORD) BEGINS WITH THE JANUARY DATA MONTH AND IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS USED TO COMPUTE THE MEAN. INDIVIDUAL MONTHS WITHIN THE POR MAY BE MISSING.

WHEN THE POR FOR A NORMAL IS LESS THAN 30 YEARS, THE NORMAL IS PROVISIONAL AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS INDICATED.

0.* OR * INDICATES THE VALUE OR MEAN–DAYS–WITH IS BETWEEN 0.00 AND 0.05.

CLOUDINESS FOR ASOS STATIONS DIFFERS FROM THE NON–ASOS OBSERVATION TAKEN BY A HUMAN OBSERVER. ASOS STATION CLOUDINESS IS BASED ON TIME–AVERAGED CEILOMETER DATA FOR CLOUDS AT OR BELOW 12,000 FEET AND ON SATELLITE DATA FOR CLOUDS ABOVE 12,000 FEET.

THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH CLEAR, PARTLY CLOUDY, AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR ASOS STATIONS IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA FOR THE SUNRISE TO SUNSET PERIOD.

GENERAL CONTINUED:

CLEAR INDICATES 0–2 OKTAS, PARTLY CLOUDY INDICATES 3–6 OKTAS, AND CLOUDY INDICATES 7 OR 8 OKTAS. WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENTS (CEILOMETER OR SATELLITE) IS MISSING, THE DAILY CLOUDINESS IS NOT COMPUTED.

WIND DIRECTION IS RECORDED IN TENS OF DEGREES (2 DIGITS) CLOCKWISE FROM TRUE NORTH. "00" INDICATES CALM. "36" INDICATES TRUE NORTH.

RESULTANT WIND IS THE VECTOR AVERAGE OF THE SPEED AND DIRECTION.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS THE SUM OF THE MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DIVIDED BY 2.

SNOWFALL DATA COMPRISE ALL FORMS OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING HAIL.

A HEATING (COOLING) DEGREE DAY IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE AND 65 F.

DRY BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AMBIENT AIR.

DEW POINT IS THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE AIR MUST BE COOLED TO ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

WET BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE THE AIR WOULD HAVE IF THE MOISTURE CONTENT WAS INCREASED TO 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

ON JULY 1, 1996, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BEGAN USING THE "METAR" OBSERVATION CODE THAT WAS ALREADY EMPLOYED BY MOST OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD. THE MOST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ANNUAL PUBLICATION WILL BE THE CHANGE IN UNITS FROM TENTHS TO EIGHTS (OKTAS) FOR REPORTING THE AMOUNT OF SKY COVER.

2001 Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC)

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)
YEAR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL
1972-73 0 0 110 347 761 1307 1400 909 711 515 135 67 6262
1973-74 1 0 140 333 732 975 1181 935 603 502 214 41 5657
1974-75 0 5 54 316 638 1025 1157 819 734 613 334 92 5787
1975-76 0 1 62 365 825 989 1144 890 826 464 112 67 5745
1976-77 0 7 37 432 689 1096 1175 813 838 333 304 0 5724
1977-78 0 11 73 282 670 835 880 697 522 433 293 36 4732
1978-79 0 12 144 284 714 1178 1327 902 666 414 196 57 5894
1979-80 0 0 7 270 846 987 964 835 723 371 250 77 5330
1980-81 0 10 57 379 704 965 1013 742 641 346 233 46 5136
1981-82 0 0 34 444 614 879 1087 909 668 548 259 62 5504
1982-83 7 0 134 495 800 1080 916 710 624 569 314 36 5685
1983-84 6 0 49 276 650 1018 1269 1130 763 493 157 76 5887
1984-85 0 0 98 480 662 1084 1260 1097 740 285 109 17 5832
1985-86 0 0 140 360 821 1151 1110 655 527 477 283 14 5538
1986-87 6 0 203 416 720 1085 1186 803 679 291 123 17 5529
1987-88 0 0 51 260 719 1060 1235 870 723 381 222 3 5524
1988-89 0 0 142 158 711 1138 1318 1105 587 313 193 35 5700
1989-90 0 15 44 355 729 1036 971 895 612 297 232 30 5216
1990-91 0 0 17 347 704 1359 1249 792 682 508 289 32 5979
1991-92 0 0 78 347 742 1078 1220 741 481 247 57 33 5024
1992-93 11 14 42 285 921 1169 1237 986 596 489 151 108 6009
1993-94 19 3 82 391 902 1031 863 823 590 397 100 12 5213
1994-95 3 0 19 416 963 1028 927 628 642 486 288 104 5504
1995-96 0 0 75 415 559 856 986 986 607 428 175 5 5092
1996-97 0 0 123 384 642 858 1009 827 583 495 115 17 5053
1997-98 6 0 61 382 677 1145 835 763 754 504 202 118 5447
1998-99 0 0 57 428 657 1089 898 766 619 578 295 63 5450
1999-00 0 0 95 322 573 1047 920 723 704 311 154 15 4864
2000-01 0 0 99 388 1002 1056 1162 850 598 450 123 62 5790
2001- 0 0 27 310 662 1194

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COOLING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1972 0 0 0 0 34 213 386 340 85 0 0 0 1058
1973 0 0 0 0 38 226 370 367 44 3 0 0 1048
1974 0 0 0 2 31 303 446 298 108 3 0 0 1191
1975 0 0 0 0 9 89 439 269 80 14 0 0 900
1976 0 0 0 0 34 151 431 237 87 3 0 0 943
1977 0 0 0 12 2 254 389 328 123 0 0 0 1108
1978 0 0 0 0 21 167 411 299 120 0 0 0 1018
1979 0 0 0 2 54 214 439 336 208 21 0 0 1274
1980 0 0 0 9 10 159 399 301 99 1 0 0 978
1981 0 0 0 3 12 190 412 409 145 2 0 0 1173
1982 0 0 0 0 11 158 338 423 109 0 0 0 1039
1983 0 0 0 0 37 123 370 405 138 4 0 0 1077
1984 0 0 0 3 58 153 426 383 147 4 0 0 1174
1985 0 0 0 11 78 249 493 364 79 0 0 0 1274
1986 0 0 0 0 47 277 296 407 66 0 0 0 1093
1987 0 0 0 25 60 222 338 309 103 0 0 0 1057
1988 0 0 0 0 61 334 501 363 112 9 0 0 1380
1989 0 0 0 13 43 171 506 337 92 0 0 0 1162
1990 0 0 0 2 19 247 438 351 235 11 0 0 1303
1991 0 0 0 1 3 138 442 425 63 4 0 0 1076
1992 0 0 0 15 81 204 340 401 93 14 0 0 1148
1993 0 0 0 0 108 75 178 246 102 13 0 0 722
1994 0 0 0 16 46 300 498 500 189 0 0 0 1549
1995 0 0 0 0 2 89 347 409 158 5 0 0 1010
1996 0 0 0 2 24 264 490 405 125 48 0 0 1358
1997 0 0 0 0 71 178 324 431 151 15 0 0 1170
1998 0 0 0 3 13 53 462 399 156 0 0 0 1086
1999 0 0 0 0 22 172 416 388 58 6 0 0 1062
2000 0 0 0 4 61 233 497 438 91 2 0 0 1326
2001 0 0 0 9 87 249 452 445 191 8 0 0 1441

2001 Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC)

SNOWFALL (inches) 2001 SALT LAKE CITY, UT (SLC)
YEAR JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN TOTAL
1972-73 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 1.1 35.2 20.9 3.6 17.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 87.2
1973-74 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.5 19.6 20.1 17.2 6.7 26.4 T T 110.8
1974-75 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 8.8 12.5 7.9 22.8 13.1 7.5 0.0 72.6
1975-76 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 18.0 11.8 8.6 15.8 18.7 3.5 0.0 T 76.5
1976-77 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.2 8.6 3.2 41.9 4.8 0.6 0.0 60.3
1977-78 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.5 8.2 15.6 15.5 6.2 2.5 4.6 0.0 61.3
1978-79 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 17.4 8.7 13.8 12.4 3.6 7.7 T 0.0 64.6
1979-80 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 8.5 24.5 2.9 19.9 1.2 T 0.0 61.6
1980-81 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 3.9 3.3 8.9 2.7 11.1 0.3 T T 30.2
1981-82 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 2.4 11.5 15.3 4.5 10.2 9.5 T T 57.8
1982-83 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 20.1 6.2 1.0 13.3 9.0 5.0 0.0 55.8
1983-84 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9 34.2 7.6 18.5 6.7 25.1 T T 98.0
1984-85 0.0 0.0 T 20.4 6.6 12.9 12.7 11.4 8.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 72.7
1985-86 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 27.2 14.7 3.9 1.7 1.0 5.5 T 0.0 54.0
1986-87 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 4.4 1.7 16.4 9.9 3.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 37.5
1987-88 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 11.0 16.3 0.4 6.1 T 0.9 0.0 35.3
1988-89 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 8.5 12.5 9.4 27.5 2.1 T 0.0 0.0 60.0
1989-90 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 2.4 1.7 8.2 8.5 11.8 0.7 T T 36.0
1990-91 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 4.8 14.3 10.9 1.2 1.9 13.7 T 0.0 46.8
1991-92 T T T 2.8 11.4 6.8 12.2 4.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 38.5
1992-93 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 14.2 16.9 50.3 13.2 T 2.4 1.7 T 98.7
1993-94 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 6.1 8.3 6.2 15.0 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 38.8
1994-95 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 33.3 13.6 11.1 13.3 7.3 6.6 T T 85.2
1995-96 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 1.4 45.0 22.6 11.2 4.9 T 0.0 85.7
1996-97 T 0.0 0.0 5.1 3.5 16.0 16.2 11.0 7.1 4.4 T T 63.3
1997-98 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 T 6.6 6.3 32.1 14.8 3.7 0.0 T 65.2
1998-99 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 2.1 6.6 8.4 8.6 3.0 3.5 T 0.0 32.2
1999-00 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 5.5 18.0 15.0 5.1 6.2 T 0.5 0.0 50.3
2000-01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.0 12.9 6.5 13.1 5.3 9.9 0.0 0.0 64.7
2001- T 0.0 0.0 T 18.8 19.9
POR=72 YRS T T 0.1 1.2 7.0 11.8 13.5 9.8 9.1 4.9 0.6 T 58.0



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