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CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR SALT LAKE CITY/UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
300 PM MST FRI FEB 4 2000     
       
SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE DATA FOR JANUARY 2000

     ...A MONTH WITH EVERYTHING ABOVE NORMAL (TEMPERATURES..
               PRECIPITATION.. AND SNOWFALL)...

                   ...TEMPERATURE...
AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH..........   42.8 (NORMAL 36.4)
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW...........   27.4 (NORMAL 19.3)
MEAN MONTHLY..................   35.1 (NORMAL 27.9)
DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN...    7.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS...   59 DEGREES ON THE 16TH
THE LOWEST  TEMPERATURE WAS...   13 DEGREES ON THE  6TH
WARMEST EVER FOR ANY JAN......   62 ON THE 26TH/1982
COLDEST EVER FOR ANY JAN......  -22 ON THE 25TH/1949

HEATING DEGREE DAYS...   920   80% OF NORMAL (NORMAL IS 1150)
COOLING DEGREE DAYS...     0      NONE IS NORMAL 
                                                      
                   ...PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR JAN...........          2.17..  195 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR JAN..........          1.11
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...          1.06..  ABOVE NORMAL 
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 24-HOUR PERIOD... 0.31..  ON THE  2ND/25TH
RECORD MAXIMUM 24-HOUR PRECIP FOR CALENDAR DAY... 1.36 (14TH/1953)
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH .01 OR MORE..........  14 DAYS                  
NORMAL NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE.....  10 DAYS
GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE...  16 DAYS/1993
WETTEST JAN ON RECORD....................   3.23/1993
DRIEST JAN ON RECORD.....................   0.09/1961

                    ...SNOWFALL (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR JAN........           15.0.. 118 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR JAN.......           12.7..
SEASONAL TOTAL (SEP-JAN)..      38.5.. 109 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL SEASON TOTAL (SEP-JAN).. 35.2..
               
SUNSHINE FOR THE MONTH  7577 MINUTES... 42 PERCENT OF THE POSSIBLE
SUNSHINE FOR JANUARY (POSSIBLE 17882).

                     ...PRESSURE... 
HIGHEST FOR JAN.............  30.63 INCHES ON THE  6TH
RECORD HIGHEST..............  31.01 INCHES ON THE 1ST/1979    
LOWEST FOR JAN..............  29.58 INCHES ON THE 11TH
RECORD LOWEST...............  29.04 INCHES ON THE 12TH/1932

PEAK WIND FOR JANUARY WAS 40 MPH (SOUTH) ON THE 16TH.
PEAK WIND FOR ANY JANUARY WAS 69 MPH (NORTHWEST) ON THE 10TH/1980.

                ...RECORDS FOR THE MONTH...
JAN 10TH.. RECORD DAILY PRECIPITATION OF .30.. OLD RECORD .26/1968.
JAN 11TH.. RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 37..OLD RECORD 36/1971.
JAN 11TH.. RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 56..OLD RECORD 54/1953
JAN 15TH.. TIED RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 57.. ALSO IN 1996.
JAN 16TH.. RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59..OLD RECORD 56/1974.
JAN 18TH.. RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 56..OLD RECORD 54/1998.
JAN 19TH.. RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 54..OLD RECORD 53/1971

IT WAS A WARM MONTH WITH TEMPERATURES AVERAGING 7.2 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL.  THE WAY THINGS WERE GOING WE COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE TOP
5 WARMEST JANUARYS BUT THE COLD SPELL AT THE END OF THE MONTH COOLED
THINGS OFF.

PRECIPITATION WAS NEARLY 2 TIMES NORMAL.. BEING 195% OF NORMAL.  THE
WATER YEAR NOW STANDS AT 4.73 INCHES WHICH IS 90% OF THE 4-MONTH
NORMAL AMOUNT OF 5.24 INCHES.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 118% OF THE JANUARY NORMAL.  SEASONAL
SNOWFALL IS NOW 38.5 INCHES OR 3.3 INCHES ABOVE THE NORMAL AMOUNTS
FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

                              ...UTAH...
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH STATEWIDE WAS EITHER NORMAL OR ABOVE
NORMAL.  A FEW OF THE HIGH PERCENTAGES WERE.. RANDOLPH 711%.. ECHO
DAM 265%.. WENDOVER (OF ALL PLACES) 358%.. RICHFIELD 255%.. AND
MORONI 265%.  THE SMALLER PERCENTAGES WERE.. HANKSVILLE AT 29% AND
CAPITOL REEF 25%.  

WASATCH MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL WAS NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE ALTA
GUARD STATION MEASURING 114 INCHES (NORMAL IS 94 INCHES).. SNOWBIRD
75 (NORMAL 80 INCHES).. AND BRIGHTON 71 (62 INCHES).  SEASONAL
SNOWFALL AT THE ALTA LOCATION IS NOW 241 INCHES WITH A NOV-JAN NORMAL
AMOUNT BEING 256 INCHES.      

...SOME PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS ACROSS UTAH FOR JANUARY 2000...    
            ...ALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES...                      
                    PRECIP   SNOW
STATION             TOTAL   TOTAL     NORMAL  PERCENT OF NORMAL
ALPINE               2.48    19.0      1.55   160 PCT OF NORMAL 
ALTA                 9.05   114.1      6.99   129 PCT OF NORMAL
BEAR LAKE SP         2.26    18.0      1.31   173 PCT OF NORMAL
BLANDING             1.83     9.5      1.23   149 PCT OF NORMAL
BOUNTIFUL            4.04    28.5      2.63   154 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIAN HEAD           4.62    53.0      4.85    95 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIGHAM CITY         1.76    10.0      2.31    76 PCT OF NORMAL    
BRYCE CANYON         0.56     9.0      1.16    48 PCT OF NORMAL
CAPITOL REEF         0.08     0.5      0.32    25 PCT OF NORMAL
CEDAR CITY           2.16    14.0      1.12 
CITY CREEK           3.58    22.0      2.51   143 PCT OF NORMAL
CLEARFIELD           2.45    13.2
CLINTON              3.01     7.6
COALVILLE            2.19    22.0      1.08   203 PCT OF NORMAL 
COTTONWOOD           2.32    11.6      1.67   139 PCT OF NORMAL
COTTONWOOD WEIR      3.06    20.5      1.62   189 PCT OF NORMAL
DEER CREEK DAM       5.08    10.0      2.60   195 PCT OF NORMAL 
DELTA                1.08     2.7      0.52   208 PCT OF NORMAL
DUCHESNE             0.65     3.0      0.49   133 PCT OF NORMAL
DUGWAY               0.73     1.3      0.47   155 PCT OF NORMAL
EAST LAYTON          3.88    24.5
ECHO DAM             2.41    28.0      0.91   265 PCT OF NORMAL
FARMINGTON           2.89    13.3      1.78   162 PCT OF NORMAL
FERRON               0.41     2.5      0.61    67 PCT OF NORMAL
FILLMORE             2.79     9.0      1.27   220 PCT OF NORMAL
GREEN RIVER          0.44    TRACE     0.40   110 PCT OF NORMAL
GROUSE CREEK         1.73    16.0      0.91   190 PCT OF NORMAL
HANKSVILLE           0.11              0.38    29 PCT OF NORMAL 
HEBER CITY           2.15    16.0      1.78   121 PCT OF NORMAL 
HITE MARINA          0.56     2.0
HOLLADAY             2.61    20.0      1.66   157 PCT OF NORMAL 
HURRICANE            0.83
HUNTSVILLE           3.19    25.0
JENSEN               0.58    10.0      0.46   126 PCT OF NORMAL
KAMAS                1.57    17.0      1.66    95 PCT OF NORMAL
KANAB                0.97     2.5      1.49    65 PCT OF NORMAL
LAKETOWN             1.63    18.0      0.93   175 PCT OF NORMAL
LAYTON               2.57    15.7
LEHI                 1.53     6.5
LOGAN HISTORIC FARM  1.71     4.0      1.56   110 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN KVNU           1.42     4.5      1.09   130 PCT OF NORMAL 
LOGAN NORTH          1.50     7.8      1.30   115 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN USU            1.19     7.0      1.38    86 PCT OF NORMAL
MANTI                1.82     7.5      0.98   186 PCT OF NORMAL 
MIDWAY/SNAKE CREEK   3.46    24.0      2.82   123 PCT OF NORMAL
MILFORD              1.01     8.0      0.63   160 PCT OF NORMAL
MOAB                 0.99     3.0      0.56   177 PCT OF NORMAL  
MONTICELLO           1.58    14.5      1.41   112 PCT OF NORMAL
MORGAN               2.77    21.0      1.77   156 PCT OF NORMAL
MORONI               2.20    16.6      0.83   265 PCT OF NORMAL
MOUNTAIN DELL        3.44    18.0      1.84   187 PCT OF NORMAL
NEPHI                1.59     6.0      1.19   134 PCT OF NORMAL
NORTH SLC (LOWER)    3.46    18.5
NORTH SLC (UPPER)    4.06    27.5
OGDEN                2.50    18.0      1.99   126 PCT OF NORMAL 
OREM                 2.92    13.0      1.83   160 PCT OF NORMAL
PINEVIEW DAM         4.90    28.0      3.21   153 PCT OF NORMAL
PLEASANT GROVE       2.36     8.0      1.56   151 PCT OF NORMAL 
PRICE                1.18     2.2      0.73   162 PCT OF NORMAL
PROVO BYU            2.67     8.5      1.85   144 PCT OF NORMAL
RANDOLPH             1.99     7.6      0.28   711 PCT OF NORMAL 
RICHFIELD            1.43     2.2      0.56   255 PCT OF NORMAL 
RICHMOND             2.04    14.0      1.46   140 PCT OF NORMAL
ROOSEVELT            0.40     2.0      0.53    75 PCT OF NORMAL 
ST. GEORGE           0.57              1.05    54 PCT OF NORMAL 
ST. MARYS            2.61    20.0
SALT LAKE AIRPORT    2.17    15.0      1.11   195 PCT OF NORMAL
SANDY                2.05    12.6      2.26    91 PCT OF NORMAL
SANTAQUIN            2.05     7.0      1.36   151 PCT OF NORMAL
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON 5.91    71.0      4.92   120 PCT OF NORMAL
SNOWBIRD             6.93    75.0      5.98   116 PCT OF NORMAL
SOUTH OGDEN          3.46    20.0
SPANISH FORK         2.15     9.5      1.57   137 PCT OF NORMAL 
SPRINGVILLE          2.13    10.0      2.08   102 PCT OF NORMAL
STANSBURY PARK       1.55     7.5                      
SUGARHOUSE           2.16    12.0
TIMPANOGOS CAVE      3.66    15.6      2.49   147 PCT OF NORMAL
TOOELE               1.77     5.0      1.07   165 PCT OF NORMAL 
TRENTON              1.39     6.1      1.34   104 PCT OF NORMAL 
UPPER MILLCREEK      3.22    23.0
BOUNTIFUL-VAL VERDA  2.86    15.0
VERNAL               0.47     3.0      0.42   112 PCT OF NORMAL 
WANSHIP              1.37    25.0      1.17   117 PCT OF NORMAL
WENDOVER             0.86     4.0      0.24   358 PCT OF NORMAL
WESTMINSTER          2.27    12.5
WOODRUFF             0.69     8.5      0.43   160 PCT OF NORMAL
ZION PARK            0.77              1.59    48 PCT OF NORMAL

     ...HIGHLIGHTS AROUND UTAH FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2000...

JAN  1ST-3RD..  THREE STORMS IN THREE DAYS PRODUCED GENEROUS AMOUNTS
OF SNOW STATEWIDE.  A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVED THROUGH THE 4-CORNERS
AREA DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE PERIOD.  THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO
STORMS THAT ROLLED THROUGH UTAH SOUTHEAST BOUND THAT EMANATED IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  

SNOWFALL WAS (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD    33  ALTA LIFTS    26  SNOWBIRD        30
 PARK CITY     12  SOLITUDE      12  THE CANYONS     10
 SNOWBASIN     16  SUNDANCE      11  BRIGHTON        13
 SPRUCES       22  DEER VALLEY    3  BEAVER MTN       4
 BRIAN HEAD    16  EAST LAYTON   11  UPPER MILLCREEK 10
 LASALS        21  BLANDING       6  VAL VERDA        5
 CANYONLANDS    1  GREEN RIVER    1  MONTICELLO       5
 PINE VIEW DAM  5  PLEASANT GRV   3  SALT LAKE ARPT   5
 TOOELE         3  OGDEN          7  OREM             8
 BOUNTIFUL BNCH 5  BRYCE CANYON   1  COALVILLE        5
 FILLMORE       4  HEBER          5  HOGLE ZOO        6
 LAYTON         7  LOGAN          2  MANTI            2
 MIDWAY         3  MILFORD        6  NEPHI            3
 PARIA          4  ALPINE         7  ROY              7
 CEDAR CITY     7  STANSBURY PARK 3  WEST JORDAN      6
 ST. MARYS      8  HOLLADAY       9  SALT LAKE AVES   7
 OGDEN BENCH    6  CLEARFIELD     6  ARCHES           1 
 ERDA           4  KEARNS         6  SANDY            6
 NORTH SLC      8  MEADOW         4  NEWCASTLE        8
 FT. UNION      6  SOUTH OGDEN    8  EAST LAYTON     11
 LEHI           3  NORTH LOGAN    4  NORDIC VALLEY   10
 LOGAN USU      4  PROVO BYU      5  SPANISH FORK     4
 SPRINGVILLE    5  UTAH TEST RNG  2  HISTORIC FARM    4

WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD    1.73  ALTA LIFTS     1.40  SNOWBIRD      1.44
 BRIGHTON      1.17  SPRUCES        1.13  ARCHES         .11
 BLANDING       .31  VAL VERDA       .32  BRIAN HEAD     .59
 BRYCE CANYON   .03  CANYONLANDS     .04  GREEN RIVER    .08
 HANKSVILLE     .03  MONTICELLO      .39  PINE VIEW DAM  .63
 PLEASANT GRV   .16  RANDOLPH        .05  SALT LAKE ARPT .43
 ST. GEORGE     .31  TOOELE          .27  VERNAL         .17
 ZION NP        .09  BOUNTIFUL       .25  COALVILLE      .16
 FILLMORE       .32  HEBER           .18  HOGLE ZOO      .47
 KANAB          .10  LAYTON          .40  MANTI          .08
 MIDWAY         .20  MILFORD         .35  MOAB           .08
 NEPHI          .15  PARIA           .06  ALPINE         .38
 ROY            .44  CEDAR CITY      .48  ST. MARYS      .47
 HOLLADAY    .39-.49 UPPER MILLCREEK .60  SOUTH OGDEN    .58
 EAST LAYTON    .82  NORDIC VALLEY   .39  LEHI           .17
 LOGAN USU      .19  NORTH LOGAN     .15  WELLSVILLE     .05
 SMITHFIELD     .07  HISTORIC FARM   .11  OGDEN          .23
 OREM           .40  PROVO BYU       .35  SPANISH FORK   .31
 SPRINGVILLE    .23 
JAN  4TH-5TH.. ANOTHER DECENT STORM.. AS STORMS GO THIS WINTER.  

SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD    21  ALTA LIFTS    19  SNOWBIRD       17
 SOLITUDE      16  TONY GROVE    14  BEAVER MTN     13
 MONTE CRISTO  10  BEN LOMOND    12  POWDER MTN     12
 FARMINGTON    16  SNOWBASIN      9  THE CANYONS    10
 PARK CITY     13  DEER VALLEY    8  BRIGHTON       14
 SOLITUDE      16  TIMP DIVIDE    5  SUNDANCE        8
 ASPEN GROVE    5  SANDY          3  HOLLADAY        3
 NORTH SLC      6  WEST BOUNTIFUL 4  ST. MARYS       4
 WEST VALLEY    1  KEARNS         2  BOUNTIFUL BNCH  6
 SOUTH OGDEN    3  NORDIC VALLEY  8  UPPER MILLCREEK 4
 SALT LAKE ARPT 3  STANSBURY PARK 1  SALT LAKE AVES  3
 CENTERVILLE    4  FT. UNION      2  BRIGHAM CITY    4
 ALPINE         4  BEAR LAKE      3  VAL VERDA       5
 BRIAN HEAD     1  DELTA          2  FARMINGTON      4
 FLAMING GORGE  1  HEBER          2  HELPER          2
 HOGLE ZOO      4  LAKETOWN       2  LAYTON          3
 LOGAN          1  HISTORIC FARM  2  LOGAN USU       1
 NORTH LOGAN    2  NEPHI          1  OREM            3
 PINEVIEW DAM   6  PLEASANT GRV   2  PROVO BYU       2
 SPRINGVILLE    2  TOOELE         1  LEHI            2
 EAST LAYTON    3  ROY            2

PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     1.35  ALTA LIFTS     1.32  SNOWBIRD      1.28
 SOLITUDE       1.20  HOLLADAY        .21  BOUNTIFUL BNCH .43
 NORDIC VALLEY   .55  UPPER MILLCREEK .30  SALT LAKE ARPT .24
 ALPINE          .22  BEAR LAKE       .25  VAL VERDA      .33
 BRIAN HEAD      .03  DELTA           .17  FARMINGTON     .39
 FLAMING GORGE   .02  HEBER           .13  HELPER         .09
 HOGLE ZOO       .37  LAKETOWN        .12  LAYTON         .21
 LOGAN           .09  NEPHI           .03  OREM           .25
 PINEVIEW DAM    .58  PLEASANT GROVE  .17  PROVO BYU      .15
 SOUTH OGDEN     .20  EAST LAYTON     .26  LEHI           .15
 HISTORIC FARM   .11  LOGAN USU       .08  NORTH LOGAN    .09
 WELLSVILLE      .20  SMITHFIELD      .21  SPRINGVILLE    .13
 TOOELE          .09  ROY             .12  

JAN  8TH-9TH.. A STORM RIDING ON A NORTHWEST FLOW DEPOSITED MOST OF
THE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.  

SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     9  ALTA LIFTS      11  SNOWBIRD         7
 SOLITUDE       8  EDEN             8  PARK CITY        8
 THE CANYONS    6  POWDER MTN      10  BEAVER MTN      10
 KIMBALL JCTN   4  BEAR LAKE SP     3  HEBER            3
 LAKETOWN       2  PINEVIEW DAM    10  MIDWAY           4
 SOUTH OGDEN    2  EAST LAYTON      2  NORDIC VALLEY    7
A 1/2-1 INCH OF SNOW FELL AT.. ST. MARYS.. UPPER MILLCREEK.. SALT
LAKE AVES.. NORTH SLC.. LAYTON.. NEPHI.. SPANISH FORK.. SPRINGVILLE..
HOGLE ZOO.. HISTORIC FARM.. LOGAN USU.. AND NORTH LOGAN.

SOME WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     .92  ALTA LIFTS      .85  SNOWBIRD      .56
 ALPINE         .09  BEAR LAKE       .06  HEBER         .09
 HOGLE ZOO      .07  LAKETOWN        .10  LAYTON        .05
 SOUTH OGDEN    .09  EAST LAYTON     .13  PLEASANT GRV  .04
 PINEVIEW DAM  1.03  RANDOLPH        .12  MIDWAY        .40
 OGDEN          .08  NORDIC VALLEY   .96
A FEW STATIONS REPORTED JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS.

JAN 10TH..  A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF NORTHERN UTAH
AND RETREATED BACK NORTH BY EVENING.  SNOW IN THE VALLEY CHANGED BACK
TO RAIN BY SUNSET.

SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     10  ALTA LIFTS     13  SNOWBIRD       11
 SOLITUDE       13  BEAVER MTN      9  PARK CITY      11
 CANYONS         8  DEER VALLEY     6  BRIGHTON        8
 SUNDANCE       11  POWDER MTN     10  SANDY           2
 HOLLADAY        3  TREMONTON       3  ROY             3
 NORTH SLC       5  WEST JORDAN     3  SOUTH OGDEN     3
 U OF U          2  ALPINE          3  BEAR LAKE       3
 HOGLE ZOO       4  PEOA            5  BOUNTIFUL BNCH  5
 ST. MARYS       3  EDEN            5  SALT LAKE ARPT  3
 MORGAN          5  EAST LAYTON     3  UPPER MILLCREEK 4
 COALVILLE       6  FARMINGTON      4  LAKETOWN        3
 LAYTON          5  MIDWAY          3  PINEVIEW DAM    5
 RANDOLPH        2  TOOELE          1

RAINFALL AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD       1.14  ALTA LIFTS    1.55  SNOWBIRD      .93
 SANDY             .19  HOLLADAY       .20  SOUTH OGDEN   .25
 SILVER LAKE      1.00  ALPINE         .18  BEAR LAKE     .24
 VAL VERDA         .09  HEBER          .16  HOGLE ZOO     .36
 BOUNTIFUL BNCH    .56  SALT LAKE ARPT .30  EAST LAYTON   .30
 UPPER MILLCREEK   .34  BRIGHAM CITY   .06  COALVILLE     .33
 FARMINGTON        .36  LAKETOWN       .17  LAYTON        .31
 MIDWAY            .30  OGDEN          .13  OREM          .10
 PINEVIEW          .54  PLEASANT GRV   .15  PROVO BYU     .06
 RANDOLPH          .31  TOOELE         .08  UTAH TEST RNG .12
 HISTORIC FARM     .18  LOGAN USU      .11  NORTH LOGAN   .13
 WELLSVILLE        .48  SMITHFIELD     .27  LOGAN         .10
 MENDON            .24  

JAN 11TH..  A RATHER INTENSE COLD FRONT MOVED INTO MAINLY THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF UTAH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.  

TWO SKIERS WERE KILLED IN THE AFTERNOON IN A LARGE AVALANCHE AS THEY
SKIED IN THE BACKCOUNTRY ADJACENT TO THE CANYONS SKI RESORT.  THE
AVALANCHE WAS RELEASED OFF OF SQUARE TOP.. A PEAK AT ABOUT 9800 FEET. 
THE SLIDE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 500 FEET WIDE.. 5 FEET DEEP..
WITH A VERTICAL DROP OF ABOUT 1000 FEET.  THE COUPLE.. A MAN AND A
WOMAN IN THEIR FORTIES.. WERE REPORTED MISSING THAT EVENING.  THEIR
BODIES WERE LOCATED BY A SEARCH TEAM THE NEXT AFTERNOON.    

IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT.. STRONG SOUTH WINDS BLEW WHICH PRODUCED
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES IN SOME AREAS.  A WIND GUST TO 90 MPH WAS 
REPORTED AT HISTORIC FARM IN THE CACHE VALLEY WITH SOME DAMAGE
REPORTED (BROKEN TREE LIMBS.. A FEW FENCES DOWNED.. BROKEN GLASS IN
WINDOWS.. AND BUTLER GRAIN SHED WAS TOPPLED).  

SOME OTHER HIGHER WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH)..
 GERMANIA (ALTA)         52  MT BALDY (ALTA)        74  
 LA SAL                  62  JUPITER (PARK CITY)    67  
 WILDCAT (SNOWBASIN)     53  SOLITUDE               53  
 FRANCIS PEAK            67  STRAWBERRY (SNOWBASIN) 69
 DEER VALLEY             55  THE CANYONS            55
 PROMONTORY POINT        56  LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN      55
 DEER CREEK DAM          63  HIDDEN PEAK            68
 SUNDANCE                65  RAYS VALLEY (UTAH CO)  55
 SIGNAL PEAK (SEVIER CO) 56  PLEASANT GROVE         48
 DUGWAY                  46  MORONI                 48
 ORANGEVILLE             49  PROVO BYU              50
 SPRINGVILLE             46
 TOOELE MESONET.. BLACK CROOK PEAK    60
                  STOCKTON BAR        52
                  VERNON HILL         74   

SEVERAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET.. BRIGHAM CITY 53
(51/1990).. DUCHESNE 59 (53/1990).. HANKSVILLE 64 (59/1995)..
RICHFIELD 65 (62/1953).. SALT LAKE 56 (54/1953.. SPRINGVILLE 58
(57/1990).. ROOSEVELT 59 (49/1990).. WENDOVER 63 (57/1936).. AND MOAB
62 (58/1995).

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     5  ALTA LIFTS     5  SNOWBIRD      6
 SOLITUDE       7  BEAVER MTN     6  PARK CITY     3
 THE CANYONS    5  DEER VALLEY    2  BRIGHTON      5
 SUNDANCE       5  SNOWBASIN      8  POWDER MTN    2
 BEAR LAKE      3  FLAMING GORGE  2  HEBER         2
 MIDWAY         2  LAKETOWN       2

WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     .67  ALTA LIFTS     .62  SNOWBIRD       .65
 HOLLADAY       .12  SANDY          .08  SALT LAKE ARPT .06
 LEHI           .22  HISTORIC FARM  .02  LOGAN USU      .03
 NORTH LOGAN    .03  SMITHFIELD     .11  MENDON         .05
 AMERICAN FORK  .19  HIGHLAND       .24  WEST OREM      .26
 PAYSON         .23  PLEASANT GROVE .22  NORTH PROVO    .38
 ALPINE         .17  BEAR LAKE      .14  BOUNTIFUL      .12
 COALVILLE      .15  DUCHESNE       .07  FLAMING GORGE  .15
 HEBER          .22  HELPER         .03  HOGLE ZOO      .10
 LAKETOWN       .06  MIDWAY         .20  OREM           .26
 PROVO BYU      .34  SPANISH FORK   .34  SPRINGVILLE    .27
 TOOELE         .15 

JAN 12TH.. RECORD DAYTIME WARMTH AGAIN.. GREEN RIVER 63 (60/1972)..
MOAB 61 (59/1972) AND ROOSEVELT 53 (46/1990).


JAN 13TH-15TH.. A MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW PRODUCED RECORD WARMTH FOR
SEVERAL DAYS.
     ..ON THE 13TH.. MOAB 62 (58/1990).. OREM 55 (54/1996).. AND
SPRINGVILLE 57 (52/1990).
     ..ON THE 14TH.. SPRINGVILLE 56 (55/1995).
     ..ON THE 15TH.. OREM 56 (53/1996).. PLEASANT GROVE 60
(57/1996).. PROVO BYU 61 (60/1938).. AND SPRINGVILLE 62 (61/1996).

JAN 16TH-19TH.. A VERY MOIST AND MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW (PINEAPPLE
EXPRESS) DEVELOPED OVER UTAH WITH THE SNOW LEVEL NEAR 8000 FEET.
THUNDERSTORMS ROLLED THROUGH PORTIONS OF DAVIS.. SALT LAKE AND UTAH
COUNTIES THE EVENING OF THE 18TH AND EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 19TH.

SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     4  ALTA LIFTS     7  SNOWBIRD      6
 SOLITUDE       9  PARK CITY      8  THE CANYONS   4
 BRIAN HEAD     4
 
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 TIMP DIVIDE    2.00  TRAIL LAKE    1.80  BEN LOMOND TRAIL   1.60
 BEN LOMOND     1.30  SNOWBASIN     1.63  DANIELS/STRAWBERRY 1.70
 PARK CITY      1.35  SOLITUDE      1.29  ALTA LIFTS         1.02
 ALTA GUARD      .83  SNOWBIRD       .84  PINEVIEW DAM       1.01
 NORDIC VALLEY  1.46  DEER CREEK    1.81  SUNDANCE           1.50
 BEAR LAKE       .47  BOUNTIFUL      .30  CANYONLANDS         .30
 COALVILLE       .29  DELTA          .15  DRAPER P-O-M        .24
 DUCHESNE        .30  FARMINGTON     .36  FILLMORE            .38
 GREEN RIVER     .13  HEBER          .63  HELPER              .41
 HUNTINGTON      .05  KANAB          .03  BRYCE CANYON        .03
 LAKETOWN        .33  LAYTON         .45  LOGAN               .30
 MANTI           .48  MIDWAY         .68  MILFORD             .14
 NEPHI           .35  OGDEN          .35  OREM                .59
 ALPINE          .45  PLEASANT GROVE .42  PROVO BYU           .50
 RANDOLPH        .94  BRIAN HEAD     .88  CENTERVILLE         .30
 ROY             .46  OGDEN BENCH    .50  SOUTH OGDEN         .49
 EAST LAYTON     .58  RICHFIELD      .36  ROOSEVELT           .25
 SPANISH FORK    .14  SPRINGVILLE    .24  ZION NP             .08
 ST. GEORGE      .04  HISTORIC FARM  .64  LOGAN USU           .34
 NORTH LOGAN     .37  WELLSVILLE     .85  SMITHFIELD          .44
 LEHI            .34  AMERICAN FORK  .43  HIGHLAND            .47
 BEAVER          .41  WEST LAYTON    .40  MORGAN              .55
 MORONI          .38  NORTH SLC      .24  ORANGEVILLE         .15
 WEST OREM       .52  SOUTH OREM     .57  PAYSON              .40
 PRICE           .09  NORTH PROVO    .53  EAST SLC            .15
 SOUTH SLC       .16  SOUTH JORDAN   .22  TAYLORSVILLE        .17
 ESCALANTE       .02  SANTAQUIN      .40  SALT LAKE ARPT      .20

SOME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES OCCURRED DURING THIS PERIOD.
     ..ON THE 16TH.. OREM 58 (54/1996).. PROVO BYU 60 (55/1996)..
SALT LAKE 59 (56/1974).. AND SPRINGVILLE 59 (56/1996).
     ..ON THE 17TH.. BEAR LAKE SP 48 (44/1998).. HANKSVILLE 65
(60/1943).. HEBER 56 (53/1974).. PLEASANT GROVE (56/55/1974)..
SPANISH FORK 55 (54/1959).. AND SPRINGVILLE 56 (55/1980).
     ..ON THE 18TH.. BRIAN HEAD 36 (34/1998).. NEPHI 57 (56/1961)..
PLEASANT GROVE 56 (55/1959).. SALT LAKE 56 (54/1998).. SPRINGVILLE 58
(54/1998).. AND TOOELE 57 (55/1998).
     ..ON THE 19TH.. BEAR LAKE SP 47 (46/1994).. ESCALANTE 62
(58/1971).. OREM 54 (53/1994).. PLEASANT GROVE 57 (55/1959)..
ROOSEVELT 53 (50/1977).. SALT LAKE 54 (53/1971).. AND SPRINGVILLE 55
(53/1998).
JAN 20TH.. A FEW MORE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AS JANUARY WARMTH
CONTINUED.. HEBER 54 (52/1971).. NEPHI 56 (54/1994).. PROVO BYU 57
(56/1920).. SPANISH FORK 56 (55/1969).. SPRINGVILLE 57 (55/1979)..
AND ST. GEORGE 72 (71/1986).  IN FACT.. THE 72 AT ST. GEORGE TIES FOR
THE WARMEST JANUARY DAY EVER BUT IS THE WARMEST SO EARLY IN THE YEAR.

JAN 21ST-22ND (EARLY).. ANOTHER VALLEY RAIN EVENT WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS WERE NOTED IN UTAH AND MILLARD COUNTIES.  KANOSH
EVEN REPORTED A 1/2 INCH OF SNOW IN THE THUNDERSTORMS.
  
SNOWFALL WAS (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     6  SNOWBIRD       5  BRIAN HEAD     2
 BEAVER MTN     3  TONY GROVE     6  BEN LOMOND     4
 SNOWBASIN      5  FARMINGTON CYN 5  THE CANYONS    4
 DEER VALLEY    4  PARK CITY      4  BRIGHTON       7
 SOLITUDE       6  SPRUCES        3  SUNDANCE       3
 TIMP DIVIDE    4  BEAR LAKE SP   2  RANDOLPH       1

WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     .67  SNOWBIRD       .59  BRIGHTON        .40
 BRIAN HEAD     .16  ALTA LIFTS     .66  SPRUCES         .40
 BEAVER MTN     .24  TONY GROVE     .60  BEN LOMOND      .40
 SNOWBASIN      .41  FARMINGTON CYN .70  SUNDANCE        .29
 TIMP DIVIDE    .50  SALT LAKE ARPT .25  ALPINE          .07
 ARCHES NP      .15  BEAR LAKE SP   .15  BOUNTIFUL       .59
 BRIGHAM CITY   .30  COALVILLE      .20  FARMINGTON      .32
 FILLMORE       .59  HEBER          .15  HELPER          .11
 HOGLE ZOO      .34  LAKETOWN       .22  LAYTON          .33
 MIDWAY         .20  MILFORD        .41  OGDEN           .42
 OREM           .30  PLEASANT GROVE .20  PROVO BYU       .24
 RANDOLPH       .10  RICHFIELD      .29  SPANISH FORK    .19
 SPRINGVILLE    .24  TOOELE         .17  CANYONLANDS     .15
 CEDAR CITY     .22  OGDEN ARPT     .35  HISTORIC FARM   .15
 LOGAN USU      .25  NORTH LOGAN    .21  WELLSVILLE      .25
 SMITHFIELD     .31  LOGAN          .23  ROY             .44    
 NORTH SLC (L)  .35  NORTH SLC (U)  .44  OGDEN BENCH     .47
 HOLLADAY       .38  COTTONWOOD     .31  STANSBURY PARK  .20
 MEADOW         .65  SANDY          .33  UPPER MILLCREEK .46
 ST. MARYS      .38  KANOSH         .74  SOUTH OGDEN     .53
 EAST LAYTON    .43  LEHI           .14  AMERICAN FORK   .08
 HIGHLAND       .11  WEST LAYTON    .32  MORGAN          .23
 MORONI         .09  WEST OREM      .33  PAYSON          .22
 E PLEASANT GRV .24  PRICE          .12  NORTH PROVO     .20
 SOUTH JORDAN   .22  PROVO ARPT     .16  MENDON          .10  
 HILL AFB       .37  

JAN 22ND (DURING THE DAY).. A WEAK SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH WITH A QUICK
BURST OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND OFF/ON SNOW MOST OF THE DAY IN THE
SKI RESORTS.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD      5  ALTA LIFTS      4  SNOWBIRD        3
 SOLITUDE        3  OGDEN           4  SOUTH OGDEN     3
 EAST LAYTON     2  NORDIC VALLEY   5  TOOELE          1
 BRIGHAM CITY    2
 SALT LAKE VALLEY 1/2-1 INCH

WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD     .24  ALTA LIFTS     .21  SNOWBIRD      .12
 SOLITUDE       .18  SOUTH OGDEN    .18  EAST LAYTON   .14
 ROY            .22  HOLLADAY       .07  ARCHES        .15
 VAL VERDA      .07  CANYONLANDS    .08  COALVILLE     .18
 DELTA          .02  SALT LAKE ARPT .04  FILLMORE      .13
 HANKSVILLE     .02  HELPER         .03  MONTICELLO    .02
 NEPHI          .22  OGDEN          .15  PROVO BYU     .02
 RICHFIELD      .02  SPANISH FORK   .04  SPRINGVILLE   .02
 TOOELE         .08  UTAH TEST RNG  .05  HOGLE ZOO     .04
 HUNTINGTON     .05  LAYTON         .07  LOGAN         .03
 MILFORD        .03  MOAB           .02  NORDIC VALLEY .30   
JAN 24TH-27TH.. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW OF MOIST TROPICAL AIR OVER THE
ENTIRE STATE PRODUCED SOME SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION. 
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED IN THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 26TH.  THE MAIN SNOW
LEVEL WAS ABOUT 7000 FEET.  

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD       16  ALTA LIFTS     13  SNOWBIRD      8
 SUNDANCE         17  BEAVER MTN      6  TONY GROVE    5
 POWDER MTN        8  BEN LOMOND      8  SNOWBASIN    10
 FARMINGTON CYN    8  THE CANYONS     7  PARK CITY    10
 DEER VALLEY       6  BRIGHTON       12  SOLITUDE     14
 BEAR LAKE         3  BRIAN HEAD     26  FILLMORE      2
 MANTI             2  MONTICELLO      1  NEPHI         1
 TOOELE            1  BRYCE CANYON    3  TRENTON       2
 RANDOLPH          1  LOGAN USU       1  CEDAR CITY    8
 LAKETOWN          3  KANOSH          4  SUMMIT        3
 ENOCH             6






WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD      1.11  ALTA LIFTS       1.12  SNOWBIRD       .98
 SOLITUDE        1.55  FARMINGTON CYN   1.90  SNOWBASIN      .85
 TONY GROVE       .70  BEN LOMOND       2.70  KOLOB         1.90
 LASAL MTN       2.30  LITTLE GRASSY    1.50  MIDWAY VALLEY 2.40
 WEBSTER FLAT    1.70  SUNDANCE         1.98  ALTA GUARD    1.47
 SNOWBIRD         .98  MANTI            1.23  CEDAR CITY    1.19
 FILLMORE        1.15  NEPHI            1.07  ALPINE        1.14
 AMERICAN FORK    .56  CEDAR HILLS       .65  BEAVER         .50
 BICKNELL         .09  HIGHLAND          .64  WEST LAYTON    .83
 MORGAN           .37  MORONI            .55  NAPLES         .21
 NORTH SLC        .73  ORANGEVILLE       .07  WEST OREM      .77
 SOUTH OREM       .90  PAYSON            .96  E PLEASANT GRV .64
 PRICE            .36  NORTH PROVO       .79  ROOSEVELT      .21
 ROY              .85  SOUTH SLC         .67  SOUTH JORDAN   .31
 SPRINGVILLE      .75  TAYLORSVILLE      .48  LEHI           .43
 SOUTH OGDEN      .86  EAST LAYTON       .93  BEAR LAKE SP   .32
 BLANDING         .92  BOUNTIFUL         .73  RANDOLPH       .29
 BRYCE CANYON     .24  CANYONLANDS       .34  COALVILLE      .17
 DELTA            .76  DRAPER P-O-M      .36  DUCHESNE       .26
 ESCALANTE        .10  GREEN RIVER       .19  HEBER          .40
 HOGLE ZOO        .65  KANAB             .68  LAKETOWN       .31      
 LAYTON           .81  MILFORD           .20  MOAB           .64
 MONTICELLO       .51  OGDEN ARPT        .73  PLEASANT GRV   .97
 PRICE            .66  PROVO BYU         .75  PROVO ARPT     .48
 RICHFIELD        .60  SALT LAKE ARPT    .36  SPANISH FORK   .70
 SPRINGVILLE      .75  ST. GEORGE        .28  TOOELE         .39
 UTAH TEST RNG    .26  VERNAL ARPT       .22  WENDOVER       .44
 ZION NP          .41  OREM              .87  MIDWAY         .40
 HELPER           .80  ARCHES            .42  VAL VERDA      .68
 HITE             .05  HUNTINGTON        .10  KANOSH         .76
 UPPER MILLCREEK  .75  ST. MARYS         .60  PINTURA        .80
 SUMMIT           .83  HOLLADAY          .80  COTTONWOOD     .78
 ROY              .80  OGDEN BENCH       .93  BRIGHAM CITY   .84
 PARIA            .09  RANDOLPH          .29  EAST LAYTON    .93
 SOUTH OGDEN      .86  HISTORIC FARM     .38  LOGAN USU      .31
 NORTH LOGAN      .30  TRENTON           .95  WELLSVILLE     .88
 SMITHFIELD       .30  MENDON            .49  LOGAN          .29

JAN 31ST.. ANOTHER NICE STORM TO END THE MONTH.  THE WEATHER MOVED
INTO THE STATE EARLY IN THE DAY AND WAS SLOW TO MOVE OUT.. NOT UNTIL
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

SNOW NUMBER WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD      14  ALTA LIFTS      14  SNOWBIRD      14
 SOLITUDE         7  SOUTH OGDEN      4  EAST LAYTON    4

 UPPER MILLCREEK  4  HOLLADAY         3  NORTH SLC      5
 OGDEN BENCH      4  HERRIMAN         5  SLC AVES       3
 SALT LAKE ARPT   4  CLEARFIELD       2  CEDAR FORT     7
 WENDOVER         4  WEST JORDAN      4  ST. MARYS      4
 OREM             3  UTAH TEST RNG    3  FARMINGTON     5
 MIDWAY           3  BLANDING         3  BOUNTIFUL BNCH 5
 BRIAN HEAD       8  BRIGHAM CITY     3  COALVILLE      1
 DELTA            2  DUCHESNE         1  FILLMORE       2
 HOGLE ZOO        3  KANAB            1  LAYTON         3
 MANTI            1  MONTICELLO       2  NEPHI          2
 MOAB             2  PROVO BYU        2  PLEASANT GRV   4
 RICHFIELD        2  SPANISH FORK     4  SPRINGVILLE    2
 ALPINE           2  VAL VERDA        4  LOGAN USU      1   
 WENDOVER         2  WEST VALLEY      5  TOOELE         3
 OREM             3  GRANTSVILLE      2 

LIQUID NUMBERS WERE (INCHES)..
 ALTA GUARD      .63  ALTA LIFTS      .65  SNOWBIRD       .55
 SOLITUDE        .35  BLANDING        .34  BRIAN HEAD     .55
 BRIGHAM CITY    .15  COALVILLE       .07  DELTA          .18
 FILLMORE        .19  HOGLE ZOO       .20  KANAB          .16
 LAKETOWN        .07  LAYTON          .27  MANTI          .09
 MILFORD         .02  MOAB            .04  NEPHI          .22
 PLEASANT GRV    .39  PROVO BYU       .23  RICHFIELD      .17
 SPANISH FORK    .22  SPRINGVILLE     .18  ST. GEORGE     .02
 TOOELE          .22  ZION NP         .08  ALPINE         .21
 BEAR LAKE       .04  VAL VERDA       .29  BULLFROG       .05
 OGDEN           .24  FARMINGTON      .34  GRANTSVILLE    .07
 HITE            .05  OREM            .17  PARIA          .03
 RANDOLPH        .06  ROY             .30  BRYCE CANYON   .04
 OGDEN ARPT      .17  PROVO ARPT      .10  SALT LAKE ARPT .28
 WENDOVER        .17  CANYONLANDS     .03  HISTORIC FARM  .04
 LOGAN USU       .06  NORTH LOGAN     .05  WELLSVILLE     .15
 SMITHFIELD      .07  LOGAN           .07  ST. MARYS      .29
 HOLLADAY        .27  SOUTH OGDEN     .26  EAST LAYTON    .29
 LEHI            .14  UPPER MILLCREEK .30  OGDEN BENCH    .34
 HERRIMAN        .30  HELPER          .10    

WILLIAM J. ALDER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE











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