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CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR SALT LAKE CITY/UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
145 PM MST THU MAR 2 2000
SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE DATA FOR FEBRUARY 2000
...WET AND WARM WITH DEFICIENT SNOWFALL...
...TEMPERATURE...
AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH.......... 48.5 (NORMAL 43.6)
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW........... 31.1 (NORMAL 24.6)
MEAN MONTHLY.................. 39.8 (NORMAL 34.1)
DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN... 5.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS... 63 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS... 17 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
WARMEST EVER FOR ANY FEB...... 69 ON THE 28TH/1972
COLDEST EVER FOR ANY FEB...... -30 ON THE 9TH/1933
HEATING DEGREE DAYS... 723 84% OF NORMAL (NORMAL IS 865)
COOLING DEGREE DAYS... 0 NONE IS NORMAL
...PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR FEB......... 1.80.. 146 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR FEB........ 1.23
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0.57.. ABOVE NORMAL
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 24-HOUR PERIOD...0.37.. ON THE 11TH
RECORD MAXIMUM 24-HOUR PRECIP FOR CALENDAR DAY... 1.23 (24TH/1998)
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH .01 OR MORE.......... 11 DAYS
NORMAL NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE..... 9 DAYS
GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE... 15 DAYS/1993
WETTEST FEB ON RECORD.................... 4.89/1998
DRIEST FEB ON RECORD..................... 0.12/1946
...SNOWFALL (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR FEB........ 5.1.. 55 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR FEB....... 9.3..
SEASONAL TOTAL (SEP-FEB).. 43.6..
NORMAL SEASON TOTAL (SEP-FEB).. 44.5..
SUNSHINE FOR THE MONTH 9470 MINUTES... 51 PERCENT OF THE POSSIBLE
SUNSHINE FOR FEB (POSSIBLE 17867 (18527 LEAP YEARS).
...PRESSURE...
HIGHEST FOR FEB............. 30.59 INCHES ON THE 1ST
RECORD HIGHEST............... 30.83 INCHES ON THE 8TH 1989
LOWEST FOR FEB.............. 29.47 INCHES ON THE 24TH
RECORD LOWEST................ 29.08 INCHES ON THE 6TH/1937
PEAK WIND FOR FEB WAS 49 MPH (SOUTH) ON THE 14TH.
PEAK WIND FOR ANY FEB WAS 54 MPH (SOUTH) ON THE 1ST/1989.
...RECORDS FOR THE MONTH...
FEB 14TH.. RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 41..OLD RECORD 38/1982.
FEB 21ST.. RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 41..OLD RECORD 38/1941.
ANOTHER WARM MONTH WITH THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BEING 5.7 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS FEBRUARY TIED WITH FEBRUARY 1978 AS BEING THE 7TH
WARMEST ON RECORD. THIS MAKES 5 MONTHS IN A ROW OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.
IT WAS ALSO WET.. MOSTLY OF THE LIQUID VARIETY. PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH WAS 1.80 INCHES OR 146% OF NORMAL. THIS BROUGHT THE WATER
YEAR TOTAL TO 6.53 INCHES OR 101% OF THE 5-MONTH NORMAL. SNOWFALL
WAS 5.1 INCHES WITH SEASONAL SNOW NOW 43.6 INCHES AND NORMAL SEASONAL
SNOW THROUGH FEBRUARY IS 44.5 INCHES.
THE 1999-2000 POLLUTION SEASON ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT (NOV-FEB) IS
NOW HISTORY WITH ANOTHER ESSENTIALLY "POLLUTION-LESS" WINTER. THE
UTAH AIR QUALITY FOLKS ONLY LOGGED ONE YELLOW BURN DAY AND THAT WAS
ON NEW YEARS EVE.
...UTAH...
THE WATER FOLKS AND THE SKIERS AS WELL AS THOSE COMMUTERS WERE OVER-
JOYED WITH FEBRUARY. IT SNOW LIKE ____ IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MOSTLY
RAINED IN THE VALLEYS. THE SNOW/WATER EQUIVALENT IN THE UTAH
MOUNTAINS JUMPED FROM BELOW NORMAL LEVELS TO NEAR NORMAL. AS OF
MARCH 1ST.. THE BASIN AVERAGES RANGED FROM 74% OF NORMAL IN THE DIRTY
DEVIL TO 100% IN THE TOOELE VALLEY/ VERNON CREEK BASIN. THE VIRGIN
RIVER BASIN NOW STANDS AT 90% WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 53% IN THE PAST
MONTH. STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 89%.
THE AWARD WINNERS (HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL) WERE.. DELTA 300%..
MILFORD 310.. DUCHESNE 260.. AND NEPHI 258%. THOSE THAT WERE ON THE
OTHER END OF THE CURVE WERE.. RICHFIELD 66% AND PANGUITCH 67%.
SNOWFALL AT THE SKI RESORTS THIS FEBRUARY/NORMAL (INCHES).. ALTA
119.5/83.. SNOWBIRD 112.6/81.. BRIGHTON 94/62.. AND BRIAN HEAD 78/81.
...SOME PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS ACROSS UTAH FOR FEBRUARY 2000...
...ALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES...
PRECIP SNOW
STATION TOTAL TOTAL NORMAL PERCENT OF NORMAL
ALPINE 3.25 9.0 1.48 220 PCT OF NORMAL
ALTA 10.53 119.5 6.43 164 PCT OF NORMAL
...SEASONAL SNOW (NOV-FEB) 346.5...
BEAR LAKE 1.80 13.0 1.01 178 PCT OF NORMAL
BLANDING 1.03 3.0 0.90 114 PCT OF NORMAL
BOUNTIFUL 3.77 15.5 2.61 144 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIAN HEAD 5.20 78.0 4.80 108 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIGHAM CITY 2.18 10.0 1.67 131 PCT OF NORMAL
BRYCE CANYON 3.04 24.0 1.35 225 PCT OF NORMAL
CAPITOL REEF 0.23 0.31 74 PCT OF NORMAL
CEDAR CITY 2.32 13.5 1.42 163 PCT OF NORMAL
CENTERVILLE 2.77 8.5
CIRCLEVILLE 0.41 1.9 0.54 75 PCT OF NORMAL
CITY CREEK 4.56 17.0 2.44 187 PCT OF NORMAL
CLEARFIELD 2.98 8.5
CLINTON 3.16 8.0
COALVILLE 1.61 8.5 1.12 144 PCT OF NORMAL
COTTONWOOD 2.07 5.8 1.82 114 PCT OF NORMAL
COTTONWOOD WEIR 2.89 6.0 1.79 161 PCT OF NORMAL
DEER CREEK DAM 4.92 6.5 2.64 186 PCT OF NORMAL
DELTA 1.74 4.9 0.58 300 PCT OF NORMAL
DUCHESNE 1.30 4.5 0.50 260 PCT OF NORMAL
DUGWAY 1.13 0.2 0.57 198 PCT OF NORMAL
EAST LAYTON 4.57 13.5
ESCALANTE 0.89 1.0 0.62 144 PCT OF NORMAL
FARMINGTON 3.61 4.6 1.86 194 PCT OF NORMAL
FILLMORE 2.18 10.0 1.26 173 PCT OF NORMAL
GREEN RIVER 0.33 0.32 103 PCT OF NORMAL
GROUSE CREEK 1.67 12.0 0.83 201 PCT OF NORMAL
HANKSVILLE 0.20 0.25 80 PCT OF NORMAL
HEBER CITY 2.16 13.0 1.56 138 PCT OF NORMAL
HOLLADAY 2.67 8.0 1.70 157 PCT OF NORMAL
HUNTSVILLE 3.38 10.5 2.18 155 PCT OF NORMAL
HURRICANE 3.45 1.0
KANAB 2.58 2.0 1.32 195 PCT OF NORMAL
LAKETOWN 1.20 12.0 0.85 141 PCT OF NORMAL
LA VERKIN 3.15 TRACE 1.26 250 PCT OF NORMAL
LAYTON 3.38 7.7
LEHI 1.84 TRACE
LOGAN HISTORIC FARM 2.30 7.9 1.55 148 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN KVNU 2.48 6.0 1.26 197 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN NORTH 2.05 7.6 1.40 146 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN USU 1.62 8.2 1.65 98 PCT OF NORMAL
MANTI 1.94 11.0 1.02 190 PCT OF NORMAL
MIDWAY/SNAKE CREEK 2.94 8.0 2.59 114 PCT OF NORMAL
MILFORD 2.20 7.0 0.71 310 PCT OF NORMAL
MOAB 0.59 0.43 137 PCT OF NORMAL
MONTICELLO 0.83 15.0 1.00 83 PCT OR NORMAL
NEPHI 3.07 6.0 1.19 258 PCT OF NORMAL
NORTH SLC (LOWER) 3.63 8.0
NORTH SLC (UPPER) 4.90 17.6
OGDEN BENCH 4.16 9.3 1.92 217 PCT OF NORMAL
ORDERVILLE 2.87 10.0 1.60 179 PCT OF NORMAL
OREM 3.81 1.0 1.98 192 PCT OF NORMAL
PANGUITCH 0.41 7.1 0.61 67 PCT OF NORMAL
PINEVIEW DAM 5.61 20.0 2.92 192 PCT OF NORMAL
PLEASANT GROVE 3.85 1.5 1.55 248 PCT OF NORMAL
...2ND WETTEST FEBRUARY...
PROVO BYU 2.81 1.5 2.02 139 PCT OF NORMAL
RANDOLPH 1.04 5.3 0.68 153 PCT OF NORMAL
RICHFIELD 0.37 TRACE 0.57 65 PCT OF NORMAL
RICHMOND 2.78 14.0 1.53 182 PCT OF NORMAL
ROOSEVELT 0.70 TRACE 0.44 159 PCT OF NORMAL
ST. GEORGE 1.87 0.87 215 PCT OF NORMAL
ST. MARYS 3.45 13.9
SALT LAKE AIRPORT 1.80 5.1 1.23 146 PCT OF NORMAL
SANDY 2.54 5.9 2.34 109 PCT OF NORMAL
SANTAQUIN 3.43 3.0 1.41 243 PCT OF NORMAL
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON 6.31 94.0 4.76 133 PCT OF NORMAL
SNOWBIRD 8.70 112.6 6.50 134 PCT OF NORMAL
...SEASONAL SNOW (NOV-FEB) 322.0...
SOUTH OGDEN 4.23 14.5
SPANISH FORK 2.55 10.0 1.74 147 PCT OF NORMAL
SPRINGVILLE 2.15 4.0 1.97 109 PCT OF NORMAL
STANSBURY PARK 2.01 6.0
SUGARHOUSE 2.57 6.0
TIMPANOGOS CAVE 2.90 4.7 2.34 124 PCT OF NORMAL
TOOELE 2.42 10.0 1.33 182 PCT OF NORMAL
TRENTON 2.90 11.5 1.64 177 PCT OF NORMAL
UPPER MILLCREEK 3.54 14.0
UTAH TEST RANGE 2.32 2.8
VAL VERDA 3.79 10.0 1.68 226 PCT OF NORMAL
VERNAL 1.00 1.0 0.41 244 PCT OF NORMAL
WENDOVER 0.37 2.0 0.32 116 PCT OF NORMAL
WILLOW CREEK 2.51 7.0
WOODRUFF 0.47 6.0 0.45 104 PCT OF NORMAL
ZION PARK 3.43 TRACE 1.60 214 PCT OF NORMAL
...HIGHLIGHTS AROUND UTAH FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2000...
FEB 3RD.. A COUPLE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES.. BRIAN HEAD 45
(43/1995) AND HEBER 59 (57/1953).
FEB 3RD-4TH.. STRONG EASTERLY CANYON WINDS DEVELOPED LATE IN THE
EVENING OF THE 3RD LASTING INTO MID-MORNING OF THE 4TH. SOME OF THE
REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH).. BRIGHAM CITY 63.. OGDEN BENCH 66..
FARMINGTON ESTD 50.. BOUNTIFUL BENCH 51.. U OF U 54.. HILL AFB 61..
LOGAN ARPT 39.. UPPER MILLCREEK 41.. SOUTH OGDEN 44.. ROY 34.. AND
WEST OREM 38.
FEB 9TH.. AN UPPER LOW THAT WAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
KICKED INLAND THROUGH THE 4-CORNERS AREA. BRIAN HEAD LOGGED 3 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH .14 WATER.. BRYCE CANYON AN INCH WITH .08 WATER. OTHER
WATER AMOUNTS WERE.. KANAB .06.. PARIA RS .05 AND CEDAR CITY .04.
FEB 7TH.. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE AT HEBER 58 (57/1934).
FEB 10TH-11TH.. A RATHER ACTIVE STORM MOVED INTO UTAH AGAIN WITH
MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN.
SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
BRIGHTON 14 SOLITUDE 15 ALTA GUARD 13
ALTA LIFTS 13 TIMP DIVIDE 11 SUNDANCE 14
BRIGHTON 14 DEER VALLEY 6 BEAVER MTN 4
TONY GROVE 6 BEAVER MTN 4 BEN LOMOND 2
POWER MTN 4 SNOWBASIN 3 FARMINGTON CYN 3
THE CANYONS 6 PARK CITY 9 DEER VALLEY 6
SILVER LAKE 7 SNOWBIRD 14 BRIAN HEAD 6
BRYCE CANYON 2 KIMBALL JCTN 2 MIDWAY 4
PARK CITY (TOWN) 4 THE CANYONS 6 WOODLAND 6
BEAR LAKE SP 2
1/2 IN AT NORTH SLC.. COALVILLE AND MONTICELLO.
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 1.13 ALTA LIFTS 1.20 SNOWBIRD 1.28
SOLITUDE 1.32 TONY GROVE 1.10 TIMP DIVIDE 1.11
SUNDANCE 1.75 BEN LOMOND .50 FARMINGTON CYN .40
THE CANYONS .50 BRIAN HEAD .56 BRIGHTON .90
ST. MARYS .55 EAST LAYTON .41 NORTH SLC .33
COTTONWOOD .50 SPRINGVILLE .66 HOLLADAY .48
MORONI .37 AMERICAN FORK .27 ALPINE .58
BLANDING .10 BRYCE CANYON .16 DELTA .59
FARMINGTON .26 GREEN RIVER .08 HOGLE ZOO .54
MOAB .12 OGDEN PIONEER .20 PARK CITY (TOWN) .38
PLEASANT GROVE .74 SPANISH FORK .63 SALT LAKE ARPT .39
SOUTH OGDEN .37 NORTH SLC .50 SANDY .39
SANTAQUIN .60 WEST VALLEY .52 STANSBURY PARK .24
ORANGEVILLE .44 HIGHLAND .63 BEAR LAKE .25
BOUNTIFUL .51 CEDAR CITY .16 DUCHESNE .16
FILLMORE .20 HELPER .40 LAYTON .43
MANTI .33 NEPHI .34 OREM .68
PINEVIEW DAM .23 PROVO BYU .83 ST. GEORGE .07
HISTORIC FARM .06 LOGAN USU .09 NORTH LOGAN .11
TRENTON .09 WELLSVILLE .17 SMITHFIELD .15
LOGAN .08 MENDON .37 AMERICAN FORK .51
BEAVER .04 KANAB .11 WEST LAYTON .19
MORGAN .08 NAPLES .12 NEOLA .08
WEST OREM .81 SOUTH OREM .86 NORTHEAST OREM .67
PAYSON .61 EAST PLEASANT GRV .78 PRICE .16
NORTH PROVO .90 ROOSEVELT .20 ROY .20
SOUTH JORDAN .72 TAYLORSVILLE .67 DEER CREEK .93
VERNON .32 FAIRFIELD .30 U OF U .48
LEHI .42 TOOELE .37 ZION NP .48
EAST LAYTON .43 BOUNTIFUL .51 UPPER MILLCREEK .59
FEB 12TH-13TH.. A MAJOR SNOW EVENT IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. THIS WAS THE
BIGGEST SNOW EVENT OF THE 1999-2000 WINTER SEASON. THE HEAVY WET
SNOW PRODUCED AVALANCHES GALORE.
THE WILD SNOW DAY WAS SATURDAY THE 12TH. EARLY IN THE DAY.. A 300
FOOT WIDE AVALANCHE NEAR BRIDAL VEIL FALLS BRIEFLY DAMNED THE PROVO
RIVER. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE SLIDE AND NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED. A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE STUCK IN BIG COTTONWOOD
CANYON FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE SHERIFF CLOSED THE ROAD AROUND 5 PM.
ABOUT 7 PM.. LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON WAS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT
BECAUSE OF AVALANCHE DANGER DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF SNOW.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 34 ALTA LIFTS 36 SOLITUDE 31
SNOWBIRD 29 BRIGHTON 27 DEER VALLEY 19
PARK CITY 18 THE CANYONS 17 POWDER MTN 28
SNOWBASIN 27 BEAVER MTN 18 SUNDANCE 27
BRIAN HEAD 8 HEBER 5 BOUNTIFUL 3
HUNTINGTON 2 MIDWAY 5 PARK CITY (TOWN) 5
PINEVIEW DAM 5 TOOELE 1 LOGAN 1
HOLLADAY 1 OGDEN BENCH 2 UPPER MILLCREEK 1
NORDIC VALLEY 8 SOUTH OGDEN 1 EAST LAYTON 2
BOUNTIFUL 3
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 2.16 ALTA LIFTS 2.27 SNOWBIRD 2.11
SOLITUDE 1.94 SUNDANCE 3.86 OGDEN PIONEER 1.80
LAYTON 1.12 OREM 1.32 PLEASANT GRV 1.20
PINEVIEW DAM 1.92 ROY 1.05 NORDIC VALLEY 1.94
OGDEN BENCH 1.58 ALPINE 1.27 CEDAR HILLS 1.41
HIGHLAND 1.47 NORTH OREM 1.19 EAST PLEASANT GRV 1.28
LINDON 1.07 BRIGHTON 1.60 SOUTH OGDEN 1.31
EAST LAYTON 1.75 BRIAN HEAD .64 COALVILLE .25
GREEN RIVER .13 HEBER .52 HELPER .56
HOGLE ZOO .50 HUNTINGTON .30 KANAB .46
LAKETOWN .33 MIDWAY .63 MOAB .25
NEPHI .83 PARK CITY (TOWN) .46 PROVO BYU .41
SALT LAKE ARPT .24 SPANISH FORK .26 SPRINGVILLE .27
ST. GEORGE .30 TOOELE .14 ZION NP .45
HISTORIC FARM .82 USU .71 LOGAN .51
WASHINGTON .34 WEST VALLEY .29 LEHI .18
NORTH SLC .90 STANSBURY PARK .17 UPPER MILLCREEK .55
HOLLADAY .40 AMERICAN FORK .77 BEAVER .29
ESCALANTE .02 WEST LAYTON .88 MORGAN .50
MORONI .29 NAPLES .16 NEOLA .11
ORANGEVILLE .25 SOUTH OREM .73 PAYSON .22
PRICE .34 NORTH PROVO .37 ROOSEVELT .04
SOUTH SLC .34 SANTAQUIN .60 TAYLORSVILLE .34
BEAR LAKE SP .19 BLANDING .22 BOUNTIFUL .73
FEB 14TH.. RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE
MORNING. HOWEVER.. THE MAIN WEATHER EVENT OF THE DAY WAS THE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A VERY ACTIVE..
THUNDERSTORM LACED COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT MOVED INTO NORTHERN
UTAH ABOUT 5:00 PM AND THROUGH THE HEART OF THE WASATCH FRONT AROUND
6:00-6:30 FOLLOWED BY A ROUND OF GSL LAKE "STINK".
A 38 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED IN BRIGHAM CITY AFTER BEING HIT BY A
FALLING TREE. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUT OF HER CAR AND
GOING INTO HER HOUSE WHEN THE FALLING TREE CRASHED TROUGH AN AWNING
OVER THE FRONT PORCH AND CRUSHED HER AND HER CAR. TREE AND POWER
LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF BRIGHAM CITY AS WELL AS
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
WERE REPORTED ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT.
SOME OF THE REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH)..
HIDDEN PEAK (SNOWBIRD) 96 JUPITER (PARK CITY) 68
SNOWBASIN (STRAWBERRY RIDGE) 88 WILDCAT (SNOWBASIN) 77
MT. LOGAN 95 ARROWHEAD (SUNDANCE) 70
LOGAN AIRPORT 63 TOOELE MESONET
WENDOVER 64 BLACK CROOK PEAK 73
DUGWAY MESONET STOCKTON BAR 63
CAMEL BACK MTN 64 VERNON HILL 71
UPPER CEDAR MTN 83 FRANCIS PEAK 74
MAIN GATE 60 MT. BALDY (DEER VALLEY) 74
GERMANIA (ALTA) 68 EMPIRE PEAK (DEER VALLEY) 64
BALDY (ALTA) 66 9990 (THE CANYONS) 64
CARDIFF (ALTA) 73 PROMONTORY POINT 60
GUNNISON ISLAND 71 LAKESIDE MTN 64
BEAR RIVER REFUGE 60 KINGS POINT (DAGGETT CO) 64
VERNON 61 SIGNAL PEAK (SEVIER CO) 79
TOOELE ESTD 65 SANDY 63
LA SAL 69 SALT LAKE AIRPORT 49
6 WEST OF LOGAN 71
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 9 ALTA LIFTS 9 SNOWBIRD 6
SOLITUDE 15 BRIGHTON 18 DEER VALLEY 12
PARK CITY 7 THE CANYONS 20 POWDER MTN 15
SNOWBASIN 12 BEAVER MTN 10 SUNDANCE 16
LAKETOWN 2 MIDWAY 3 PARK CITY (TOWN) 2
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES). .
ALTA GUARD 1.10 ALTA LIFTS .92 SNOWBIRD .72
SOLITUDE 1.88 BRIGHTON 1.90 OGDEN .30
ALPINE .31 BEAR LAKE .47 VAL VERDA .21
HEBER .55 HELPER .28 LAKETOWN .32
MANTI .40 MIDWAY .28 NEPHI .39
OREM .36 PARK CITY (TOWN) .44 PINEVIEW DAM .84
PLEASANT GROVE .29 PROVO BYU .21 SPANISH FORK .39
SPRINGVILLE .22 TRENTON .87 HISTORIC FARM .34
LOGAN USU .28 NORTH LOGAN .32 LOGAN .25
SANDY .14 NORDIC VALLEY .57 UPPER MILLCREEK .16
HOLLADAY .13 WEST JORDAN .10 SANTAQUIN .25
COALVILLE .53 DUCHESNE .26 FILLMORE .24
AMERICAN FORK .26 CEDAR HILLS .32 HIGHLAND .31
KANAB .04 WEST LAYTON .13 MORGAN .48
MORONI .29 NAPLES .06 NEOLA .24
NORTH SLC .16 ORANGEVILLE .02 WEST OREM .25
PAYSON .24 PRICE .42 NORTH PROVO .20
ROOSEVELT .05 ROY .37 SOUTH SLC .16
TAYLORSVILLE .12 SOUTH OGDEN .11 EAST LAYTON .10
LEHI .20 BOUNTIFUL .42
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THE FOLLOWING ARE AWESOME SNOW/WATER AMOUNTS (INCHES) FROM
FEB 10-14TH..
ALTA GUARD 56/4.39 ALTA LIFTS 58/4.39 SNOWBIRD 49/4.11
SOLITUDE 61/5.14 TONY GROVE 37/5.00 MONTE CRISTO 22/2.40
BEN LOMOND 49/9.30 SNOWBASIN 42/4.69 THE CANYONS 43/3.70
FARMINGTON CYN 34/5.80 TIMP DIVIDE 40/4.30 SUNDANCE 62/8.54
JUST SNOW AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
BRIGHTON 59 DEER VALLEY 37 PARK CITY 34
POWER MTN 45 BEAVER MTN 32
JUST WATER AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
BEN LOMOND TRAIL 6.40 PARRISH CK 5.20 DEER CREEK 3.69
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FEB 16TH-17TH.. A LOW PRESSURE AREA ALOFT MOVED ALONG THE SOUTHERN
UTAH BORDER. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WITH A
GUST TO 69 MPH AT THE ST. GEORGE AIRPORT LATE ON THE 16TH. THE
ENTIRE STATE RECEIVED VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE SYSTEM.
THIS STORM WAS SOMEWHAT COLDER AND ALLOWED THE SNOW LEVEL TO REACH
THE VALLEY FLOOR. REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE SETTLEMENT CANYON AREA
(TOOELE SIDE OF THE OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS) AT 5400 FEET INDICATED 8
INCHES OF SNOW AND AT 7100 FEET 14-15 INCHES OF SNOW.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 11 ALTA LIFTS 11 SNOWBIRD 11
SOLITUDE 9 SNOWBASIN 12 PARK CITY 10
DEER VALLEY 14 BRIGHTON 11 SOLITUDE 9
THE CANYON 6 SUNDANCE 6 BEAVER MTN 12
HISTORIC FARM 4 LOGAN USU 3 NORTH LOGAN 3
HYRUM 4 HOLLADAY 4 TOOELE 6-8
UPPER NORTH SLC 5 LOWER NORTH SLC 4 SOUTH OGDEN 5
ROY 4 CLEARFIELD 3 SANTAQUIN 3
UPPER MILLCREEK 5 WEST JORDAN 2 SLC AVENUES 3
RIVERTON 2 ST. MARYS 5 SANDY 3
CEDAR CITY 4 RUSH VALLEY 6 ROCKY BASIN 10
NEW HARMONY 4 BOUNTIFUL BENCH 4 SALT LAKE ARPT 3
EAST LAYTON 4 BEAR LAKE 6 VAL VERDA 3
BOUNTIFUL BNCH 4 BRYCE CANYON 3 COALVILLE 4
DELTA 2 DUCHESNE 3 FILLMORE 5
GRANTSVILLE 3 HOGLE ZOO 4 HUNTINGTON 3
LAKETOWN 9 LAYTON 3 LOGAN 4
MIDWAY 5 MILFORD 4 MONTICELLO 6
NEPHI 3 PARK CITY (TOWN) 4 SPANISH FORK 4
TRENTON 4 STANSBURY PARK 4 OGDEN 4
WEST LAYTON 4 EAST NEPHI 3
SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS REPORTED AN INCH OR LESS.
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
TOOELE 1.07 STANSBURY PARK 1.10 ALTA GUARD .83
ALTA LIFTS .92 SNOWBIRD .79 SOLITUDE .57
SNOWBASIN .86 PARK CITY .85 SOLITUDE .53
HOLLADAY .55 SPRINGVILLE .53 SANTAQUIN .50
UPPER MILLCREEK .67 LOWER NORTH SLC .65 ST. MARYS .65
SANDY .56 CEDAR CITY .73 NEW HARMONY 1.60
LEHI .20 BOUNTIFUL BENCH .47 SALT LAKE ARPT .34
ALPINE .06 ARCHES .07 BEAR LAKE .49
BLANDING .51 VAL VERDA .59 BOUNTIFUL .47
BRIGHAM CITY .13 BRYCE CANYON .19 CAPITOL REEF .02
COALVILLE .37 DELTA .56 DUCHESNE .18
ESCALANTE .03 FARMINGTON .38 FILLMORE .64
FLAMING GORGE .25 GRANTSVILLE .43 GREEN RIVER .03
HEBER .34 HELPER .81 HOGLE ZOO .72
HUNTINGTON .40 KANAB .52 LAKETOWN .46
LAYTON .46 MANTI .02 MIDWAY .45
MILFORD .78 MOAB .16 MONTICELLO .31
NEPHI .57 OREM .34 PARIA .27
PARK CITY (TOWN) .29 PINEVIEW DAM .22 PLEASANT GROVE .27
PROVO BYU .54 RANDOLPH .16 RICHFIELD .04
ROOSEVELT .26 SPANISH FORK .43 ST. GEORGE .48
TRENTON .45 UTAH TEST RANGE .46 ZION NP .48
SOUTH OGDEN .56 EAST LAYTON .49 OGDEN ARPT .68
CANYONLANDS .11 VERNAL .17 AMERICAN FORK .27
BEAVER .10 BLUFF .20 HIGHLAND .20
WEST LAYTON .48 MORGAN .22 MORONI .03
NAPLES .09 NEOLA .21 EAST NEPHI .48
ORANGEVILLE .32 WEST OREM .52 PAYSON .39
EAST PLEASANT GRV .35 PRICE .34 NORTH PROVO .49
ROY .17 SOUTH JORDAN .21 TAYLORSVILLE .30
HISTORIC FARM .32 LOGAN USU .28 NORTH LOGAN .27
HYRUM .43 WELLSVILLE .56 SMITHFIELD .32
LOGAN .20 MENDON .62
SALT LAKE TRIAD .60
FEB 20TH-22ND.. ANOTHER RATHER JUICY STORM MOVED INTO UTAH FROM
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED WITH A MILD AIRMASS. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF THE 21ST MAINLY IN THE
SOUTHWEST PORTION OF UTAH. SMALL-1/2 INCH DIA HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON/KANE COUNTIES IN HURRICANE.. PINTURA.. NEW
HARMONY.. AND PAROWAN. IN FACT.. THE HAIL IN NEW HARMONY WAS 2-4
INCHES DEEP. ST. GEORGE AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 68 MPH.
ON THE EVENING OF THE 21ST.. THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION RAGED THROUGH
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON.. CAUSING A ROCK SLIDE IN THE STORM MOUNTAIN
AREA THAT BLOCKED THE ROAD. UDOT CLOSED THE ROAD UNTIL THE DEBRIS
WAS REMOVED.. OPENING IT AROUND 9:30 PM. THE ROAD TO LITTLE
COTTONWOOD CANYON WAS ALSO CLOSED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE OF THE STORM.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 6 ALTA LIFTS 7 SNOWBIRD 6
SOLITUDE 7 BEAVER MTN 2 SNOWBASIN 4
DEER VALLEY 4 THE CANYONS 5 SUNDANCE 5
BRIAN HEAD 12
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
NORTH SLC (UPPER) 1.05 FARMINGTON CYN 1.10 SUNDANCE .70
NORTH SLC (LOWER) .95 BOUNTIFUL .64 SPRUCES .45
SILVER LAKE .40 U OF U .65 BEN LOMOND .90
TIMP DIVIDE .60 ALTA GUARD .67 ALTA LIFTS .72
SNOWBIRD .82 ALPINE .46 ARCHES .02
SNOWBASIN .50 DEER VALLEY .40 THE CANYONS .45
SOLITUDE .60 PAYSON .52 CENTERVILLE .50
BLANDING .04 VAL VERDA .83 BRIAN HEAD .98
BOUNTIFUL BENCH .60 BRIGHAM CITY .29 BRYCE CANYON .55
BULLFROG .07 CEDAR CITY .46 COALVILLE .05
DELTA .24 DUCHESNE .44 GRANTSVILLE .12
GREEN RIVER .10 HANKSVILLE .08 HEBER .16
HELPER .49 HOGLE ZOO .65 HUNTINGTON .20
KANAB .96 LAYTON .41 FARMINGTON .46
LOGAN .14 MANTI .44 MIDWAY .24
MILFORD .30 NEPHI .36 PARIA .06
OGDEN .38 OREM .40 PINEVIEW DAM .44
PLEASANT GROVE .48 PROVO BYU .28 RANDOLPH .05
RICHFIELD .10 SPANISH FORK .13 SPRINGVILLE .25
TOOELE .25 TRENTON .17 UTAH TEST RNG .05
PARK CITY (TOWN) .15 ZION NP .64 LOGAN ARPT .30
PROVO ARPT .39 SALT LAKE ARPT .28 WENDOVER .09
VERNAL .20 LEHI .35 HERRIMAN .36
WASHINGTON .35 CENTERVILLE .50 WEST VALLEY .62
SANDY .52 VAL VERDA .83 HOLLADAY .52
WEST JORDAN .52 COTTONWOOD .59 ST. MARYS .55
SUGARHOUSE .55 SALT LAKE AVES .59 SANTAQUIN .70
HURRICANE .89 NEW HARMONY .81 ST. GEORGE ARPT .90
DEER CREEK .54 AMERICAN FORK .52 CEDAR HILLS .58
HIGHLAND .67 WEST LAYTON .35 MORGAN .43
MORONI .22 NAPLES .21 NEOLA .34
EAST NEPHI .40 ORANGEVILLE .38 WEST OREM .57
PRICE .72 NORTH PROVO .44 ROOSEVELT .30
ROY .48 SOUTH SLC .41 SOUTH JORDAN .47
EAST SPANISH FORK .30 SUNDANCE .68 TAYLORSVILLE .53
ESCALANTE .56 HISTORIC FARM .05 LOGAN USU .04
NORTH LOGAN .27 HYRUM .08 WELLSVILLE .27
SMITHFIELD .29 NORTHWEST LOGAN .36 MENDON .17
SOUTH OGDEN .46 EAST LAYTON .52 HERRIMAN .36
EAST PLEASANT GROVE .57 WASHINGTON .35
FEB 23RD-25TH.. ANOTHER MAJOR STORM FOR THE UTAH MOUNTAINS AND HEAVY
SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT. THUNDER WAS
HEARD IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 24TH IN PLEASANT GROVE. WET
SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE HURRICANE AREA.
ON THE 25TH.. AN AVALANCHE OCCURRED IN THE STRAWBERRY BOWL AREA ABOUT
NOON. THE SLIDE WAS ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE BY 150 FEET LONG.. WITH A
VERTICAL DROP OF 400 FEET. FIVE SKIERS WERE CAUGHT WITH 2 BEING
BURIED AND THE OTHERS PARTIALLY BURIED. TWO OF THEM HAD MINOR
INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 38 ALTA LIFTS 37 SNOWBIRD 44
SOLITUDE 33 BRIAN HEAD 36 ELK MEADOWS 26
SPRUCES 32 FARMINGTON CYN 23 BEAVER MTN 12
BRYCE CANYON NP 11 SNOWBASIN 21 POWDER MTN 18
THE CANYONS 25 PARK CITY 24 DEER VALLEY 13
BRIGHTON 30 NORDIC VALLEY 15 BRIGHAM CITY 10
ALPINE 6 BEAR LAKE 10 SUNDANCE 16
FILLMORE 2 HEBER 2 KANAB 4
LAYTON 5 LOGAN 5 HISTORIC FARM 4
LOGAN USU 3 NORTH LOGAN 4 HYRUM 5
NEPHI 4 PARK CITY (TOWN) 5 PLEASANT GROVE 4
SPANISH FORK 6 SPRINGVILLE 2-4 TOOELE 4
TRENTON 8 U OF U 7 SALT LAKE AVES 9
UPPER MILLCREEK 7 SANDY 2 HOLLADAY 4-6
CLEARFIELD 5 CLINTON 5 DRY FORK 7
WENDOVER 2 NEWCASTLE 3 WEST VALLEY 2
SALT LAKE ARPT 1 FARMINGTON 5 CEDAR CITY 4
SOUTH OGDEN 8 EAST LAYTON 8 OGDEN BENCH 6
DRY FORK 7 THIOKOL 9 KANOSH 1
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
FARMINGTON CYN 4.10 BEN LOMOND 3.00 PARRISH CREEK 2.50
ALTA GUARD 2.53 ALTA LIFTS 2.39 SNOWBIRD 2.31
SOLITUDE 2.17 SPRUCES 1.90 THE CANYONS 1.60
BRIGHTON 2.30 BRIAN HEAD 1.43 BRYCE CANYON 1.04
NORDIC VALLEY 1.19 SOUTH OGDEN .97 PARK CITY 2.40
OGDEN .70 SANDY .22 HOLLADAY .32
UPPER MILLCREEK .67 DRY FORK .61 CEDAR CITY .54
HURRICANE .78 HISTORIC FARM .47 LOGAN USU .14
NORTH LOGAN .23 HYRUM .52 TRENTON .45
WELLSVILLE .70 SMITHFIELD .40 MENDON .56
LEHI .24 ALPINE .77 BEAR LAKE .40
VAL VERDA .58 CAPITOL REEF .06 COALVILLE .05
DELTA .34 FARMINGTON .70 FILLMORE .21
FLAMING GORGE .36 GRANTSVILLE .25 GREEN RIVER .02
HEBER .09 HELPER .44 HITE MARINA .06
HOGLE ZOO .29 HUNTINGTON .34 KANAB .31
LAYTON .76 LOGAN .43 MIDWAY .20
MOAB .17 MONTICELLO .02 NEPHI .31
OREM .51 PARIA .10 PARK CITY (TOWN) .40
PINEVIEW DAM .35 PLEASANT GROVE .45 PROVO BYU .22
RANDOLPH .16 RICHFIELD .04 ROOSEVELT .12
SPANISH FORK .96 SPRINGVILLE .15 ST. GEORGE .34
TOOELE .61 TRENTON .59 UTAH TEST RNG .71
ZION NP .73 MILFORD .33 SALT LAKE ARPT .27
VERNAL .18 AMERICAN FORK .31 CEDAR HILLS .36
ESCALANTE .21 HIGHLAND .30 MORONI .11
NAPLES .18 NEOLA .09 ORANGEVILLE .34
WEST OREM .19 PAYSON .20 EAST PLEASANT GRV .35
PRICE .40 ROY .66 SOUTH SLC .23
SOUTH JORDAN .41 EAST LAYTON .94 OGDEN .74
FEB 27TH.. A SKI PATROLLER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED (BROKEN JAW.. A FEW
BROKEN RIBS AND INTERNAL INJURIES) IN AN IN-BOUNDS AVALANCHE AT
SNOWBASIN. COREY ALTHOUSE AND THREE OTHER SKI PATROL MEMBERS WERE
"SKI CHECKING" THE MOUNT OGDEN FLANK WHEN COREY WAS CAUGHT IN A 200
FOOT WIDE SLIDE JUST BEFORE NOON. ALTHOUSE WASN'T TAKEN UNDERNEATH
BUT SKIED ON TOP OF THE SLIDE BEFORE THE WAVE OF SNOW FORCED HIM INTO
A TREE.
FEB 28TH.. A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE TRACKED
THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION STATEWIDE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 9 ALTA LIFTS 10 SNOWBIRD 9
SOLITUDE 6 SNOWBASIN 7 SUNDANCE 2
PARK CITY 4 THE CANYONS 3 BRIGHTON 5
DEER VALLEY 2 CEDAR CITY 5 BRYCE CANYON 2
FILLMORE 2 MILFORD 2
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD .67 ALTA LIFTS .68 SNOWBIRD .56
SOLITUDE .36 SILVER LAKE .30 SNOWBASIN .42
PARK CITY .30 DEER VALLEY .16 EAST LAYTON .28
SOUTH OGDEN .35 CEDAR CITY .57 LEHI .15
SANDY .30 OGDEN BENCH .39 ROY .50
CENTERVILLE .21 ALPINE .15 VAL VERDA .18
BRIGHAM CITY .13 BRYCE CANYON .21 FARMINGTON .17
FILLMORE .48 HOGLE ZOO .13 KANAB .13
LAYTON .14 MILFORD .25 NEPHI .23
OGDEN .27 OREM .16 PARIA .11
PINEVIEW DAM .56 PLEASANT GROVE .18 PROVO BYU .20
SPRINGVILLE .14 ST. GEORGE .37 TRENTON .16
SALT LAKE ARPT .13 HISTORIC FARM .20 LOGAN .07
NORTH LOGAN .12 HYRUM .22 SMITHFIELD .10
MENDON .11 AMERICAN FORK .21 CEDAR HILLS .16
BEAVER .10 SPRINGVILLE .13 TAYLORSVILLE .09
HOLLADAY .27 COTTONWOOD .33 ESCALANTE .20
HIGHLAND .15 KANAB .11 EAST NEPHI .12
NORTH SLC .16 WEST OREM .11 NORTH OREM .13
PAYSON .14 EAST PLEASANT GRV .17 NORTH PROVO .22
SOUTH JORDAN .25 SPANISH FORK .10 TAYLORSVILLE .09
WILLIAM J. ALDER
METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE
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CXUS45 KSLC 022046
CLMSLC
CLIMATIC SUMMARY FOR SALT LAKE CITY/UTAH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
145 PM MST THU MAR 2 2000
SALT LAKE CITY CLIMATE DATA FOR FEBRUARY 2000
...WET AND WARM WITH DEFICIENT SNOWFALL...
...TEMPERATURE...
AVERAGE MONTHLY HIGH.......... 48.5 (NORMAL 43.6)
AVERAGE MONTHLY LOW........... 31.1 (NORMAL 24.6)
MEAN MONTHLY.................. 39.8 (NORMAL 34.1)
DEPARTURE FROM AVERAGE MEAN... 5.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS... 63 DEGREES ON THE 21ST
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS... 17 DEGREES ON THE 1ST
WARMEST EVER FOR ANY FEB...... 69 ON THE 28TH/1972
COLDEST EVER FOR ANY FEB...... -30 ON THE 9TH/1933
HEATING DEGREE DAYS... 723 84% OF NORMAL (NORMAL IS 865)
COOLING DEGREE DAYS... 0 NONE IS NORMAL
...PRECIPITATION (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR FEB......... 1.80.. 146 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR FEB........ 1.23
DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0.57.. ABOVE NORMAL
MAXIMUM FOR ANY 24-HOUR PERIOD...0.37.. ON THE 11TH
RECORD MAXIMUM 24-HOUR PRECIP FOR CALENDAR DAY... 1.23 (24TH/1998)
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH .01 OR MORE.......... 11 DAYS
NORMAL NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE..... 9 DAYS
GREATEST NUMBER OF DAYS OF .01 OR MORE... 15 DAYS/1993
WETTEST FEB ON RECORD.................... 4.89/1998
DRIEST FEB ON RECORD..................... 0.12/1946
...SNOWFALL (INCHES)...
TOTAL FOR FEB........ 5.1.. 55 PERCENT OF NORMAL
NORMAL FOR FEB....... 9.3..
SEASONAL TOTAL (SEP-FEB).. 43.6..
NORMAL SEASON TOTAL (SEP-FEB).. 44.5..
SUNSHINE FOR THE MONTH 9470 MINUTES... 51 PERCENT OF THE POSSIBLE
SUNSHINE FOR FEB (POSSIBLE 17867 (18527 LEAP YEARS).
...PRESSURE...
HIGHEST FOR FEB............. 30.59 INCHES ON THE 1ST
RECORD HIGHEST............... 30.83 INCHES ON THE 8TH 1989
LOWEST FOR FEB.............. 29.47 INCHES ON THE 24TH
RECORD LOWEST................ 29.08 INCHES ON THE 6TH/1937
PEAK WIND FOR FEB WAS 49 MPH (SOUTH) ON THE 14TH.
PEAK WIND FOR ANY FEB WAS 54 MPH (SOUTH) ON THE 1ST/1989.
...RECORDS FOR THE MONTH...
FEB 14TH.. RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 41..OLD RECORD 38/1982.
FEB 21ST.. RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 41..OLD RECORD 38/1941.
ANOTHER WARM MONTH WITH THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BEING 5.7 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THIS FEBRUARY TIED WITH FEBRUARY 1978 AS BEING THE 7TH
WARMEST ON RECORD. THIS MAKES 5 MONTHS IN A ROW OF ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.
IT WAS ALSO WET.. MOSTLY OF THE LIQUID VARIETY. PRECIPITATION FOR
THE MONTH WAS 1.80 INCHES OR 146% OF NORMAL. THIS BROUGHT THE WATER
YEAR TOTAL TO 6.53 INCHES OR 101% OF THE 5-MONTH NORMAL. SNOWFALL
WAS 5.1 INCHES WITH SEASONAL SNOW NOW 43.6 INCHES AND NORMAL SEASONAL
SNOW THROUGH FEBRUARY IS 44.5 INCHES.
THE 1999-2000 POLLUTION SEASON ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT (NOV-FEB) IS
NOW HISTORY WITH ANOTHER ESSENTIALLY "POLLUTION-LESS" WINTER. THE
UTAH AIR QUALITY FOLKS ONLY LOGGED ONE YELLOW BURN DAY AND THAT WAS
ON NEW YEARS EVE.
...UTAH...
THE WATER FOLKS AND THE SKIERS AS WELL AS THOSE COMMUTERS WERE OVER-
JOYED WITH FEBRUARY. IT SNOW LIKE ____ IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MOSTLY
RAINED IN THE VALLEYS. THE SNOW/WATER EQUIVALENT IN THE UTAH
MOUNTAINS JUMPED FROM BELOW NORMAL LEVELS TO NEAR NORMAL. AS OF
MARCH 1ST.. THE BASIN AVERAGES RANGED FROM 74% OF NORMAL IN THE DIRTY
DEVIL TO 100% IN THE TOOELE VALLEY/ VERNON CREEK BASIN. THE VIRGIN
RIVER BASIN NOW STANDS AT 90% WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 53% IN THE PAST
MONTH. STATEWIDE AVERAGE IS NOW AT 89%.
THE AWARD WINNERS (HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL) WERE.. DELTA 300%..
MILFORD 310.. DUCHESNE 260.. AND NEPHI 258%. THOSE THAT WERE ON THE
OTHER END OF THE CURVE WERE.. RICHFIELD 66% AND PANGUITCH 67%.
SNOWFALL AT THE SKI RESORTS THIS FEBRUARY/NORMAL (INCHES).. ALTA
119.5/83.. SNOWBIRD 112.6/81.. BRIGHTON 94/62.. AND BRIAN HEAD 78/81.
...SOME PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENTS ACROSS UTAH FOR FEBRUARY 2000...
...ALL AMOUNTS IN INCHES...
PRECIP SNOW
STATION TOTAL TOTAL NORMAL PERCENT OF NORMAL
ALPINE 3.25 9.0 1.48 220 PCT OF NORMAL
ALTA 10.53 119.5 6.43 164 PCT OF NORMAL
...SEASONAL SNOW (NOV-FEB) 346.5...
BEAR LAKE 1.80 13.0 1.01 178 PCT OF NORMAL
BLANDING 1.03 3.0 0.90 114 PCT OF NORMAL
BOUNTIFUL 3.77 15.5 2.61 144 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIAN HEAD 5.20 78.0 4.80 108 PCT OF NORMAL
BRIGHAM CITY 2.18 10.0 1.67 131 PCT OF NORMAL
BRYCE CANYON 3.04 24.0 1.35 225 PCT OF NORMAL
CAPITOL REEF 0.23 0.31 74 PCT OF NORMAL
CEDAR CITY 2.32 13.5 1.42 163 PCT OF NORMAL
CENTERVILLE 2.77 8.5
CIRCLEVILLE 0.41 1.9 0.54 75 PCT OF NORMAL
CITY CREEK 4.56 17.0 2.44 187 PCT OF NORMAL
CLEARFIELD 2.98 8.5
CLINTON 3.16 8.0
COALVILLE 1.61 8.5 1.12 144 PCT OF NORMAL
COTTONWOOD 2.07 5.8 1.82 114 PCT OF NORMAL
COTTONWOOD WEIR 2.89 6.0 1.79 161 PCT OF NORMAL
DEER CREEK DAM 4.92 6.5 2.64 186 PCT OF NORMAL
DELTA 1.74 4.9 0.58 300 PCT OF NORMAL
DUCHESNE 1.30 4.5 0.50 260 PCT OF NORMAL
DUGWAY 1.13 0.2 0.57 198 PCT OF NORMAL
EAST LAYTON 4.57 13.5
ESCALANTE 0.89 1.0 0.62 144 PCT OF NORMAL
FARMINGTON 3.61 4.6 1.86 194 PCT OF NORMAL
FILLMORE 2.18 10.0 1.26 173 PCT OF NORMAL
GREEN RIVER 0.33 0.32 103 PCT OF NORMAL
GROUSE CREEK 1.67 12.0 0.83 201 PCT OF NORMAL
HANKSVILLE 0.20 0.25 80 PCT OF NORMAL
HEBER CITY 2.16 13.0 1.56 138 PCT OF NORMAL
HOLLADAY 2.67 8.0 1.70 157 PCT OF NORMAL
HUNTSVILLE 3.38 10.5 2.18 155 PCT OF NORMAL
HURRICANE 3.45 1.0
KANAB 2.58 2.0 1.32 195 PCT OF NORMAL
LAKETOWN 1.20 12.0 0.85 141 PCT OF NORMAL
LA VERKIN 3.15 TRACE 1.26 250 PCT OF NORMAL
LAYTON 3.38 7.7
LEHI 1.84 TRACE
LOGAN HISTORIC FARM 2.30 7.9 1.55 148 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN KVNU 2.48 6.0 1.26 197 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN NORTH 2.05 7.6 1.40 146 PCT OF NORMAL
LOGAN USU 1.62 8.2 1.65 98 PCT OF NORMAL
MANTI 1.94 11.0 1.02 190 PCT OF NORMAL
MIDWAY/SNAKE CREEK 2.94 8.0 2.59 114 PCT OF NORMAL
MILFORD 2.20 7.0 0.71 310 PCT OF NORMAL
MOAB 0.59 0.43 137 PCT OF NORMAL
MONTICELLO 0.83 15.0 1.00 83 PCT OR NORMAL
NEPHI 3.07 6.0 1.19 258 PCT OF NORMAL
NORTH SLC (LOWER) 3.63 8.0
NORTH SLC (UPPER) 4.90 17.6
OGDEN BENCH 4.16 9.3 1.92 217 PCT OF NORMAL
ORDERVILLE 2.87 10.0 1.60 179 PCT OF NORMAL
OREM 3.81 1.0 1.98 192 PCT OF NORMAL
PANGUITCH 0.41 7.1 0.61 67 PCT OF NORMAL
PINEVIEW DAM 5.61 20.0 2.92 192 PCT OF NORMAL
PLEASANT GROVE 3.85 1.5 1.55 248 PCT OF NORMAL
...2ND WETTEST FEBRUARY...
PROVO BYU 2.81 1.5 2.02 139 PCT OF NORMAL
RANDOLPH 1.04 5.3 0.68 153 PCT OF NORMAL
RICHFIELD 0.37 TRACE 0.57 65 PCT OF NORMAL
RICHMOND 2.78 14.0 1.53 182 PCT OF NORMAL
ROOSEVELT 0.70 TRACE 0.44 159 PCT OF NORMAL
ST. GEORGE 1.87 0.87 215 PCT OF NORMAL
ST. MARYS 3.45 13.9
SALT LAKE AIRPORT 1.80 5.1 1.23 146 PCT OF NORMAL
SANDY 2.54 5.9 2.34 109 PCT OF NORMAL
SANTAQUIN 3.43 3.0 1.41 243 PCT OF NORMAL
SILVER LAKE BRIGHTON 6.31 94.0 4.76 133 PCT OF NORMAL
SNOWBIRD 8.70 112.6 6.50 134 PCT OF NORMAL
...SEASONAL SNOW (NOV-FEB) 322.0...
SOUTH OGDEN 4.23 14.5
SPANISH FORK 2.55 10.0 1.74 147 PCT OF NORMAL
SPRINGVILLE 2.15 4.0 1.97 109 PCT OF NORMAL
STANSBURY PARK 2.01 6.0
SUGARHOUSE 2.57 6.0
TIMPANOGOS CAVE 2.90 4.7 2.34 124 PCT OF NORMAL
TOOELE 2.42 10.0 1.33 182 PCT OF NORMAL
TRENTON 2.90 11.5 1.64 177 PCT OF NORMAL
UPPER MILLCREEK 3.54 14.0
UTAH TEST RANGE 2.32 2.8
VAL VERDA 3.79 10.0 1.68 226 PCT OF NORMAL
VERNAL 1.00 1.0 0.41 244 PCT OF NORMAL
WENDOVER 0.37 2.0 0.32 116 PCT OF NORMAL
WILLOW CREEK 2.51 7.0
WOODRUFF 0.47 6.0 0.45 104 PCT OF NORMAL
ZION PARK 3.43 TRACE 1.60 214 PCT OF NORMAL
...HIGHLIGHTS AROUND UTAH FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2000...
FEB 3RD.. A COUPLE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES.. BRIAN HEAD 45
(43/1995) AND HEBER 59 (57/1953).
FEB 3RD-4TH.. STRONG EASTERLY CANYON WINDS DEVELOPED LATE IN THE
EVENING OF THE 3RD LASTING INTO MID-MORNING OF THE 4TH. SOME OF THE
REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH).. BRIGHAM CITY 63.. OGDEN BENCH 66..
FARMINGTON ESTD 50.. BOUNTIFUL BENCH 51.. U OF U 54.. HILL AFB 61..
LOGAN ARPT 39.. UPPER MILLCREEK 41.. SOUTH OGDEN 44.. ROY 34.. AND
WEST OREM 38.
FEB 9TH.. AN UPPER LOW THAT WAS ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
KICKED INLAND THROUGH THE 4-CORNERS AREA. BRIAN HEAD LOGGED 3 INCHES
OF SNOW WITH .14 WATER.. BRYCE CANYON AN INCH WITH .08 WATER. OTHER
WATER AMOUNTS WERE.. KANAB .06.. PARIA RS .05 AND CEDAR CITY .04.
FEB 7TH.. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE AT HEBER 58 (57/1934).
FEB 10TH-11TH.. A RATHER ACTIVE STORM MOVED INTO UTAH AGAIN WITH
MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN.
SOME SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
BRIGHTON 14 SOLITUDE 15 ALTA GUARD 13
ALTA LIFTS 13 TIMP DIVIDE 11 SUNDANCE 14
BRIGHTON 14 DEER VALLEY 6 BEAVER MTN 4
TONY GROVE 6 BEAVER MTN 4 BEN LOMOND 2
POWER MTN 4 SNOWBASIN 3 FARMINGTON CYN 3
THE CANYONS 6 PARK CITY 9 DEER VALLEY 6
SILVER LAKE 7 SNOWBIRD 14 BRIAN HEAD 6
BRYCE CANYON 2 KIMBALL JCTN 2 MIDWAY 4
PARK CITY (TOWN) 4 THE CANYONS 6 WOODLAND 6
BEAR LAKE SP 2
1/2 IN AT NORTH SLC.. COALVILLE AND MONTICELLO.
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 1.13 ALTA LIFTS 1.20 SNOWBIRD 1.28
SOLITUDE 1.32 TONY GROVE 1.10 TIMP DIVIDE 1.11
SUNDANCE 1.75 BEN LOMOND .50 FARMINGTON CYN .40
THE CANYONS .50 BRIAN HEAD .56 BRIGHTON .90
ST. MARYS .55 EAST LAYTON .41 NORTH SLC .33
COTTONWOOD .50 SPRINGVILLE .66 HOLLADAY .48
MORONI .37 AMERICAN FORK .27 ALPINE .58
BLANDING .10 BRYCE CANYON .16 DELTA .59
FARMINGTON .26 GREEN RIVER .08 HOGLE ZOO .54
MOAB .12 OGDEN PIONEER .20 PARK CITY (TOWN) .38
PLEASANT GROVE .74 SPANISH FORK .63 SALT LAKE ARPT .39
SOUTH OGDEN .37 NORTH SLC .50 SANDY .39
SANTAQUIN .60 WEST VALLEY .52 STANSBURY PARK .24
ORANGEVILLE .44 HIGHLAND .63 BEAR LAKE .25
BOUNTIFUL .51 CEDAR CITY .16 DUCHESNE .16
FILLMORE .20 HELPER .40 LAYTON .43
MANTI .33 NEPHI .34 OREM .68
PINEVIEW DAM .23 PROVO BYU .83 ST. GEORGE .07
HISTORIC FARM .06 LOGAN USU .09 NORTH LOGAN .11
TRENTON .09 WELLSVILLE .17 SMITHFIELD .15
LOGAN .08 MENDON .37 AMERICAN FORK .51
BEAVER .04 KANAB .11 WEST LAYTON .19
MORGAN .08 NAPLES .12 NEOLA .08
WEST OREM .81 SOUTH OREM .86 NORTHEAST OREM .67
PAYSON .61 EAST PLEASANT GRV .78 PRICE .16
NORTH PROVO .90 ROOSEVELT .20 ROY .20
SOUTH JORDAN .72 TAYLORSVILLE .67 DEER CREEK .93
VERNON .32 FAIRFIELD .30 U OF U .48
LEHI .42 TOOELE .37 ZION NP .48
EAST LAYTON .43 BOUNTIFUL .51 UPPER MILLCREEK .59
FEB 12TH-13TH.. A MAJOR SNOW EVENT IN THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON SATURDAY. THIS WAS THE
BIGGEST SNOW EVENT OF THE 1999-2000 WINTER SEASON. THE HEAVY WET
SNOW PRODUCED AVALANCHES GALORE.
THE WILD SNOW DAY WAS SATURDAY THE 12TH. EARLY IN THE DAY.. A 300
FOOT WIDE AVALANCHE NEAR BRIDAL VEIL FALLS BRIEFLY DAMNED THE PROVO
RIVER. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE SLIDE AND NO MAJOR DAMAGE WAS
REPORTED. A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE STUCK IN BIG COTTONWOOD
CANYON FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE SHERIFF CLOSED THE ROAD AROUND 5 PM.
ABOUT 7 PM.. LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON WAS CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT
BECAUSE OF AVALANCHE DANGER DUE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF SNOW.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 34 ALTA LIFTS 36 SOLITUDE 31
SNOWBIRD 29 BRIGHTON 27 DEER VALLEY 19
PARK CITY 18 THE CANYONS 17 POWDER MTN 28
SNOWBASIN 27 BEAVER MTN 18 SUNDANCE 27
BRIAN HEAD 8 HEBER 5 BOUNTIFUL 3
HUNTINGTON 2 MIDWAY 5 PARK CITY (TOWN) 5
PINEVIEW DAM 5 TOOELE 1 LOGAN 1
HOLLADAY 1 OGDEN BENCH 2 UPPER MILLCREEK 1
NORDIC VALLEY 8 SOUTH OGDEN 1 EAST LAYTON 2
BOUNTIFUL 3
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 2.16 ALTA LIFTS 2.27 SNOWBIRD 2.11
SOLITUDE 1.94 SUNDANCE 3.86 OGDEN PIONEER 1.80
LAYTON 1.12 OREM 1.32 PLEASANT GRV 1.20
PINEVIEW DAM 1.92 ROY 1.05 NORDIC VALLEY 1.94
OGDEN BENCH 1.58 ALPINE 1.27 CEDAR HILLS 1.41
HIGHLAND 1.47 NORTH OREM 1.19 EAST PLEASANT GRV 1.28
LINDON 1.07 BRIGHTON 1.60 SOUTH OGDEN 1.31
EAST LAYTON 1.75 BRIAN HEAD .64 COALVILLE .25
GREEN RIVER .13 HEBER .52 HELPER .56
HOGLE ZOO .50 HUNTINGTON .30 KANAB .46
LAKETOWN .33 MIDWAY .63 MOAB .25
NEPHI .83 PARK CITY (TOWN) .46 PROVO BYU .41
SALT LAKE ARPT .24 SPANISH FORK .26 SPRINGVILLE .27
ST. GEORGE .30 TOOELE .14 ZION NP .45
HISTORIC FARM .82 USU .71 LOGAN .51
WASHINGTON .34 WEST VALLEY .29 LEHI .18
NORTH SLC .90 STANSBURY PARK .17 UPPER MILLCREEK .55
HOLLADAY .40 AMERICAN FORK .77 BEAVER .29
ESCALANTE .02 WEST LAYTON .88 MORGAN .50
MORONI .29 NAPLES .16 NEOLA .11
ORANGEVILLE .25 SOUTH OREM .73 PAYSON .22
PRICE .34 NORTH PROVO .37 ROOSEVELT .04
SOUTH SLC .34 SANTAQUIN .60 TAYLORSVILLE .34
BEAR LAKE SP .19 BLANDING .22 BOUNTIFUL .73
FEB 14TH.. RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IN THE
MORNING. HOWEVER.. THE MAIN WEATHER EVENT OF THE DAY WAS THE
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND A VERY ACTIVE..
THUNDERSTORM LACED COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT MOVED INTO NORTHERN
UTAH ABOUT 5:00 PM AND THROUGH THE HEART OF THE WASATCH FRONT AROUND
6:00-6:30 FOLLOWED BY A ROUND OF GSL LAKE "STINK".
A 38 YEAR OLD WOMAN WAS KILLED IN BRIGHAM CITY AFTER BEING HIT BY A
FALLING TREE. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUT OF HER CAR AND
GOING INTO HER HOUSE WHEN THE FALLING TREE CRASHED TROUGH AN AWNING
OVER THE FRONT PORCH AND CRUSHED HER AND HER CAR. TREE AND POWER
LINES WERE DOWNED IN THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF BRIGHAM CITY AS WELL AS
WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
WERE REPORTED ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT.
SOME OF THE REPORTED WIND GUSTS WERE (MPH)..
HIDDEN PEAK (SNOWBIRD) 96 JUPITER (PARK CITY) 68
SNOWBASIN (STRAWBERRY RIDGE) 88 WILDCAT (SNOWBASIN) 77
MT. LOGAN 95 ARROWHEAD (SUNDANCE) 70
LOGAN AIRPORT 63 TOOELE MESONET
WENDOVER 64 BLACK CROOK PEAK 73
DUGWAY MESONET STOCKTON BAR 63
CAMEL BACK MTN 64 VERNON HILL 71
UPPER CEDAR MTN 83 FRANCIS PEAK 74
MAIN GATE 60 MT. BALDY (DEER VALLEY) 74
GERMANIA (ALTA) 68 EMPIRE PEAK (DEER VALLEY) 64
BALDY (ALTA) 66 9990 (THE CANYONS) 64
CARDIFF (ALTA) 73 PROMONTORY POINT 60
GUNNISON ISLAND 71 LAKESIDE MTN 64
BEAR RIVER REFUGE 60 KINGS POINT (DAGGETT CO) 64
VERNON 61 SIGNAL PEAK (SEVIER CO) 79
TOOELE ESTD 65 SANDY 63
LA SAL 69 SALT LAKE AIRPORT 49
6 WEST OF LOGAN 71
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 9 ALTA LIFTS 9 SNOWBIRD 6
SOLITUDE 15 BRIGHTON 18 DEER VALLEY 12
PARK CITY 7 THE CANYONS 20 POWDER MTN 15
SNOWBASIN 12 BEAVER MTN 10 SUNDANCE 16
LAKETOWN 2 MIDWAY 3 PARK CITY (TOWN) 2
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES). .
ALTA GUARD 1.10 ALTA LIFTS .92 SNOWBIRD .72
SOLITUDE 1.88 BRIGHTON 1.90 OGDEN .30
ALPINE .31 BEAR LAKE .47 VAL VERDA .21
HEBER .55 HELPER .28 LAKETOWN .32
MANTI .40 MIDWAY .28 NEPHI .39
OREM .36 PARK CITY (TOWN) .44 PINEVIEW DAM .84
PLEASANT GROVE .29 PROVO BYU .21 SPANISH FORK .39
SPRINGVILLE .22 TRENTON .87 HISTORIC FARM .34
LOGAN USU .28 NORTH LOGAN .32 LOGAN .25
SANDY .14 NORDIC VALLEY .57 UPPER MILLCREEK .16
HOLLADAY .13 WEST JORDAN .10 SANTAQUIN .25
COALVILLE .53 DUCHESNE .26 FILLMORE .24
AMERICAN FORK .26 CEDAR HILLS .32 HIGHLAND .31
KANAB .04 WEST LAYTON .13 MORGAN .48
MORONI .29 NAPLES .06 NEOLA .24
NORTH SLC .16 ORANGEVILLE .02 WEST OREM .25
PAYSON .24 PRICE .42 NORTH PROVO .20
ROOSEVELT .05 ROY .37 SOUTH SLC .16
TAYLORSVILLE .12 SOUTH OGDEN .11 EAST LAYTON .10
LEHI .20 BOUNTIFUL .42
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THE FOLLOWING ARE AWESOME SNOW/WATER AMOUNTS (INCHES) FROM
FEB 10-14TH..
ALTA GUARD 56/4.39 ALTA LIFTS 58/4.39 SNOWBIRD 49/4.11
SOLITUDE 61/5.14 TONY GROVE 37/5.00 MONTE CRISTO 22/2.40
BEN LOMOND 49/9.30 SNOWBASIN 42/4.69 THE CANYONS 43/3.70
FARMINGTON CYN 34/5.80 TIMP DIVIDE 40/4.30 SUNDANCE 62/8.54
JUST SNOW AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
BRIGHTON 59 DEER VALLEY 37 PARK CITY 34
POWER MTN 45 BEAVER MTN 32
JUST WATER AMOUNTS (INCHES)..
BEN LOMOND TRAIL 6.40 PARRISH CK 5.20 DEER CREEK 3.69
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FEB 16TH-17TH.. A LOW PRESSURE AREA ALOFT MOVED ALONG THE SOUTHERN
UTAH BORDER. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WITH A
GUST TO 69 MPH AT THE ST. GEORGE AIRPORT LATE ON THE 16TH. THE
ENTIRE STATE RECEIVED VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE FROM THE SYSTEM.
THIS STORM WAS SOMEWHAT COLDER AND ALLOWED THE SNOW LEVEL TO REACH
THE VALLEY FLOOR. REPORTS RECEIVED FROM THE SETTLEMENT CANYON AREA
(TOOELE SIDE OF THE OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS) AT 5400 FEET INDICATED 8
INCHES OF SNOW AND AT 7100 FEET 14-15 INCHES OF SNOW.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 11 ALTA LIFTS 11 SNOWBIRD 11
SOLITUDE 9 SNOWBASIN 12 PARK CITY 10
DEER VALLEY 14 BRIGHTON 11 SOLITUDE 9
THE CANYON 6 SUNDANCE 6 BEAVER MTN 12
HISTORIC FARM 4 LOGAN USU 3 NORTH LOGAN 3
HYRUM 4 HOLLADAY 4 TOOELE 6-8
UPPER NORTH SLC 5 LOWER NORTH SLC 4 SOUTH OGDEN 5
ROY 4 CLEARFIELD 3 SANTAQUIN 3
UPPER MILLCREEK 5 WEST JORDAN 2 SLC AVENUES 3
RIVERTON 2 ST. MARYS 5 SANDY 3
CEDAR CITY 4 RUSH VALLEY 6 ROCKY BASIN 10
NEW HARMONY 4 BOUNTIFUL BENCH 4 SALT LAKE ARPT 3
EAST LAYTON 4 BEAR LAKE 6 VAL VERDA 3
BOUNTIFUL BNCH 4 BRYCE CANYON 3 COALVILLE 4
DELTA 2 DUCHESNE 3 FILLMORE 5
GRANTSVILLE 3 HOGLE ZOO 4 HUNTINGTON 3
LAKETOWN 9 LAYTON 3 LOGAN 4
MIDWAY 5 MILFORD 4 MONTICELLO 6
NEPHI 3 PARK CITY (TOWN) 4 SPANISH FORK 4
TRENTON 4 STANSBURY PARK 4 OGDEN 4
WEST LAYTON 4 EAST NEPHI 3
SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS REPORTED AN INCH OR LESS.
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
TOOELE 1.07 STANSBURY PARK 1.10 ALTA GUARD .83
ALTA LIFTS .92 SNOWBIRD .79 SOLITUDE .57
SNOWBASIN .86 PARK CITY .85 SOLITUDE .53
HOLLADAY .55 SPRINGVILLE .53 SANTAQUIN .50
UPPER MILLCREEK .67 LOWER NORTH SLC .65 ST. MARYS .65
SANDY .56 CEDAR CITY .73 NEW HARMONY 1.60
LEHI .20 BOUNTIFUL BENCH .47 SALT LAKE ARPT .34
ALPINE .06 ARCHES .07 BEAR LAKE .49
BLANDING .51 VAL VERDA .59 BOUNTIFUL .47
BRIGHAM CITY .13 BRYCE CANYON .19 CAPITOL REEF .02
COALVILLE .37 DELTA .56 DUCHESNE .18
ESCALANTE .03 FARMINGTON .38 FILLMORE .64
FLAMING GORGE .25 GRANTSVILLE .43 GREEN RIVER .03
HEBER .34 HELPER .81 HOGLE ZOO .72
HUNTINGTON .40 KANAB .52 LAKETOWN .46
LAYTON .46 MANTI .02 MIDWAY .45
MILFORD .78 MOAB .16 MONTICELLO .31
NEPHI .57 OREM .34 PARIA .27
PARK CITY (TOWN) .29 PINEVIEW DAM .22 PLEASANT GROVE .27
PROVO BYU .54 RANDOLPH .16 RICHFIELD .04
ROOSEVELT .26 SPANISH FORK .43 ST. GEORGE .48
TRENTON .45 UTAH TEST RANGE .46 ZION NP .48
SOUTH OGDEN .56 EAST LAYTON .49 OGDEN ARPT .68
CANYONLANDS .11 VERNAL .17 AMERICAN FORK .27
BEAVER .10 BLUFF .20 HIGHLAND .20
WEST LAYTON .48 MORGAN .22 MORONI .03
NAPLES .09 NEOLA .21 EAST NEPHI .48
ORANGEVILLE .32 WEST OREM .52 PAYSON .39
EAST PLEASANT GRV .35 PRICE .34 NORTH PROVO .49
ROY .17 SOUTH JORDAN .21 TAYLORSVILLE .30
HISTORIC FARM .32 LOGAN USU .28 NORTH LOGAN .27
HYRUM .43 WELLSVILLE .56 SMITHFIELD .32
LOGAN .20 MENDON .62
SALT LAKE TRIAD .60
FEB 20TH-22ND.. ANOTHER RATHER JUICY STORM MOVED INTO UTAH FROM
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED WITH A MILD AIRMASS. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF THE 21ST MAINLY IN THE
SOUTHWEST PORTION OF UTAH. SMALL-1/2 INCH DIA HAIL WAS REPORTED IN
PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON/KANE COUNTIES IN HURRICANE.. PINTURA.. NEW
HARMONY.. AND PAROWAN. IN FACT.. THE HAIL IN NEW HARMONY WAS 2-4
INCHES DEEP. ST. GEORGE AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 68 MPH.
ON THE EVENING OF THE 21ST.. THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION RAGED THROUGH
BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON.. CAUSING A ROCK SLIDE IN THE STORM MOUNTAIN
AREA THAT BLOCKED THE ROAD. UDOT CLOSED THE ROAD UNTIL THE DEBRIS
WAS REMOVED.. OPENING IT AROUND 9:30 PM. THE ROAD TO LITTLE
COTTONWOOD CANYON WAS ALSO CLOSED OVERNIGHT BECAUSE OF THE STORM.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 6 ALTA LIFTS 7 SNOWBIRD 6
SOLITUDE 7 BEAVER MTN 2 SNOWBASIN 4
DEER VALLEY 4 THE CANYONS 5 SUNDANCE 5
BRIAN HEAD 12
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
NORTH SLC (UPPER) 1.05 FARMINGTON CYN 1.10 SUNDANCE .70
NORTH SLC (LOWER) .95 BOUNTIFUL .64 SPRUCES .45
SILVER LAKE .40 U OF U .65 BEN LOMOND .90
TIMP DIVIDE .60 ALTA GUARD .67 ALTA LIFTS .72
SNOWBIRD .82 ALPINE .46 ARCHES .02
SNOWBASIN .50 DEER VALLEY .40 THE CANYONS .45
SOLITUDE .60 PAYSON .52 CENTERVILLE .50
BLANDING .04 VAL VERDA .83 BRIAN HEAD .98
BOUNTIFUL BENCH .60 BRIGHAM CITY .29 BRYCE CANYON .55
BULLFROG .07 CEDAR CITY .46 COALVILLE .05
DELTA .24 DUCHESNE .44 GRANTSVILLE .12
GREEN RIVER .10 HANKSVILLE .08 HEBER .16
HELPER .49 HOGLE ZOO .65 HUNTINGTON .20
KANAB .96 LAYTON .41 FARMINGTON .46
LOGAN .14 MANTI .44 MIDWAY .24
MILFORD .30 NEPHI .36 PARIA .06
OGDEN .38 OREM .40 PINEVIEW DAM .44
PLEASANT GROVE .48 PROVO BYU .28 RANDOLPH .05
RICHFIELD .10 SPANISH FORK .13 SPRINGVILLE .25
TOOELE .25 TRENTON .17 UTAH TEST RNG .05
PARK CITY (TOWN) .15 ZION NP .64 LOGAN ARPT .30
PROVO ARPT .39 SALT LAKE ARPT .28 WENDOVER .09
VERNAL .20 LEHI .35 HERRIMAN .36
WASHINGTON .35 CENTERVILLE .50 WEST VALLEY .62
SANDY .52 VAL VERDA .83 HOLLADAY .52
WEST JORDAN .52 COTTONWOOD .59 ST. MARYS .55
SUGARHOUSE .55 SALT LAKE AVES .59 SANTAQUIN .70
HURRICANE .89 NEW HARMONY .81 ST. GEORGE ARPT .90
DEER CREEK .54 AMERICAN FORK .52 CEDAR HILLS .58
HIGHLAND .67 WEST LAYTON .35 MORGAN .43
MORONI .22 NAPLES .21 NEOLA .34
EAST NEPHI .40 ORANGEVILLE .38 WEST OREM .57
PRICE .72 NORTH PROVO .44 ROOSEVELT .30
ROY .48 SOUTH SLC .41 SOUTH JORDAN .47
EAST SPANISH FORK .30 SUNDANCE .68 TAYLORSVILLE .53
ESCALANTE .56 HISTORIC FARM .05 LOGAN USU .04
NORTH LOGAN .27 HYRUM .08 WELLSVILLE .27
SMITHFIELD .29 NORTHWEST LOGAN .36 MENDON .17
SOUTH OGDEN .46 EAST LAYTON .52 HERRIMAN .36
EAST PLEASANT GROVE .57 WASHINGTON .35
FEB 23RD-25TH.. ANOTHER MAJOR STORM FOR THE UTAH MOUNTAINS AND HEAVY
SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WASATCH FRONT. THUNDER WAS
HEARD IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 24TH IN PLEASANT GROVE. WET
SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE HURRICANE AREA.
ON THE 25TH.. AN AVALANCHE OCCURRED IN THE STRAWBERRY BOWL AREA ABOUT
NOON. THE SLIDE WAS ABOUT 100 FEET WIDE BY 150 FEET LONG.. WITH A
VERTICAL DROP OF 400 FEET. FIVE SKIERS WERE CAUGHT WITH 2 BEING
BURIED AND THE OTHERS PARTIALLY BURIED. TWO OF THEM HAD MINOR
INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE SCENE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 38 ALTA LIFTS 37 SNOWBIRD 44
SOLITUDE 33 BRIAN HEAD 36 ELK MEADOWS 26
SPRUCES 32 FARMINGTON CYN 23 BEAVER MTN 12
BRYCE CANYON NP 11 SNOWBASIN 21 POWDER MTN 18
THE CANYONS 25 PARK CITY 24 DEER VALLEY 13
BRIGHTON 30 NORDIC VALLEY 15 BRIGHAM CITY 10
ALPINE 6 BEAR LAKE 10 SUNDANCE 16
FILLMORE 2 HEBER 2 KANAB 4
LAYTON 5 LOGAN 5 HISTORIC FARM 4
LOGAN USU 3 NORTH LOGAN 4 HYRUM 5
NEPHI 4 PARK CITY (TOWN) 5 PLEASANT GROVE 4
SPANISH FORK 6 SPRINGVILLE 2-4 TOOELE 4
TRENTON 8 U OF U 7 SALT LAKE AVES 9
UPPER MILLCREEK 7 SANDY 2 HOLLADAY 4-6
CLEARFIELD 5 CLINTON 5 DRY FORK 7
WENDOVER 2 NEWCASTLE 3 WEST VALLEY 2
SALT LAKE ARPT 1 FARMINGTON 5 CEDAR CITY 4
SOUTH OGDEN 8 EAST LAYTON 8 OGDEN BENCH 6
DRY FORK 7 THIOKOL 9 KANOSH 1
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
FARMINGTON CYN 4.10 BEN LOMOND 3.00 PARRISH CREEK 2.50
ALTA GUARD 2.53 ALTA LIFTS 2.39 SNOWBIRD 2.31
SOLITUDE 2.17 SPRUCES 1.90 THE CANYONS 1.60
BRIGHTON 2.30 BRIAN HEAD 1.43 BRYCE CANYON 1.04
NORDIC VALLEY 1.19 SOUTH OGDEN .97 PARK CITY 2.40
OGDEN .70 SANDY .22 HOLLADAY .32
UPPER MILLCREEK .67 DRY FORK .61 CEDAR CITY .54
HURRICANE .78 HISTORIC FARM .47 LOGAN USU .14
NORTH LOGAN .23 HYRUM .52 TRENTON .45
WELLSVILLE .70 SMITHFIELD .40 MENDON .56
LEHI .24 ALPINE .77 BEAR LAKE .40
VAL VERDA .58 CAPITOL REEF .06 COALVILLE .05
DELTA .34 FARMINGTON .70 FILLMORE .21
FLAMING GORGE .36 GRANTSVILLE .25 GREEN RIVER .02
HEBER .09 HELPER .44 HITE MARINA .06
HOGLE ZOO .29 HUNTINGTON .34 KANAB .31
LAYTON .76 LOGAN .43 MIDWAY .20
MOAB .17 MONTICELLO .02 NEPHI .31
OREM .51 PARIA .10 PARK CITY (TOWN) .40
PINEVIEW DAM .35 PLEASANT GROVE .45 PROVO BYU .22
RANDOLPH .16 RICHFIELD .04 ROOSEVELT .12
SPANISH FORK .96 SPRINGVILLE .15 ST. GEORGE .34
TOOELE .61 TRENTON .59 UTAH TEST RNG .71
ZION NP .73 MILFORD .33 SALT LAKE ARPT .27
VERNAL .18 AMERICAN FORK .31 CEDAR HILLS .36
ESCALANTE .21 HIGHLAND .30 MORONI .11
NAPLES .18 NEOLA .09 ORANGEVILLE .34
WEST OREM .19 PAYSON .20 EAST PLEASANT GRV .35
PRICE .40 ROY .66 SOUTH SLC .23
SOUTH JORDAN .41 EAST LAYTON .94 OGDEN .74
FEB 27TH.. A SKI PATROLLER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED (BROKEN JAW.. A FEW
BROKEN RIBS AND INTERNAL INJURIES) IN AN IN-BOUNDS AVALANCHE AT
SNOWBASIN. COREY ALTHOUSE AND THREE OTHER SKI PATROL MEMBERS WERE
"SKI CHECKING" THE MOUNT OGDEN FLANK WHEN COREY WAS CAUGHT IN A 200
FOOT WIDE SLIDE JUST BEFORE NOON. ALTHOUSE WASN'T TAKEN UNDERNEATH
BUT SKIED ON TOP OF THE SLIDE BEFORE THE WAVE OF SNOW FORCED HIM INTO
A TREE.
FEB 28TH.. A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE TRACKED
THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION STATEWIDE.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD 9 ALTA LIFTS 10 SNOWBIRD 9
SOLITUDE 6 SNOWBASIN 7 SUNDANCE 2
PARK CITY 4 THE CANYONS 3 BRIGHTON 5
DEER VALLEY 2 CEDAR CITY 5 BRYCE CANYON 2
FILLMORE 2 MILFORD 2
WATER AMOUNTS WERE (INCHES)..
ALTA GUARD .67 ALTA LIFTS .68 SNOWBIRD .56
SOLITUDE .36 SILVER LAKE .30 SNOWBASIN .42
PARK CITY .30 DEER VALLEY .16 EAST LAYTON .28
SOUTH OGDEN .35 CEDAR CITY .57 LEHI .15
SANDY .30 OGDEN BENCH .39 ROY .50
CENTERVILLE .21 ALPINE .15 VAL VERDA .18
BRIGHAM CITY .13 BRYCE CANYON .21 FARMINGTON .17
FILLMORE .48 HOGLE ZOO .13 KANAB .13
LAYTON .14 MILFORD .25 NEPHI .23
OGDEN .27 OREM .16 PARIA .11
PINEVIEW DAM .56 PLEASANT GROVE .18 PROVO BYU .20
SPRINGVILLE .14 ST. GEORGE .37 TRENTON .16
SALT LAKE ARPT .13 HISTORIC FARM .20 LOGAN .07
NORTH LOGAN .12 HYRUM .22 SMITHFIELD .10
MENDON .11 AMERICAN FORK .21 CEDAR HILLS .16
BEAVER .10 SPRINGVILLE .13 TAYLORSVILLE .09
HOLLADAY .27 COTTONWOOD .33 ESCALANTE .20
HIGHLAND .15 KANAB .11 EAST NEPHI .12
NORTH SLC .16 WEST OREM .11 NORTH OREM .13
PAYSON .14 EAST PLEASANT GRV .17 NORTH PROVO .22
SOUTH JORDAN .25 SPANISH FORK .10 TAYLORSVILLE .09
WILLIAM J. ALDER
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