Utah Climatic Summary May 2013
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Utah Climatic Summary May 2013 Here’s a look at precipitation reports for the month of May: Station Precipitation Snowfall Normal Pcpn Percent of Normal Alpine 1.67 0.3 2.21 76 Alta 3.94 6.5 3.92 101 Altamont 0.24 - - - Alton 0.85 - 0.72 118 Big Water 0.36 - 0.40 90 Boulder 1.18 - 0.64 184 Bountiful Bench 3.11 - - - Bountiful-Val Verda 2.83 - 2.79 101 Brigham City 1.81 - 2.08 87 Bullfrog Basin 0.17 - 0.21 81 Capitol Reef Nat’l Park 0.54 - 0.53 102 Castle Dale 0.65 - 0.55 118 Cedar City Airport 0.34 - 0.77 44 Centerville 3.38 Trace - - City Creek 2.76 - 3.10 89 Clearfield 2.42 - - - Cottonwood Weir 3.04 - 3.20 95 Deer Creek Dam 0.71 - 1.97 36 Duchesne 0.86 - 0.99 87 Echo Dam 1.04 - 1.90 55 Eden 2N 1.70 - - - Ephraim 0.52 - 1.27 41 Escalante 0.57 - 0.52 110 Ferron 0.63 - 0.66 95 Fillmore 0.76 - 1.60 48 Fremont Indian S.P. 0.82 - 1.05 78 Garfield 1.78 - 2.48 72 Hans Flat 0.56 - 0.60 93 Hatch 0.55 - 0.76 72 Heber City 0.42 - 1.43 29 Helper-Carbon 1.06 - 1.03 103 Station Precipitation Snowfall Normal Pcpn Percent of Normal Huntsville 1.57 - 2.10 75 Kanab 0.22 - 0.55 40 Kodachrome Basin S.P. 0.45 - 0.57 79 Laketown 1.60 - 1.65 97 Layton 2.24 - - - Levan 0.69 - 1.61 43 Loa 0.84 - 0.61 138 Logan KVNU 1.33 - 2.03 66 Manti 1.09 - 1.48 74 Milford 0.76 - 0.76 100 Mountain Dell 2.54 - 3.00 85 Neola 0.25 - 1.01 25 Nephi 1.16 Trace 1.62 72 Ogden NE Bench 2.39 Trace - - Orderville 0.13 0.72 18 Pineview Dam 1.83 Trace 3.32 55 Pleasant Grove 1.26 - 2.00 63 Provo BYU 0.89 - 2.58 34 Randolph 0.71 - 1.75 41 Richfield 0.65 - 1.05 62 Salt Lake Triad Center 1.75 - 2.10 83 Salt Lake Int’l Airport 1.26 Trace 1.95 65 Santaquin 1.06 Trace 2.17 49 Scipio 0.77 - 1.41 55 Silver Lake Brighton 1.98 - 3.38 59 Snyderville 1.62 1.0 - - South Ogden 2.68 Trace - - South Salt Lake 1.63 - - - Spanish Fork 1.09 - 2.25 48 Springville 1.46 - - - Stansbury Park 1.48 - - - Sunnyside 1.47 - 1.25 118 Trenton 1.47 - 2.26 65 Upper Millcreek 2.21 Trace - - Utah Lake Lehi 0.67 - 1.54 44 Wanship Dam 1.20 - 2.06 58 Weber Basin Pump 3 3.32 - 3.14 106 Wellington 3 E 0.62 - 0.75 83 Woodruff 0.48 - 1.29 37 May 5th - A slow moving weather disturbance brought strong gusty winds and isolated thunderstorms to portions of Utah. A period of canyon winds occurred along the Wasatch Front through the morning. Precipitation Totals (inches) Red Spur 0.17 Laketown 0.15 Otter Creek 0.10 Garden City 0.06 Logan 0.05 Randolph 0.04 Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Ashley #1 Portable 67 Ogden Peak 64 Farmington 60 Logan Airport 55 Evanston, WY 53 Harrisville 51 University of Utah 51 I-84 @ Whites Valley 51 Bountiful Bench 50 Centerville 50 Ogden 50 I-15 @ Willard POE 50 Mouth of Parleys 50 SR-16 @ MP1 50 Currant Creek Peak 50 South Ogden 49 Rattlesnake Bench 48 Hill A.F.B. 46 Brigham City Airport 46 SR-30 @ Curlew 46 Provo Canyon @ MP10 46 I-15 @ 2400 South 45 Fishlake 44 Cedar City Airport 43 West Bountiful 43 Legacy Parkway 43 I-15 @ Tremonton 43 Riverside 43 Weber Canyon PP 41 Soldier Summit 41 May 6th-7th - Sub-tropical moisture ahead of an upper-level storm system brought an increase of thunderstorm activity to Utah. Some of the thunderstorms dumped locally heavy rain and small hail to portions of southwest Utah, causing some minor street and dry wash flooding in and around the St. George area during the evening of the 6th. The above photos show the mud, water, and debris flows that produced minor street and parking lot flooding in the St. George area. Pea-size hail can also be seen in one of the pictures. Photos courtesy of St. George News. Precipitation Totals (inches) San Rafael/Green River 0.80 St. George 0.65 Merchant Valley 0.60 Caineville 0.56 Sundance-Mid 0.55 Helper Carbon Plant 0.48 Beaver 0.47 Yellowstone Drainage 0.43 Bryce Canyon Airport 0.41 Pickle Keg 0.40 Spanish Fork 0.39 Telegraph Flat 0.37 Bothwell 0.36 Jensen Spring 0.34 Blacksmith Fork 0.33 Garden City 0.32 Wellington 3 E 0.31 Holladay 0.30 Eyring Science Center 0.30 Brigham City 0.28 Olympus Cove 0.28 Kanab Airport 0.28 Big Water 0.27 Laketown 0.27 Kaysville 0.26 Sandy 0.26 Duchesne 0.26 Logan Airport 0.25 Rosebud 0.25 Olympus Hills 0.25 Spring City 0.25 Richmond 0.23 Layton 0.22 Orem 0.22 St. George Airport 0.22 Zion National Park 0.22 Kodachrome Basin 0.22 Bountiful Bench 0.21 Highland 0.20 Pleasant Grove 0.20 Green River 0.20 Capitol Reef NP 0.20 Draper 0.19 Enterprise 0.18 Washington 0.18 Syracuse 0.18 Randolph 0.18 Delta 0.17 Monroe 0.16 Price Airport 0.16 Centerville 0.15 Hanna 0.15 Torrey 0.15 Weber River/Morgan 0.14 Grantsville 0.14 Smithfield 0.13 Cedar City Airport 0.13 New Harmony 0.13 Snowville 0.12 Mendon 0.12 Ogden Airport 0.12 Lindon 0.12 Fruit Heights 0.11 Lehi 0.11 Ferron 0.11 Milford 0.11 South Ogden 0.10 Draper 0.07 Salt Lake Int’l Airport 0.06 Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Flight Park South 59 Dog Valley 48 Point of the Mountain 47 Fishlake D4 PT #4 46 I-80 @ MP 29 46 Upper Cedar Mountain 46 Ogden Airport 45 Baccus Highway 43 Hat Island 43 Sundance-Arrowhead 43 US-6 @ Eureka 43 Saratoga Springs 43 Lake Point I-80 42 Callao 42 Delta Bus Garage 41 Riverdale 41 Bluffdale 41 Draper 41 Bullfrog Marina 41 Cedar City Airport 41 Hill A.F.B. 40 May 8th - Showers and thunderstorms developed over the mountains of Utah, with the storms across the north drifting to the west across the Wasatch Front. The heaviest rain fell across Davis and Weber counties. Radar image above (left) shows the storms and their movement over the Wasatch Range into the Wasatch Front. The views from Saratoga Springs shows early development of the thunderstorms over the mountains (center) followed a few hours later by thundershowers (right) as the easterly flow brought the storms into the valleys. Precipitation Totals (inches) Kaysville 1.09 Farmington 0.92 Bruin Point 0.81 Dixie Portable #4 0.76 Henry Mountain 0.73 Caineville 0.71 Layton 0.70 Green River 0.67 Joes Valley 0.65 Kodachrome Basin 0.60 Park City Golf Course 0.59 Torrey 0.59 Spring City 0.58 Roy 0.58 Sundance-Mid 0.57 Helper-Carbon 0.57 Clearfield 0.56 Fruit Heights 0.55 West Bountiful 0.55 Syracuse 0.52 Moon Lake 0.50 Beaver 0.50 Blacksmith Fork 0.48 Ogden 0.46 Centerville 0.45 Bryce Canyon Arpt 0.45 Weber River/Morgan 0.41 Spanish Fork 0.40 Ferron 0.40 Otter Creek 0.38 Zion National Park 0.38 Boulder 0.37 Jensen Spring 0.37 Telegraph Flat 0.37 Garden City 0.37 Bountiful Bench 0.36 Bothwell 0.36 Blacktail 0.36 Capitol Reef NP 0.35 Eyring Science Center 0.33 Price Airport 0.32 Holladay 0.31 Provo BYU 0.31 Wellington 3 E 0.31 Logan Airport 0.30 Brigham City 0.28 Olympus Cove 0.28 Sandy 0.28 Alpine 0.28 Mount Pleasant 0.28 Milford 0.28 Ogden Airport 0.27 South Ogden 0.27 West Valley City 0.27 Hanna 0.27 New Harmony 0.26 Magna 0.26 Hill A.F.B. 0.25 Olympus Hills 0.25 Rosebud 0.25 Mendon 0.24 Laketown 0.24 Summit Park 0.24 Richmond 0.23 Orem 0.23 Morgan 0.23 Monroe 0.23 Kanab 0.22 St. George Airport 0.22 Highland 0.22 Eden 0.21 Pleasant Grove 0.20 May 15th - Scattered high based thunderstorms brought strong and gusty winds along with sporadic rain showers to mainly northern and central Utah during the afternoon and evening hours. The strongest microburst winds occurred over the Great Salt Lake deserts and mountains, the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys, and portions of the northern Wasatch mountains. Precipitation Totals (inches) White River #1 0.20 Mammoth-Cottonwd 0.20 Mining Fork 0.10 Currant Creek 0.10 Box Creek 0.10 Pickle Keg 0.10 Syracuse 0.03 Grantsville 0.03 Magna 0.03 Spanish Fork 0.02 Chepeta 0.02 Layton 0.01 Riverton 0.01 Herriman 0.01 Hangglider Port 0.01 Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Antelope Island S.P. 68 North Salt Flats 63 West Salt Flats 61 Ogden Peak 58 I-15 @ 500 South 57 Portable RWIS 4 57 Mtn View/Dannon Way 50 English Village 48 I-80 @ MP 1 47 Camel Back Mountain 47 Snowbasin-StrawTop 47 Wendover POE 46 Upper Cedar Mtn 46 SR-16 @ MP 1 46 Flight Park South 46 Wendover Peak 45 I-80 @ Grassey 45 Snowbasin-Wildcat 45 Olympus Hills 45 Salt Lake Airport 2 45 Vernon Hill 45 Currant Creek Peak 44 SR-12 Boulder Smt 44 Kaysville 44 I-15 @ 2400 South 44 Portable RWIS 4 43 US-40 @ Starvation 43 Bullfrog Marina 43 Taylorsville 43 Point of the Mountain 43 Gunnison Island 42 Dry Ridge 42 Syracuse 42 Baccus Highway 42 Riverton 42 University of Utah 42 Draper 41 Ditto 41 White Sage 41 Randolph 41 Telegraph Flat 41 I-15 @ Sevier Res 41 Hill A.F.B.