Utah Climatic Summary April 2017

Precipitation and Snowfall Reports for the Month of April

Station Precipitation Normal % of Snowfall Normal % of Normal Normal

Alpine 2.50 2.13 117 3.3 5.0 66 Alta 9.12 5.04 181 73.9 66.0 112 Altamont 0.28 0.73 38 0.8 2.2 36 Alton 1.24 0.94 132 3.0 5.7 53 Beaver Canyon 1.57 2.02 77 - 15.7 - Big Water 0.91 0.52 175 - - - Bountiful Bench 5.42 - - 9.5 - - Brigham City 2.64 1.76 150 0.0 1.1 0 Bryce Canyon 0.68 0.82 83 6.5 6.1 107 Bullfrog Basin 0.33 0.35 94 - - - Capitol Reef Nat’l Park 0.80 0.54 148 0.0 0.2 0 Castle Dale 0.08 0.52 15 0.0 0.4 0 Cedar Breaks N.M. 1.93 - - 6.0 - - Centerville 5.43 - - 4.0 - - City Creek 6.16 3.28 188 4.7 12.1 39 Clearfield 2.92 - - Trace - - Cottonwood Weir 5.58 3.17 176 - 6.4 - Cutler Dam 2.61 1.76 148 0.0 0.2 0 Deer Creek Dam 1.57 1.73 91 0.0 1.5 0 Duchesne 0.16 0.88 18 Trace 1.6 0 Echo Dam 2.46 1.38 178 5.0 5.8 86 Ephraim 0.85 1.21 70 Trace 0.5 0 Escalante 0.66 0.48 138 1.5 1.3 115 Fillmore 1.69 1.90 89 6.0 6.4 94 Fremont Indian S.P. 1.57 0.90 174 - - - Hans Flat 0.42 0.72 58 0.2 3.3 6 Hanksville 0.42 0.45 93 0.1 0.1 100 Station Precipitation Normal % of Snowfall Normal % of Normal Normal

Hatch 0.43 0.81 53 2.0 3.7 54 Kamas 0.27 1.50 18 3.5 8.2 43 Kanab 0.86 0.99 87 Trace 1.8 0 Kodachrome Basin 0.63 0.70 90 1.0 1.3 77 Levan 1.01 1.60 63 0.3 2.8 11 Loa 0.46 0.44 105 Trace 0.7 0 Logan USU 3.65 2.11 173 1.3 4.4 30 Manti 0.94 1.38 68 1.0 4.6 22 Mountain Dell 4.84 2.76 175 5.0 - - Milford 0.43 1.03 42 1.0 3.5 29 Moroni 0.41 0.79 52 1.0 2.7 37 Nephi 1.27 1.67 76 3.2 3.2 100 Ogden NE Bench 3.30 - - 1.3 - - Panguitch 0.63 0.62 102 0.2 0.9 22 Park City Library 2.70 - - 8.6 - - Pineview Dam 4.29 3.03 142 3.0 6.0 50 Provo BYU 1.32 2.01 66 Trace 3.6 0 Randolph 2.34 1.25 187 7.0 6.3 111 Richmond 4.86 2.28 213 Trace 4.9 0 Salt Lake Int’l Airport 3.22 1.99 162 1.0 4.0 25 Salt Lake Triad Center 3.62 2.33 155 1.0 2.9 34 Santaquin 1.99 2.08 96 2.0 4.1 49 Scipio 0.87 1.24 70 1.0 1.3 77 Silver Lake Brighton 5.29 4.37 121 37.0 46.6 79 South Ogden 3.15 - - 2.0 - - South Salt Lake 3.67 - - 2.2 - - Spanish Fork 3.24 2.36 137 3.0 4.4 68 Stansbury Park 2.92 - - 0.5 - - Summit 1.34 1.16 116 1.0 - - Sunnyside 0.55 1.24 44 - - - Trenton 3.43 2.00 172 Trace 2.8 0 Upper Millcreek 4.84 - - 7.5 - - Utah Lake Lehi 1.26 1.38 91 1.0 1.0 100 Wanship Dam 1.26 1.82 69 - 6.4 - Weber Basin Pump 3 4.72 2.88 164 0.4 1.0 40 Wellington 3 E 0.21 0.68 31 0.0 0.5 0 Woodruff 1.43 0.89 161 6.0 4.8 125 Apr 2nd - ...Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms developed across northern Utah. Light snow fell in the high country.

Courtesy KSL

Top: Rotor cloud that accompanied several hours of downslope easterly winds late March 31st-early April 1st. Bottom: The same leeside rotor cloud as seen from South Ogden. Some Precipitation Totals (inches) Parrish Creek 0.60 Hayden Fork 0.50 City Creek 0.43 SnowbasinMidBowl 0.42 Tony Grove Lake 0.40 Snowbird 0.40 Bountiful Bench 0.39 Morgan 6 W 0.39 Emigration Canyon 0.33 Bountiful 0.31 Monte Cristo 0.30 LBW Southfork 0.30 Alta-UDOT 0.27 Park City 0.26 Salt Lake City 0.26 Cottonwood Hts 0.25 Upper Millcreek 0.24 Beus Canyon 0.22 Holladay 0.22 Roy 0.21 Fruit Heights 0.21 Logan 0.20 Olympus Hills 0.20 Ogden 0.17 Centerville 0.17 Tremonton 0.17 Powder Mountain 0.15 Wellsville 0.14 Smithfield 0.13 South Weber 0.13 NE Ogden Bench 0.13 South Salt Lake 0.13 West Point 0.12 South Ogden 0.11 Richmond 0.11 Sandy 0.10

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation and Snow Report

SnowbasinMidBowl 3.0 Alta-Collins 2.0 Alta 1.6 Powder Mountain 1.5 Alta-UDOT 1.2 Brighton Crest 1.0 Solitude 1.0 Snowbird 1.0 Canyons Village 1.0

Courtesy Carol Dyer

Above: Sunset over the Great Salt Lake from Antelope Island. Apr 3rd - A storm system impacted mainly southern and central Utah with just trace amounts of precipitation across the northern mountains. Areas of light snow fell across the mountains and higher mountain valleys of southern Utah.

CourtesyCourtesy Carol Dyer KSL

Top: Rainbow over Salt Lake City seen from Interstate 215. Bottom: Nice sunset over Bear Lake. Some Precipitation Totals (inches)

Brian Head 1.00 Midway Valley 0.90 Telegraph Flat 0.73 Kolob 0.70 Zion National Park 0.59 Pine Valley 0.59 Kanab 0.45 Cedar City Airport 0.42 Zion Canyon 0.42 Assay 0.31 Castle Valley 0.30 Jensen Spring 0.27 Hatch 0.27 Cedar City 0.26 Enterprise 0.25 Springdale/V River 0.25 Parowan 0.23 Kodachrome Basin 0.22 Silver Falls 0.19 Brimstone Reservr 0.18 White Reef 0.17 Agua Canyon 0.16 Coal Creek 0.15 St. George E Ridge 0.15 St. George Arpt 0.14 Parowan 10 NW 0.13 Bryce Canyon 0.11 Ft. Pierce Wash 0.11

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation and Snow Report

Hatch 2.0

Above: Another rainbow, this on as seen from South Ogden. Apr 8th-9th - A cold and moist Pacific storm system brought a variety of wild weather to the majority of the Beehive State, with most activity across northern and central Utah. Strong thunderstorms developed ahead of the surface cold front, bringing heavy rain, hail, and strong gusty winds. As the cold front pushed across the state, rain changed to snow in many valleys, with heavy snow in the mountains and along the benches.

Courtesy WxBear

Above Strong thunderstorm over the Great Salt Lake approaching Davis and Weber counties.

Below: Large hail from the thunderstorm that moved through Davis and Weber county.

Courtesy KUTV 2 Courtesy KUTV 2 Courtesy KSL Courtesy Finn Louise Courtesy Ben Noland

Above: (Left) Tree & fence damage from strong thunderstorm in Taylorsville. (Right) Hail in Salt Lake Valley.

Below: Small hail accumulating on the pavement in Riverdale.

Courtesy Steven Moritz Courtesy Cory Crossley

Above Hail that fell from a strong thunderstorm in Roy (Left) and Layton (Right). Below: Several inches of fresh snowfall among the tulips in Daybreak.

Courtesy Darren Van Cleave Courtesy Chase Thompson Courtesy Maura Hanenberger

Courtesy Eric Schoening

Top: (Left) Large tree in Tooele split down the middle due to heavy snow. (Right) Several inches of snow in Sandy. Bottom: Another tree damaged because of the heavy, wet snow falling on the branches with new leaves. Courtesy Rogo

Courtesy Andy Hyer Top: Deep snow on the Bountiful Bench, where over 8 inches of new snow was reported. Bottom: Plenty of fresh new powder for some late season skiing at Snowbird. Courtesy Ron Bird

Above: Looking very wintery along the streets of the Salt Lake benches. Below: Night vision view of the snow on the Bountiful Bench.

Courtesy Alana Brophy Courtesy Real Salt Lake

Courtesy KMYU TV-RSL

Above: Soccer in the snow at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. Some Precipitation Totals (inches) Alta 2.74 Alta-Collins 2.26 South Weber 2.10 USU Doc Daniel 2.00 Centerville 1.91 Provo Canyon 1.90 Snowbird 1.89 Bountiful Bench 1.87 Mendon 1.85 Upper Avenues 1.72 City Creek 1.68 Smithfield 1.67 North Logan 1.61 Canyons Village 1.60 Upper Millcreek 1.52 Farmington 1.50 Lewiston 1.48 NE Ogden Bench 1.47 Logan Campbell 1.41 South Ogden 1.40 Richmond 1.39 Tooele 1.33 Brighton Crest 1.30 Providence 1.29 Fruit Heights 1.29 Taylorsville 1.28 Layton 1.27 Stansbury Park 1.19 Snowville 1.19 Eden 1.16 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 1.15 Tremonton 1.14 Ogden Airport 1.13 Holladay 1.08 Powder Mountain 1.04 Brigham City 0.94 South Jordan 0.92 Bothwell 0.85 Spanish Fork 0.80

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation, Snow & Wind Report Alta-Collins 26.0 Alta 23.5 Alta-UDOT 22.0 SnowbasinMidBowl 18.0 Snowbird 18.0 Brighton Crest 17.0 Solitude 16.0 Powder Mountain 16.0 Spruces 15.0 Canyons Village 12.0 Park City Mountain 11.0 Summit Park 9.0 Bountiful Bench 8.7 Upper Millcreek 7.0 Sandy 6.4 Fillmore 6.0 Suncrest 6.0 Kearns 5.5 Bountiful 3 E 5.5 Upper Avenues 5.0 Tooele 3 SE 5.0 Centerville 4.0 West Jordan 4.0 City Creek 4.0 Oak City 4.0 Tooele 3.5 Alpine 3.3 Eden 3.2 Fort Union 3.0 Taylorsville 3.0 Sugarhouse 3.0 Daybreak 3.0 Spanish Fork 3.0 Kamas 3.0 Provo Canyon 3.0 Midvale 2.6 South Salt Lake 2.2 Laketown 2.0 South Ogden 2.0 Randolph 1.5 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 1.0 Stansbury Park 0.5

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Sundance-Arwhead 87 Lofty Lake Peak 83 Brighton Crest 80 U.S. 6 @ Eureka 67 Vernon Hill 66 Milford Airport 64 Boulder Summit 63 South Weber 61 Lehi 60 Callao 59 I-80 @ MP 1 59 Logan 57 Oakley 56 Greenville Bench 56 Flight Park South 54 University of Utah 54 Pioneer Crossing 54 Pleasant Grove 53 Wendover POE 53 Enterprise 53 Point of the Mtn 52 Cedar City Airport 52 Olympus Hills 51 English Village 50

Apr 13th - Very strong winds developed across much of Utah ahead of an approaching cold, dry storm system. The winds reached severe levels in some locations, damaging large trees, roofs, cars, fences, constructions sites, and various backyard structures.

Above: Very large tree blown onto a home in Magna. Below: The same tree from another angle in the backyard. Above: Severe winds took out this large Pine tree and a fence in Murray.

Below: Another tree in Murray felled by the severe straight line winds.

Courtesy Lauren Stieibrecher Above: Trampoline destroyed by the strong winds at a home in Lehi. Below: (Left) Another large trampoline in Lehi tossed onto a fence. (Right) Traffic sign blown onto fence. Top: Wind damage of unknown origin to a vehicle in Lehi. Bottom: Home under construction damaged by severe winds in Lehi. Top: Bleachers blown onto a backstop in Utah County. Bottom: Winds took out this playground equipment at a home in Lehi. Courtesy Lindsay Storrs

Above: Fence damage at two locations, once again in Lehi. Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Click Here for the Full Peak Wind Gust Report

G.S.L. Marina 82 Chepeta 80 Powder Mountain 78 SR-201 @ I-80 78 Windy Peak 78 Big Mountain Pass 77 I-80 @ MP 1 76 Point of the Mtn 75 Vernon Hill 73 Parleys Canyon 72 Brian Head 2 S 71 Flight Park South 71 Lehi 71 Center Tailings 70 Lakeside Mountain 69 Wendover Field 69 University of Utah 69 Wendover POE 67 Sherwood Hills 66 Logan Airport 66 Callao Gate 66 U.S. 6 @ Eureka 65 Dog Valley 65 Stockton Bar 64 Playa Station 64 Milford Airport 63 Baker Lab 63 English Village 62 I-70 @ I-15 62 Causeway 61 South Ogden 60 Baccus Highway 60 Solitude 60 Clearspot 60 Murdock 60 Mountain View 59 Groome 59 Oakley 59 Brimstone Reservr 59 Flux 58 Tooele 2 58 West Granite 58 I-84 Whites Valley 58 Draper 57 Vernon 57 Fremont Island 56 Aragonite 56 Oasis 56 Centerville 55 Olympus Hills 55 Grantsville 55 Garfield 55 Hat Island 55 Delta Airport 54 Enterprise 54 Cedar City Airport 54 I-15 @ Plymouth 54 Burmester 54 Saratoga Springs 54 Park City-Bonanza 53 Jensen Spring 53 Bothwell 52 Brigham City Arpt 52 Ogden Airport 52 Legacy Parkway 52 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 52 West Valley City 52 Bluffdale 52 Cedar Mountain 52 Clear Creek Smt 52 Hill A.F.B. 51 West Jordan-MSI 51 Rosebud 51 Coalville 51 Weber Canyon Pwr 51 Red Spur 50 Lynndyl 50 Wellsville 49 Heber City Airport 49 Mantua 49 Oak City 49 Badger Spring 49 Bountiful Bench 48 Grantsville Reservr 48 Gunnison Island 48 Tule Valley 48 Pioneer Crossing 47 Otter Creek 47 Snowville 47 Monroe 47 Richfield Airport 47 Fillmore 47 Milford 47 Fremont Junction 47 Greenville Bench 47 Park Valley 46 Nibley 46 Harrisville-UDOT 46 Riverdale 46 Mouth of Parleys 46 Logan Drainage 45 Clover 45 Rush Valley 45 Taylorsville 45 Ophir Station 45 Dugway P.G. 45 Eagle Range 45 I-80 @ Wanship 45 Wasatch Hills 45 Ghost Rocks 45 Torrey 45 Hals Canyon 45 Cedar City 3 SW 45 Parowan 45 Loa 45 SR-48 45 White Pine-LCC 45

Apr 18th-19th - Showers an thunderstorms impacted much of Utah as another storm system swept through the state. Some of the storms across northern Utah produced heavy rain, small hail and strong gusty winds.

Courtesy Allison Croghan

Top: ... Bottom: ... Some Precipitation Totals (inches)

Spanish Fork 1.19 Upper Avenues 1.12 Alta-Collins 1.05 Cottonwood Hts 1.03 Holladay 0.99 Salt Lake City 0.98 Sandy 0.98 Weber River/Echo 0.98 Brighton Crest 0.95 Alta-UDOT 0.95 Clifton Flat 0.94 Olympus Hills 0.92 Stansbury Park 0.92 Upper Millcreek 0.92 South Ogden 0.92 Beus Canyon 0.87 West Jordan 0.86 Centerville 0.84 Fruit Heights 0.84 Magna 0.83 Beaver 0.83 West Point 0.83 Farmington 0.82 Bountiful Bench 0.81 Riverton 0.81 South Weber 0.79 Huntsville 0.79 Randolph 0.79 Draper 0.77 Tooele 0.76 Taylorsville 0.76 Hill A.F.B. 0.75 Payson 0.74 LBW Southfork 0.74 South Jordan 0.72 Lewiston 0.71 Ogden 0.71 NE Ogden Bench 0.71 Centerville 0.71 Lehi 0.71 Brigham City 0.70 Perry 0.70 Smithfield 0.69 Tremonton 0.69 South Salt Lake 0.69 Oak City 0.68 Park City 0.67 Richmond 0.66 Logan 0.66 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 0.66 Mendon 0.65 Layton 0.65 Clearfield 0.65 Springville 0.65 Eden 0.60 West Haven 0.57 Flowell 0.57 Spring City 0.52 Wellsville 0.52 Lehi 0.49 Laketown 0.49 Coalville 0.49 Parowan 0.46

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation, Snow & Wind Report

Alta-Collins 6.0 Brighton Crest 6.0 Snowbird 5.0 Alta-UDOT 5.0 Heber City 10 ESE 4.0 Spruces 2.0

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH)

SR-72 Hogan Pass 63 Lofty Lake Peak 63 Skyline 62 Causeway 60 Fish Springs 57 Callao Gate 54 Flight Park South 52 Milford Airport 52 Wendover POE 51 Price Airport 51 Delta Airport 51 West Granite 51 Mud Spring 50 Jensen Spring 50 Fremont Hill 49 Pioneer Crossing 49 I-70 @ Salina 49 Lehi 48 Dugway APG 48 Point of the Mtn 47 US40 @ Starvation 47 Clearspot 47 Salt Flats 46 Brimstone Reservr 46 Cedar City Airport 45 Bryce Canyon Arpt 45 G.S.L. Minerals 44 I-15 @ Plymouth 44 Powder Mountain 44 Oak City 44 St. George Airport 44 Center Tailings 43 Sevier Reservoir 43 Torrey 42 Enterprise 42 Monroe 40

Apr 20th-21st - A weather disturbance brought widespread valley rain and high mountain snow to the majority of northern and central Utah. Isolated thunderstorms developed along the surface cold front, enhancing the precipitation at times.

Above: Showers and thunderstorms moving off the Great Salt Lake into Davis and Weber counties. Below: Heavy snow falling at Alta Ski Resort. Some Precipitation Totals (inches) Mammoth-Ctnwd 1.30 Alta-Base 1.16 Alta-Collins 1.02 Alta-UDOT 0.96 Mill-D North 0.90 UDOT LCC Elberts 0.83 Pine Creek 0.80 Alta 0.75 Salt Lake City 0.62 Snowville 0.60 Mining Fork 0.60 Parrish Creek 0.60 Holladay 0.53 City Creek 0.53 Thatcher 0.51 South Salt Lake 0.48 Bothwell 0.46 Cottonwood Hts 0.45 Upper Millcreek 0.44 North Holladay 0.44 Smithfield 0.43 Richmond 0.43 Centerville 0.43 Stansbury Park 0.43 Fruit Heights 0.42 Kaysville 0.41 Snowbird 0.40 Bountiful Bench 0.39 Taylorsville 0.39 Snowville 0.39 Olympus Cove 0.38 Sandy 0.37 Magna 0.37 Park City 0.37 Murray 0.36 Mendon 0.35 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 0.35 Olympus Hills 0.35 Kearns 0.35 North Logan 0.34 Layton 0.34 Norway 0.33 West Jordan 0.33 Logan 0.31 Garland 1 SE 0.31 Tooele 0.30 Tremonton 0.29 Lewiston 0.28 Hills 0.27 Farmington 0.27 Providence 0.26 Lehi 0.26 Alpine 0.25 Bountiful 0.25 Perry 0.23 Syracuse 0.20 Spanish Fork PH 0.19 Brigham City 0.18 Beus Canyon 0.18 Park Valley 0.18 South Weber 0.17 Fillmore 0.17 Clearfield 0.16

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation, Snow & Wind Report

Alta-Collins 11.0 Brighton Crest 9.0 Alta-UDOT 6.0 Snowbird 6.0 Spruces 4.0 Heber City 10 ESE 2.0

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH)

SR-72 Hogan Pass 72 Joes Valley 66 Target R 54 Lofty Lake Peak 54 I-80 @ Grassey 52 Dry Ridge 50 US-40@Starvation 50 Slduro 47 SR-201 @ I-80 46 Hat Island 46 White Sage 46 Lake Point 45 Horizontal Grid 45 I-80 @ MP 1 45 Badger Spring 45 Olympus Hills 44 Lakeside Mountain 44 Soldier Summit 44 Bullfrog Marina 44 Center Tailings 43 Flux 43 English Village 43 SR-30 @ Curlew 43 Aragonite 43 Roosevelt 43 Fremont Junction 43 Wendover POE 42 Ogden Peak 42 Fish Springs 42 Telegraph Flat 42 Simpson Springs 41 Price Airport 41 Flight Park South 40 I-15 @ Provo 40 Rosebud 40 Green River 40

Apr 23rd-25th - ...A cold and moist Pacific storm system brought widespread valley rain and periods of heavy mountain snow to northern and central Utah. Northern Utah ski areas picked up about 1-2 feet of snow, keeping the ski season going a little longer. Heavy rain kept river levels high with bankfull conditions along the Wasatch Front.

Courtesy Kristen

Above: Full rainbow in Utah county, looking toward Mt. Timpanogos. Below: Another full rainbow with a hint of a double rainbow in Springville.

Courtesy Utah County Wx Above: Heavy, wet snowfall in Park City.

Below: Winter conditions in April with heavy snow at Alta.

Courtesy Richard Merten Courtesy Matt Crawley

Above: Dining area at Snowbird buried in the heavy snow. Below: Fresh snow in the backcountry of the Wasatch Range. Some Precipitation Totals (inches) Alta-Collins 2.56 Alta-UDOT 2.30 Snowbird 2.10 Parrish Creek 1.90 UDOT LCC Elberts 1.79 Parleys Summit 1.70 Spruces 1.42 Provo Canyon 1.40 City Creek 1.39 Centerville 1.29 Bountiful 1.27 Sardine Summit 1.22 Bountiful Bench 1.22 Emigration Canyon 1.16 Heber city 6 E 1.14 Cottonwood Hts 1.13 Sandy 1.08 Park City 1.04 Tony Grove Lake 0.90 Swansons Env Ctr 0.86 South Salt Lake 0.83 Holladay 0.82 Brighton 0.80 Richmond 0.77 Alpine 0.76 Fruit Heights 0.74 Wanship Dam 0.74 Wellsville 0.73 Draper 0.73 Olympus Cove 0.71 Logan 0.69 Magna 0.69 Spanish Fork 0.68 Farmington 0.67 Salt Lake Int’l Arpt 0.67 Eden 0.66 Hyde Park 0.65 Smithfield 0.63 Wellington 3 E 0.59 Lewiston 0.58 Ogden 0.58 West Jordan 0.56 Layton 0.55 Taylorsville 0.55 Huntsville 0.54 Mendon 0.54 Upper Millcreek 0.53 Kaysville 0.52 Bear Lake 0.52 Beus Canyon 0.50 Payson 0.50 Oakley 0.45 South Ogden 0.45 Riverton 0.45 Hill A.F.B. 0.44 Sandy 0.44 West Point 0.43 Brigham City 0.43 Coalville 0.39 Syracuse 0.38 Hills 0.37 Harrisville 0.37 Clearfield 0.35

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for the Full Precipitation and Snow Report.

Alta-Collins 26.0 Snowbird 20.0 Alta-UDOT 19.0 Heber City 10 ESE 6.0 Alta 4.5 City Creek 0.7 Wanship Dam 0.5 Suncrest 0.5 Wellington 3 E 0.5

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH) Click Here for the Full Peak Wind Gust Report.

I-70 @ Salina 62 Milford Airport 60 Fremont Junction 60 Lofty Lake Peak 59 Clear Creak Smt 58 I-70 @ Fish Creek 55 Signal Peak 54 I-15 Pine Creek Hl 54 Brian Head 2 S 54 Flight Park South 50 Brimstone Reservr 50 I-70 @ I-15 50 Monroe 49 Bryce Canyon Arpt 49 Point of the Mtn 48 Simpson Springs 48 Green River 48 I-15 @ Sevier Rvr 48 Jensen Spring 48 Great Western 47 Rattlesnake Bench 47 Cedar City Airport 47 Pioneer Crossing 46 US-40 Starvation 46 Enterprise 46 Joes Valley 46 Boulder Summit 46 Ghost Rocks 45 Venice 45 Telegraph Flat 45

Apr 27th-28th - Another storm system brought rain and snow to the majority of the Beehive State, with the heaviest precipitation falling across northern Utah. Over a foot of snow fell in areas of the Cottonwood Canyons.

Courtesy Richard Merten

Top: Storm clouds producing snow over the mountains east of Davis county. Bottom: A lone bare tree surrounded by several inches of fresh snow at Alta. Top: A couple inches of fresh snow in the Daybreak area of South Jordan. Bottom: Very winter-like conditions in late April at Snowbird. Above: Snow accumulating on the lawns around Bear Lake. Below: Heavy snow leading to great spring powder conditions at Snowbird.

Courtesy Chris Segal Courtesy Mac Sims

Above: Large snowflakes flying through the air near Point of the Mountain. Below: More spring powder conditions at Snowbird.

Courtesy Chris Segal Some Precipitation Totals (inches)

Rocky Basin-Stlme 1.10 Dry Fork 1.00 Hewinta 0.90 Alta 0.87 Bug Lake 0.80 Alta-Collins 0.73 Steel Creek Park 0.70 UDOT LCC Elberts 0.67 Payson R.S. 0.60 Monte Cristo 0.40 Aspen Mountain 0.37 Bountiful 0.32 Draper 0.31 Parrish Creek 0.30 Parleys Summit 0.30 Provo Canyon 0.30 Mendon 0.29 Bountiful Bench 0.25 West Valley City 0.25 Smithfield 0.24 Grassy Lk/Ephraim 0.24 Richmond 0.23 Riverton 0.20 West Jordan 0.20 Red Spur 0.20 City Creek 0.20 North Logan 0.19 LBW Southfork 0.18 Heber City 10 ESE 0.18 Logan Golf 0.17 Cottonwood Hts 0.17 Sandy 0.17 Taylorsville 0.17 South Jordan 0.15 Salt Lake City 0.15 LBW Paradise 0.14 Farmington 0.14 Kearns 0.14 Holladay 0.14 Centerville 0.13 Tooele 0.13 Providence 0.11 Brigham City 0.11 Fruit Heights 0.11 Upper Millcreek 0.08 Heber City 0.05 Wanship Dam 0.05 Laketown 0.04 Circleville 0.04 Scipio 0.03 South Ogden 0.02 Lehi 0.02 Spanish Fork PH 0.02 Eden 0.02 Fillmore 0.02 Cedar City 0.02 Hanksville 0.01

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for Full Precipitation, Snow & Wind Gust Report.

Alta-Collins 12.5 Alta-UDOT 8.7 Alta 7.1 Heber City 10 ESE 2.0 Daybreak 1.8 Herriman 1.5 Heber City 1.5 Cottonwood Hts 1.0 Upper Millcreek 0.6 Sandy 0.4 Lehi 0.2 Hanksville 0.1

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH)

SR-72 Hogan Pass 57 Flight Park South 48 Upper Cedar Mtn 47 Badger Spring 46 Causeway 46 Milford Airport 46 Powder Mountain 44 Callao 43 I-80 @ MP 1 43 Brimstone Reservr 43 UT-20 43 Point of the Mtn 42 I-15 @ Black Ridge 42 Fremont Junction 42 Fremont Island 41 West of Wildcat 41 West Granite 41 Cedar City Airport 41 White Reef 41 SR-12 Boulder Smt 41 Fish Springs 40 Delta Airport 40 Bullfrog Marina 40 Pine Creek Hill 40

Apr 28th-29th - A fairly cold storm brought areas of rain and snow to mainly northern Utah. Some of the Wasatch Front benches had rain change over to snow the morning of the 29th, but impacts were minimal.

Courtesy Nathen New

Above: Showers and virga in and around Arches National Park. Below: (Left) Fresh snow on the pines in the Wasatch Range. (Right) More deep powder skiing at Snowbird.

Courtesy Michael Boman Courtesy Dan Pope Some Precipitation Totals (inches)

Lehi 0.45 Red Spur 0.45 Hole-in-Rock 0.40 UIF-1 Portable 0.34 Centerville 0.30 Buck Flat 0.30 Richmond 0.29 Alta-UDOT 0.28 North Logan 0.26 Salt Lake City 0.26 Logan Summit 0.26 Bear Lake 0.26 Alta-Collins 0.26 Tooele 0.25 Cottonwood Hts 0.21 Randolph 0.21 Laketown 0.20 Dry Bread Pond 0.20 Ben Lomond Peak 0.20 Pickle Keg 0.20 Lost Creek 0.19 Taylorsville 0.18 Alta 0.18 Heber City 10 ESE 0.17 Farmington 0.16 Sandy 0.16 South Salt Lake 0.16 Otter Creek 0.16 West Valley City 0.15 Hardware Ranch 0.15 Heber City 6 E 0.15 Bear River 0.15 Hills 0.14 Fruit Heights 0.14 Holladay 0.14 Stockton 0.14 City Creek 0.14 Ogden 0.12 Norway 0.12 Eden 0.11 Perry 0.08 Park City 0.08 Altamont 0.08 Vernon 0.05 Duchesne 0.05 Brigham City 0.04 American Fork 0.04 Beaver 0.03 Roy 0.02

Some Snowfall Totals (inches) Click Here for Full Precipitation, Snow & Wind Gust Report.

Randolph 5.0 Alta-Collins 3.5 Laketown 3.0 Alta-UDOT 3.0 Heber City 10 ESE 3.0 Lehi 1.0 Alta 1.1 Altamont 0.8 Sandy 0.7 Eden 0.3 Park City 0.1

Some Top Peak Wind Gusts (MPH)

Lofty Lake Peak 64 Windy Peak 57 Upper Cedar Mtn 55 White Reef 53 US-89 @ Park Lane 51 Flight Park South 50 I-15 @ Black Ridge 47 SR-72 Hogan Pass 47 Farmington 46 Ctrl Wasatch Peaks 46 Enterprise 44 UT-20 44 Fremont Junction 43 Puffer Lake 43 Olympus Hills 42 West Granite 42 Wig Mountain 42 Sundance-Arrowhd 41 I-15 @ Sevier Rvr 41 Badger Spring 41 SR-12 Boulder Smt 41 Lava Point RAWS 41 Playa Station 40 US-40 @ Heber 40

High Temperature Records For the Month of April

Apr 6th - Alta tied their record high maximum temperature with a high of 56 (56/1988).

Apr 7th - Record high minimum temperatures were set at Brigham City 52 (52/1971), Cedar City Airport 49 (46/1952), Provo BYU 55 (49/2004), and Spanish Fork 53 (51/1971).

Apr 13th - Salt Lake City tied their record high maximum temperature with a high of 80 (80/1988).

Low Temperature Records For the Month of April

Apr 25th - Record low maximum temperatures were set at Alpine 46 (48/1985) and Utah Test Range 57 (58/1999).

Apr 28th - Record low maximum temperatures were set at Alta 23 (23/1991), Laketown 38 (38/1975), Provo BYU 48 (50/1991) and Randolph 39 (40/2002).

Record Precipitation For the Month of April

Apr 19th - Record 24-hour daily precipitation was set at Spanish Fork 1.28 (0.98/1979).

Record Snowfall For the Month of April

Apr 28th - Randolph set their 24-hour daily snowfall record with 5.0 inches (3.0/1894). THE SALT LAKE CITY UT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2016

WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ...... TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 04/29/2007 LOW 14 04/02/1936

HIGHEST 83 04/21 80 04/29 LOWEST 34 04/15, 04/01 29 04/15

AVG. MAXIMUM 65.4 61.6 3.8 63.7 AVG. MINIMUM 44.9 39.5 5.4 40.9 MEAN 55.2 50.6 4.6 52.3

DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 4.3 -4.3 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.39 1.99 -0.60 2.32

DAYS >= .01 9 9.9 -0.9 6 DAYS >= .10 4 5.6 -1.6 6 DAYS >= .50 1 1.0 0.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0

SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS T 4.0 -4.0 5.8 SINCE 7/1 34.3 55.9 15.4 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 298 438 -140 371 SINCE 7/1 4689 5356 -667 4184 COOLING TOTAL 10 4 6 0 SINCE 1/1 10 4 6 0

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WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/210 DATE 04/23 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/210 DATE 04/23

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 RAIN 8 HAIL 0 SNOW 1 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 1

- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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