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.