The combination of a thick cirrostratus deck combined with strong winds (sustained at > 15 mph for nearly the entire night) appears to have prevented the formation of any significant surface-based cold pool. Even still, you don't see too many nights where there isn't a brief lull in the winds to enable a quick trop in temperature of a few degrees.
There were much lower wind speeds in Utah County last night and early this morning. Many stations there got down to around 40F, so I would say that the wind is playing a much larger role than the cirrostratus deck.
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