tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post7952334100053076156..comments2024-03-27T15:09:59.039-06:00Comments on Wasatch Weather Weenies: Wet, But How Wet?Jim Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-64241764295964068232014-08-27T12:26:52.903-06:002014-08-27T12:26:52.903-06:00For some reason that area is far underestimated on...For some reason that area is far underestimated on the NWS hydrology page 30-day totals (http://water.weather.gov/precip/). I don't know if these are just radar-derived, but other areas with poor coverage (such as the Uintas) seem to be showing decent totals. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-9168189328162265292014-08-27T11:05:50.629-06:002014-08-27T11:05:50.629-06:00Yeah, I was concentrating on the salt lake area, b...Yeah, I was concentrating on the salt lake area, but you are right, that area has been very wet relative to climatological averages.Jim Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15799757451626876963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168620747792092240.post-89404180992076091092014-08-27T10:30:27.742-06:002014-08-27T10:30:27.742-06:00One thing that is not obvious from looking at most...One thing that is not obvious from looking at most of the precipitation analyses for this month is a large bulls-eye of abnormally high precipitation centered near the ID/NV/UT triple point region. I believe a good portion of that area has had its wettest August (and in some areas possibly the wettest of any calendar month) on record, although records are sparse and radar-derived rainfall totals in that area are poor. Parts of south-central Idaho, for instance, have received over 6" of rainfall this month (where under a half inch usually falls). I drove through some of this area this past weekend and it is amazingly wet, with the soil being completely saturated with water over a large region of desert.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814313368731066590noreply@blogger.com