Monday, June 29, 2015

The Hottest June Day Ever

In all likelihood, today will be the hottest June day on record in Salt Lake City.

The Salt Lake City International Airport recorded a minimum temperature of 78ºF overnight, tying the all-time high minimum for the month.

As of 10:30 am, it's already 92ºF and it looks like we are on pace for a max even higher than yesterday's 102ºF, which would put us at 103ºF or 104ºF.  If we hit 103ºF, our average temperature for the day, assuming we don't drop below 78 before midnight tonight, will be 90.5ºF.

On June 28 and 29, 2013, the Salt Lake City airport reported maximum temperatures of 105ºF, but the minima were 71ºF and 74ºF, yielding averages of 88ºF and 89.5ºF, respectively, lower than what I'm anticipating for today.

In addition, during that stretch of hot weather in late June 2013, the temperature sensor at the Salt Lake City airport was clearly reading high (see What's Up @ KSLC from August 20, 2013), so the books during that period are essentially cooked.

The bottom line is that you will experience the hottest June day ever in Salt Lake City today.

I say YOU because I have been happily ensconced in southeast Alaska since the Salt Lake heat wave began and haven't seen a temperature above 71ºF in over a week.  Note the rain jackets and smiling faces.


Heading home soon and not looking forward to it...
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9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 1:33 PM

    From the looks of the pic, you're in Skagway, hiking up to Dewey?

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    1. Jim SJune 29, 2015 at 4:22 PM

      Ketchikan. Talbot Lake trail.

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    2. AnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 5:41 PM

      Ah, great place! I was there two weeks ago (we somehow only saw 15 minutes of rain in 7 days). Have fun!

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  2. AnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    Storm chasing again?

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  3. FritzripsJuly 1, 2015 at 1:53 PM

    I live in Ketchikan now, but own a house in Sandy. If you're up here again, get in touch.

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    1. Jim SJuly 2, 2015 at 8:08 AM

      Will try to keep up with your Modern Mongolian blog. Mrs. Professor Powder grew up in Ketchikan, so we get there pretty regularly. Good weather on this last trip. Can't say the same for some of 'em...

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    2. FritzripsJuly 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM

      Wow, really? I'm an ER travel nurse here for six months, hopefully longer. Ever ski up here? POW has some cool alpine terrain, even the Deer Mtn/Silvis traverse and upper Mahoney area seems ok if we get snow this year.

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    3. Jim SJuly 4, 2015 at 11:12 AM

      Haven't skied there. Terrain looks good, but we're usually there in the summer. Hike the Dude Mountain trail when you get a chance as the terrain there might be easier to access, especially if you have a sled or go in the spring when the Brown Mountain road is melted out. I always thought touring the area around Dude to the NW face of Diana Mt would make for interesting skiing in the right weather. Plus the road goes to 1500 feet, a real bonus in that area.

      There's also a ferry to Juneau...

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    4. Jim SJuly 4, 2015 at 11:29 AM

      ...and the ferry to Prince Rupert, which must put you on the doorstep to some amazing tours.

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