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| Source: NOAA Regional Climate Centers |
It's also been a June of extremes. Just check out the roller coaster we've been on below. We hit 100 on June 5, the earliest 100 ever recorded at the airport, then plunged downward with highs of 60 and 55 just 2 and 3 days later, respectively. We subsequently seen big swings continue through today.
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| Source: National Weather Service |
Today looks splendid with a high of 84 forecast for the Salt Lake City Airport by the National Weather Service. Temperatures will climb into the low 90s by Wednesday, but then another trough moves in on Thursday. The GFS forecast for late Thursday afternoon (MDT) shows the trough over northern Utah bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hooray!
Climatologically, we are entering the least synoptically active part of the year, so each trough we see now is a blessing.
Climatologically, we are entering the least synoptically active part of the year, so each trough we see now is a blessing.
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ReplyDeleteAny idea of the development of our summer monsoon? I assume, while the troughing in the west has been a nice surprise for June, it hinders the development
ReplyDeleteNobody knows. The climate prediction center currently rates the precip chances for the southwest as "equal" for July, meaning no weighting relative to climatology. Northern Utah is very slightly weighted to drier than average, but not enough to count on anything. Basically, there's nothing to indicate things going one way or the other.
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