June and July

I have very little intuition for what Utah experienced in June.  I was gone for nearly the entire month.  I didn't see a temperature above 80˚F for 3 weeks in Ireland and England and experienced a 12-day stretch in Ireland when I didn't see anything above 70˚F.  In a word.  WONDERFUL.  

The numbers for KSLC, however, show that June was warm compared to climatological norms with an average temperature of 74.7˚F, rating as the 8th warmest on record.

Source: NOAA Regional Climate Centers

A look at the time series above and the top-10 warmest June's on record below shows that the dice have been loaded for warm Junes at KSLC in the 21st century and especially since 2010.  

Source: NOAA Regional Climate Centers

For precipitation, 0.56" was recorded at KSLC, which is a shade below median for the month.  Anecdotally, it seems it's remarkably green around here for late June, so perhaps the timing or antecedent moisture have been good for the plant health.  Looking statewide, the story varies considerably depending on location with a few areas well below average, a few well above, and much of the state near or just below.  Such is the fickle and localized nature of precipitation during the warm season.  

Source: https://water.weather.gov/precip/

We now enter July, when hope is limited in northern Utah.  Every now and then we might get a surprise trough or sustained monsoonal flow, but it is not the hottest and driest month climatologically for nothing.  I'm not optimistic. Thoughts and prayers.