Although a few blessed locations got some measurable rain the past few days, the Salt Lake City International airport continues to be skunked and has gotten no measurable rain so far this month (through yesterday, August 16).
If my calculations are correct, this brings our streak of days without measurable rain to 43, good for the 16th longest on record.
If we make it through tomorrow without measurable rain, it will be the driest May 19–Aug 18 period on record. The current record is .35" in 1889. We're at .34" currently.
That's a 91 day period and I've picked a length that is somewhat arbitrary, but if you are wondering, the driest 91 day period on record covered the 91 days through 12 November 1952.
My Aunt has been horse back riding in the AF canyon since the late 1970's and she said this is the driest she's seen and the earliest the leaves have ever started to change.
ReplyDeleteMany parts of the valley have been far drier than the airport during this time frame. Cottonwood Weir, the Big Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant, measured .06 in June and July. I live about 2.5 miles west of the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon and the May 19th rain was the last I recall seeing that actually wet the street.
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