A weak cold front has brought a bit of cooler weather to northern Utah today (Friday). Today's high at the Salt Lake City International Airport was a pleasant 85 and it looks like we may stay below 90 through the weekend.
But will it ever rain?
I'm starting to wonder.
The last measurable rain at the airport was on July 4. That's a 35 day run. The record is 63 days, so we have long ways to go to get to that, but the models are still advertising "nonsoon" conditions for the next 10 days. That would get us to 45 days, which would tie us for the 14th longest streak on record. If you are wondering, 51 puts us in the top 10.
Also of interest, this year we also had a 34 day streak that ended on June 22nd. That streak began on May 19. On May 18, we had a soaker, with 0.73" of rain. Since then we've had 0.34", good for the 4th lowest on record out of 152 years for the period from May 19 to August 8.
If we were to make it through August 17 without measurable rain, it would be the 2nd-driest May 19 to Aug 17 on record.
It would sure be nice to see a rainy day.
Jim, what are the causes for the dryness, and how much longer before wildfires are inevitable? The Wasatch is becoming a tinder box.
ReplyDeleteAlso, 3 of the top ten driest periods were between the 10 years from 1880 to 1889. Something was up.
ReplyDeleteNo one’s ever seen any thing like it, from the standpoint of lack of water
ReplyDeleteThe likes of which, have never been seen
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