All-time weather records — Independence, UT

Record high
90.1°F
August 18, 2020
Record low
-20.9°F
February 2, 2011
Wettest day
3.10 in
December 19, 2010

Climate change signal in Independence

66.1%

of Independence's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (242 of 366 records since 2015).

38.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (142 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1970s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
65
124
2010s
156
154
2020s
145
88

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 2004, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1978-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 51.1°F — Jan 5, 2012 -18.9°F — Jan 14, 2013 2.80 in — Jan 13, 1980
February 59.5°F — Feb 14, 2015 -20.9°F — Feb 2, 2011 3.00 in — Feb 26, 1980
March 70.5°F — Mar 25, 2026 -7.4°F — Mar 2, 2007 1.60 in — Mar 10, 2023
April 72.0°F — Apr 23, 2012 -5.1°F — Apr 1, 2008 1.20 in — Apr 1, 1986
May 78.1°F — May 29, 2020 12.7°F — May 1, 2011 0.90 in — May 2, 2009
June 86.0°F — Jun 28, 2013 24.8°F — Jun 3, 2011 1.80 in — Jun 6, 1984
July 89.4°F — Jul 15, 2007 32.7°F — Jul 1, 2020 1.20 in — Jul 20, 1987
August 90.1°F — Aug 18, 2020 29.5°F — Aug 16, 2009 2.50 in — Aug 18, 2021
September 87.1°F — Sep 7, 2022 19.6°F — Sep 30, 2007 1.90 in — Sep 27, 2014
October 77.0°F — Oct 2, 2010 -4.4°F — Oct 30, 2019 2.10 in — Oct 24, 2010
November 65.8°F — Nov 2, 2020 -11.7°F — Nov 25, 2010 2.00 in — Nov 8, 2002
December 57.7°F — Dec 2, 2021 -16.4°F — Dec 7, 2005 3.10 in — Dec 19, 2010

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Independence.