All-time weather records — South Salt Lake, UT
Climate change signal in South Salt Lake
of South Salt Lake's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (34 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (26 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75 | 112 | ||
| 1990s | 181 | 182 | ||
| 2000s | 20 | 6 | ||
| 2010s | 82 | 63 | ||
| 2020s | 8 | 3 |
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 1985, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 1985-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61.0°F — Jan 9, 1990 | 3.9°F — Jan 14, 2013 | 0.96 in — Jan 17, 1996 |
| February | 66.9°F — Feb 25, 1986 | -2.9°F — Feb 6, 1989 | 1.28 in — Feb 24, 1998 |
| March | 78.1°F — Mar 31, 2012 | 16.0°F — Mar 4, 1989 | 1.68 in — Mar 29, 2019 |
| April | 87.1°F — Apr 23, 2012 | 26.1°F — Apr 11, 1991 | 1.86 in — Apr 3, 2011 |
| May | 96.1°F — May 29, 2020 | 30.0°F — May 1, 1988 | 1.82 in — May 4, 1993 |
| June | 100.0°F — Jun 26, 1990 | 39.0°F — Jun 1, 1990 | 1.52 in — Jun 17, 1998 |
| July | 100.9°F — Jul 17, 1998 | 50.0°F — Jul 1, 1992 | 1.28 in — Jul 21, 1987 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 4, 1994 | 45.0°F — Aug 25, 1989 | 1.49 in — Aug 21, 1986 |
| September | 96.1°F — Sep 1, 2019 | 37.0°F — Sep 23, 2000 | 1.42 in — Sep 25, 1986 |
| October | 87.1°F — Oct 1, 2011 | 18.0°F — Oct 30, 2019 | 1.76 in — Oct 10, 2018 |
| November | 75.0°F — Nov 1, 2012 | 12.0°F — Nov 25, 1993 | 1.17 in — Nov 2, 1992 |
| December | 68.0°F — Dec 1, 1995 | -6.0°F — Dec 23, 1990 | 0.85 in — Dec 8, 1997 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in South Salt Lake.