Excessive Heat in Salt Lake Valley, Utah

Excessive Heat June 3, 2021 – June 5, 2021 · Salt Lake Valley, Utah

What the National Weather Service wrote

An unusually early heat wave developed, including the earliest 100 degree day on record, June 4, occurring at Salt Lake City International Airport. Daily average temperatures for the period were 15 to 16 degrees above average. Cooling centers were opened in Salt Lake County and Utah Department of Transportation road crews adjusted working hours to avoid peak heating hours.

The wider storm

An early season heat wave brought unusually hot temperatures across populated portions of the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 968637. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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