Excessive Heat — Salt Lake Valley, Utah

2021-06-14 to 2021-06-15 · Salt Lake Valley, Utah

Event narrative

On June 15, the temperature at Salt Lake City International Airport reached 107 degrees, tying the all time highest temperature ever recorded at the site. This combined with nighttime lows in the 70s, resulted in daily average temperatures of 20 degrees above normal.

Wider weather episode

A widespread heatwave brought several days of excessively hot temperatures across the state.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 968740. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.