Air Quality and Pollution
The valleys of the Wasatch Front of northern Utah experience their greatest concentrations of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulates from November through February. Ozone reaches …
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October9ON THIS DAY
FROM THE UTAH WEATHER ALMANAC
There’s history in the forecast.
In 1914, the 1.57 inches of rain which soaked Provo made it the wettest Oct. 9th ever. In 1949, one inch of snow was measured in Provo, which was the 3rd earliest seasonal snowfall ever recorded in the city. In 1954, a 14-year old boy and his horse were both struck and killed by lightning while guiding cattle in Montezuma Creek
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PHOTO OF THE DAY · October 9
A foot of snow in Cedar City
A foot of snow fell on Cedar City, Utah, on March 9-10, 2006. Photograph by Adam Rue; courtesy ABC4-KTVX Television
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