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Annual Normal Precipitation →

Avalanche Deaths →

Utah Avalanches, 1950-Present A huge natural avalanche near Sundance on January 12, 2005. Photo by Bruce Tremper Click here for more avalanche photos from the Utah Avalanche Center. During t…

Average Annual Snowfall →

Effects of Hurricanes →

Visit the National Hurricane Center Moisture from the remnants of tropical storms or hurricanes occasionally reaches Utah from the Gulf of Mexico or the eastern Pacific near Baja California.…

Floods and Flash Floods →

Statistics on Utah's Floods and Flash Floods (NWS) Floods and Flash Floods Floods are a natural and inevitable part of life along the rivers of our country. Some floods occur seasonally when…

Hailstorms →

Hail falls from large cumulonimbus clouds made of water drops and ice particles. "A hailstone starts out as an ice particle. Ice particles build up into ice crystals by condensation. The ice…

Lake Effect Weather →

The Great Salt Lake has some influence on the local weather climate of its surrounding communities. The high salt content in the water of the lake (which averages 15% on the south arm and 25…

Lightning →

Utah Lightning Statistics by Month, Year and County (by the NWS) General Information About Lightning Each year, hundreds of Americans are hit by lightning, resulting in dozens of deaths and …

Mega-Snowstorms →

Utah's Mega-Storms Mega-Snowstorms at the Salt Lake City International Airport, 1928-2003 Mega-Snowstorms occasionally hit the Wasatch Front Valleys of northern Utah. Salt Lake City (or simi…

Precipitation →

Precipitation in Utah varies greatly, from an average of a little less than five inches over the Great Salt Lake Desert to more than 60 inches at the top of the northern Wasatch Mountains. T…

Utah's Greatest Snow on Earth →

Current Utah Ski Resort Information Winter storms that affect Utah generally originate in the North Pacific Ocean, where cold Arctic air encounters the relatively warmer Pacific waters. As t…

Utah's Mega-Storms →

It's been estimated that since 1847, Utah has experienced over five dozen Mega-Storms. The climatological definition for such storms is as follows: 1) Size : Mega-Storms usually cover a huge…

Winter Storms →

Winter Weather Preparedness Winter storms in the form of blizzards, heavy snows, freezing rain, or sleet can be serious hazards to people in Utah. The following information comes from variou…