Recovered publications

Fourth-grade water science activities →

Weather Class for 4th Grade Students in Utah Water Utah's 4th Grade Science Standards, Objectives and Benchmarks Standard 1: Students will understand that water changes state as it moves thr…

Fourth-grade weather science activities →

Weather Class for 4th Grade Students in Utah Weather Utah's 4th Grade Science Standards, Objectives and Benchmarks Standard 1: Students will understand that the elements of weather can be ob…

Utah’s Weather and Climate — bibliography →

Selected sources and reference works from the earlier Utah’s Weather and Climate collection.

Historical climatic tables →

Climatic Tables by Donald T. Jensen and Gaylen L. Ashcroft Climate data from several dozen stations of the Cooperative Observer Network are presented in this book. The Cooperative Observer N…

Utah’s drought is over — historical report →

Utah's Drought is Over! by R. Clayton Brough and David R. James, UCCW Climatologists April 30, 2005 See also UCCW's Latest Long-Range Outlook for Utah As of April 30, 2005, Utah's six-year l…

Utah Moves Back Towards Drought — May 2007 →

Utah Moves Back Towards Drought By Dan Pope, UCCW Director & Certified Broadcast Meteorologist R. Clayton Brough and David R. James, UCCW Climatologists May 20, 2007 See also UCCW's Latest L…

Flood and flash-flood deaths in Utah before 1950 →

Flood and Flash Flood Deaths in Utah prior to 1950 Utah Flood and Flash Flood Deaths as reported by the NWS DATE DEATHS COUNTY EVENT July 17, 1863 4 Iron A flood generated by a series of clo…

Forecasting Utah’s weather →

Forecasting Utah 's Weather The Importance of Accurate Forecasts The United States experiences more severe storms and flooding than any other country in the world. In a typical year it exper…

Geography resources for students and teachers →

Geography Geography is the study of the earth's physical features and the distribution of life on its surface. It is primarily concerned with the spatial aspects of where things are located …

Utah tornadoes and waterspouts — historical scientific report →

Utah's Tornadoes & Waterspouts 1847 to the Present National Weather Service link on Utah Tornadoes and Waterspouts A Scientific Report by William J. Alder, Meteorologist (retired), NWS Clayt…

Historical lightning deaths and injuries by county →

Lightning Deaths and Injuries in Utah Deaths and Injuries in Utah from Lightning (via the NWS)

Utah climate locations — historical directory →

Map of Utah Climate Locations Location: Alpine County: Utah Latitude: 40.450 Longitude:-111.783 Elevation: 4900 feet Period of Record: 1899-1996 Location: Alta County: Salt Lake Latitude: 40…

NOAA Weather Radio — historical guide →

NOAA Weather Radio NOAA Weather Radio, known as the "Voice of the National Weather Service," broadcasts continuos weather information 24 hours a day. Recorded weather messages are routinely …

On the Water Front — historical research →

The following informative article appeared in the Deseret Morning News of September 21, 2003 On the Water Front: Utah has H20 Aplenty — but Tapping it won't be Cheap by Jerry D. Spangler and…

Precipitation in the 1990s →

Precipitation in the 90's by William J. Alder After the unprecedented wet years in the mid-1980's, precipitation over Utah in the late 1980's and early 1990's was either normal or below norm…

UCCW in the news — historical coverage →

Press Release, November 8, 2003 A New Weather Center Brightens Utah's Virtual Skies Website gives extensive information on Utah's climate and weather Mark Twain once said that "Everyone talk…

Salt Lake City’s second-warmest calendar year — 2003 report →

2003 was the Second Warmest Calendar Year on Record for Salt Lake City, Utah PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UTAH 300 PM MST SUN JAN 4 2004 ...SALT LAKE …

Utah droughts — historical presentation →

Historical Utah weather records →

Utah Weather Records National Weather Service Records for the State of Utah