Unseasonably warm Salt Lake City day hits 88-year record

Aubree B. Jennings
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake City is running warm today, about 10-15 degrees above average, hitting an 88-year heat record for April 12.

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City announced the airport recorded 81 degrees Fahrenheit at today’s peak heat. Not only is it the hottest day of the year so far, but NWS says this also ties a temperature record for this date that was set in 1936.

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Officials say the last time Salt Lake City saw 80-degree temperature was October 10 of last year, and ABC4 meteorologists say these kinds of temperatures are usually seen in mid to late May.

This unseasonably warm day, however, likely does not come as a big surprise to Utahns. This meteorological winter was the fourth warmest on record for Salt Lake City with the average temperature coming to 37.4 degrees in comparison to the usual 32.9 degree average.

While the winter started warmer and drier than in the past, by the end of the season, 2024 had seen the fifth wettest February on record and received at least two days of precipitation every week of the year. For valleys, that meant a lot of rain rather than snow due to higher temperatures.

As for what to expect moving forward, stick with ABC4’s 4Warn Weather forecast both on-air and online to stay up to date on the latest weather developments.

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