HIGHS
FOR THE MONTH (JAN. 23) 57.0(DEG)AVERAGE THIS MONTH 45.5(DEG)
30-YEAR AVERAGE 36.4(DEG)
RECORD (JAN. 26, 1982) 62.0(DEG)
SNOWFALL
TOTAL FOR JANUARY 6.2"
30-YEAR AVERAGE 13.7"
RECORD (1993) 50.3"
SEASONAL TOTAL THROUGH JAN. 20.6"
NORMAL SEASONAL SNOWFALL 33.7"
LOWS
FOR THE MONTH (JAN. 31) 18.0(DEG)
AVERAGE THIS MONTH 28.1(DEG)
30-YEAR AVERAGE 19.3(DEG)
RECORD (JAN. 25, 1949) -22.0(DEG)
PRECIPITATION
TOTAL FOR JANUARY 0.62"
30-YEAR AVERAGE 1.11"
MOST IN 24 HOURS (JAN. 9) 0.34"
RECORD (1993) 3.23"
Records set at Salt Lake weather station
JAN. 18: Record-high maximum temperature of 54. Old record 53 in 1959.
JAN. 24: Record-high minimum temperature of 38; old record 37 in 1952.
JAN. 25: Record-high minimum temperature of 38. Old record 35 in 1947.
Utah weather highlights:
JAN. 5-6: A storm in two surges dropped record snowfall in the Wasatch Mountains. A cold front moved in early Jan. 5, but with only enough cold air to lower the snow level to about 4,800 feet. The second surge, which contained the "real" cold air, moved into Utah the evening of the 5th. Tremendous amounts of snow accumulated in the central Wasatch Mountains, with continuous snow falling for about 48 hours in some locations.
A state snowfall record for 24 hours was set at the Alta Central Utah Department of Transportation snow-measuring site in Little Cottonwood Canyon: 55.5 inches fell from 5:15 p.m. Jan. 5 through 5:15 p.m. Jan. 6. The previous state 24-hour snowfall record was 45 inches, at the same location in November 1992.
A few snowstorm totals (in inches): Alta, 70; Snowbird, 68; Brighton, 49; Park City, 34; Park City, 34; Midway, Wasatch County, 14; Brian Head, 6; Springville, 5; and Layton, 5; Ogden, 4; and Payson, 3.
JAN. 8-10: More snowfall, with Alta receiving 24 inches; Solitude, 17; Kearns, Holladay, 7; and Kearns, 4.
JAN. 18-22: Mild period, with record highs set in some locations. One of the warmer days was the 21st, when the following cities broke their daily high-temperature records: Brigham City, 51 (45 degrees in 1980); Cedar City, 62 (58 in 1950); and Zion National Park, 69 (66 in 1981).
JAN. 25-28: A return to more January-like weather with a moderate storm in some areas. Some snowfall amounts (in inches): Brian Head, 20; Alta, 10; Snowbird, 12; Monticello, 8; Fairview, Sanpete County, 7; Nephi, 6; Tooele, 5; and Bullfrog, 1.
Some January monthly precipitation totals: Alta, 8.06 inches (115 percent of normal); Holladay, 1.15 (75 percent); Provo-BYU, 0.93 (62 percent); Tooele, 0.80 (75 percent); Bryce Canyon, 0.76 (66 percent); Heber City, 0.59 (33 percent); Brigham City, 0.55 (29 percent); Blanding, 0.29 (24 percent); Kanab, 0.27 (18 percent); and Zion National Park, 0.25 (16 percent).
Source: Salt Lake Office, National Weather Service.