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Fortunately, leftover moisture from last year is still helping southwest Utah get by as it waits for this winter’s snowpack to pile up.
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Winter snow in the Rockies provides the majority of the Colorado River's water supply. As negotiators work on long-term rules for sharing the river, a dry winter could add some urgency.
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It’s uniquely hard to predict Utah’s weather patterns because of where it’s located, but the hive is in the midst of a wet cycle.
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St. George just broke its all-time record for the most precipitation during a water year, which is measured from October to October.
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Utah reached its highest dew point levels on record in August. But climate change means humid summers might be the new norm in the dry state.
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Relentless heat waves across Utah set new records for daytime highs and overnight lows, creating dangerous health risks and speeding the return of drought.
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Record snowpack helped pull most of Utah out of drought earlier this year. But recent heat waves paired with a dry monsoon season have accelerated its return.
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St. George, Utah, has already seen daytime highs at or above 100 degrees every day in July, and it's about to get worse.
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“With it being so dry and with the fuels just ready to go, we're pretty much issuing red flag warnings almost every day at this point,” said Mark Miller, a National Weather service meteorologist who forecasts for southeast Utah.
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The National Weather Service expects above-average temperatures throughout the state from July to September.
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El Niño is expected to bring a shift to weather patterns across the western United States this year. For some parts of Utah, that might mean a drier summer. But Utahns shouldn’t expect to see much drastic change right away.
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Tooele County is preparing for flooding following last July’s Jacob City fire in Soldier Canyon.