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Wednesday was the coldest Sept. 9 ever in SLC — and records were set around Utah

(Rick Bowmer | AP file photo) A stop sign hangs after high winds caused widespread damage and power outages Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Strong winds knocked out power in northern Utah, where temperatures dropped by 40 degrees.

The windstorm grabbed the weather headlines this week in Utah, but the state set a dozen temperature records on Wednesday — record lows.

The wind blowing in from Wyoming not only knocked down thousands of trees and knocked out power to more than 170,000 Utahns, but dropped temperatures 30-40 degrees across the state. It was the coldest Sept. 9 ever recorded in downtown Salt Lake City, according to the National Weather Service, with a low of 43 and a high of 62.

And that was just one of 19 locations in the state that tied or beat records, some of which have stood for more than a century. And in a couple of locations, new records smashed old ones by 13-15 degrees:

• Alpine — 60 (old record: 62 in 2014)

• Alta — 46 (49 in 1973)

• Altamont — 43 (58 in 2001)

• Cedar City — 62 (71 in 1961)

• City Creek water plant — 60 (67 in 2002)

• Duchesne — 54 (59 in 1961)

• Escalante — 57 (58 in 1912)

• Kodachrome Basin Park — 58 (71 in 2013)

• Laketown — 52 (59 in 1903)

• Provo/BYU — 62 (70 in 2014)

• Salt Lake City downtown — 62 (63 in 1986)

• Spanish Fork 59 (tied 59 in 1912)

And it wasn’t just record low highs, there were a dozen record lows for Sept. 9 as well:

• Alpine — 36 (tied 36 in 2001)

• Alta — 25 (30 in 1973)

• Bullfrog — 48 (50 in 2001)

• Capitol Reef National Park — 39 (44 in 1962)

• Cedar City — 30 (tied 30 in 2001)

• City Creek water plant — 34 (38 in 2001)

• Hans Flat Ranger Station at Canyonlands National Park — 32 (42 in 1987)

• Oak City — 32 (36 in 1962)

• Silver Lake Brighton — 20 (tied 20 in 1962)

• Salt Lake City downtown — 43 (48 in 1986)

• Tooele — 34 (35 in 1903)

• Zion National Park — 41 (45 in 1916)

Temperatures across the state are expected to steadily rise through the weekend. In Salt Lake City, the NWS is forecasting a high of 59 on Thursday, 68 on Friday, 73 on Saturday and 77 on Sunday. In St. George, the forecast calls for 78 on Thursday, 85 on Friday, 91 on Saturday and 92 on Sunday.