facebook-pixel

Salt Lake City sets record low for date, month at 14 degrees

(Courtesy Alta Ski Area) A screenshot of a webcam at Alta Ski Area on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Salt Lake City’s official temperature of 14 degrees at 3:37 a.m. Wednesday set a record low for Oct. 30 and for the month of October.

The National Weather Service’s office in Utah’s most populous city says the previous record was 16 degrees on Oct. 30, 1971. The office says its records date back to 1874. Visit the Salt Lake Tribune’s weather page for the forecast.

The National Weather Service on Monday had predicted record-low temperatures were coming for Utah.

Nighttime temperatures in the teens will continue on Halloween night, with a forecast low of 15 degrees in Salt Lake City. A slow warmup begins Friday, with daytime highs in the Salt Lake Valley reaching the low 40s — about 10 degrees warmer than Thursday.

Here’s a look at how temperatures dropped in the middle of the night, and remain cold throughout the morning:

Help The Tribune report the stories others can’t—or won’t.

For over 150 years, The Salt Lake Tribune has been Utah’s independent news source. Our reporters work tirelessly to uncover the stories that matter most to Utahns, from unraveling the complexities of court rulings to allowing tax payers to see where and how their hard earned dollars are being spent. This critical work wouldn’t be possible without people like you—individuals who understand the importance of local, independent journalism.  As a nonprofit newsroom, every subscription and every donation fuels our mission, supporting the in-depth reporting that shines a light on the is sues shaping Utah today.

You can help power this work.

$15$25$35
By The Associated Press