Salt Lake City Set A New Rainy Day Record
By Ginny Reese
April 29, 2021
According to the Salt Lake City International Airport, the previous daily precipitation record for April 26th, which was set in 2012, has been broken.
Deseret News reported that the city saw 0.8 inches of rain. The previous record was 0.79 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm that passed through also layered a blanket of snow on Big and Little Cottonwood canyons. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, this put requirements for four-wheel drives and snow chains in place when out on the roads.
Some other areas in the Salt Lake Valley also broke the one-inch rain mark, going well above and beyond the previous record.
Here are some of the latest rain storm totals as of noon. The yellow contour is 0.20 of an inch and the red contour 0.40 of an inch. Rain is now falling over southwest Utah. If traveling today, be aware of potential ponding of water on roads throughout the afternoon. #utwx pic.twitter.com/fpEM8peSgh
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) April 26, 2021
The precipitation came from a previously-issued winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City that was in place on Monday.
The storm brought over a foot of snow in some parts of northern Utah.
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