Salt Lake City Saw Hottest Day Of The Year So Far, Temps Rising
By Ginny Reese
June 14, 2021
Salt Lake City experienced its hottest day of the year so far, and temperatures are only going to go up from here.
FOX 13 News reported that the high temperatures broke a 47-year-old record.
On Sunday, the National Weather Service tweeted at around 3 p.m. that Salt Lake had reached 101 degrees Fahrenheit. That isn't all, though. Just about an hour later, the NWS tweeted again saying that the temperature had reached 102 degrees.
The 102-degree-temperature is what broke the record that was previously set in 1974. Now, June 13th is officially the earliest day that Salt Lake City has ever experienced a 102-degree day. Previously, the record was on June 15th.
Salt Lake City isn't the only city that's been experiencing super high temperatures. According to FOX 13 Now, St. George hit a whopping 105 degrees on Sunday.
According to the NWS, the record high for June 13th was previously-set in 1918, and was broken this year.
6/13 - And thus, the record breaking stretch begins this week...with a daily temperature Max Temp record...the old record was previously set in 1918. Not to be outdone, it was also the warmest day of the year thus far. Until tomorrow...#utwx pic.twitter.com/ikxaNMIw9B
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 14, 2021
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to rise to 103 degrees on Monday and 105 degrees on Tuesday.
6/13 - Record setting weather is underway across Utah with high temperatures soaring this week. Check out a few of these statistics for Salt Lake City that could be broken tomorrow, Tuesday and beyond. #utwx pic.twitter.com/p7uhHCzWrP
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 14, 2021