tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218592237950473152024-03-27T00:35:34.236-06:00Utah WeatherScot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.comBlogger482125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-61069665808963277152024-03-01T11:56:00.002-07:002024-03-01T11:56:27.150-07:00Utah Snow Water Equivalent is 117% of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIQ_LAnqAcyj2lAlnIPXEhYpxpR0Ny-KgK3uLY1UcsAtKO9v8cdCHvA2flPYG89IGMJjDtYHZCwxMP8RTNgTS-HCGtB6I6DxCSB7fCKy-5R342d4v8JDIKOHpALc1t3ei5xiXrbn7pJrR2Kb7EJ3j1fxvfBnIJdUJ7yiCl820gg9RIZu-Obepi-9IJ7M/s763/SWE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="586" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOIQ_LAnqAcyj2lAlnIPXEhYpxpR0Ny-KgK3uLY1UcsAtKO9v8cdCHvA2flPYG89IGMJjDtYHZCwxMP8RTNgTS-HCGtB6I6DxCSB7fCKy-5R342d4v8JDIKOHpALc1t3ei5xiXrbn7pJrR2Kb7EJ3j1fxvfBnIJdUJ7yiCl820gg9RIZu-Obepi-9IJ7M/w493-h640/SWE.png" width="493" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Salt Lake City is setting record heat at a much faster rate than other locations in Utah for the reasons below. <br /><br />The current airport location has undergone significant changes in ground cover since it was installed in 2011. In September 2011 (see below image) it was a grassy/weedy area with less pavement/buildings around, the observation site now (see May 2023 image below) is surrounded by dirt/gravel with more buildings/pavement encroaching on the site. Nothing can be done to eliminate the urban heat island effect which is one reason for the warmer temperatures. The second and likely bigger reason for the warming temperatures is the change in ground cover directly around KSLC which something could be done about.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">For how 2 meter temperatures are affected by ground cover check out this article </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0187-62362008000200002">https://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0187-62362008000200002</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">that includes a comparison (article 3.2) of the 2 meter air temperatures on 15 calm, sunny, dry days. The study looked at the air temperature difference over three different surface types including asphalt/concrete, soil, & grass. This study can directly relate (but not as dramatic) to what is going on at KSLC on sunny light wind days with the change in ground cover around the station changing from a weedy/grassy area to dirt/gravel area.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv85ybdfcAcdUPYQigUkhcrtx-Hn-N7SHlFBvVR7nfRMHUWrY3uoOkx5pyg0KYM5Xa92-8p9KjnzHiTC801_GORAmzhwC9XCdghGRewyUHato0Gef2NjaHcwy6fA0nWh5VwYQ0m0c-407Eg9KSNgDxxv0NZf7XaRLjr6YCW8p82SI0GH0GtH6iBxK/s1477/KSLC%202011%20vs%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="1477" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUv85ybdfcAcdUPYQigUkhcrtx-Hn-N7SHlFBvVR7nfRMHUWrY3uoOkx5pyg0KYM5Xa92-8p9KjnzHiTC801_GORAmzhwC9XCdghGRewyUHato0Gef2NjaHcwy6fA0nWh5VwYQ0m0c-407Eg9KSNgDxxv0NZf7XaRLjr6YCW8p82SI0GH0GtH6iBxK/w640-h176/KSLC%202011%20vs%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: arial;">*Of note is the official observation site was located in downtown Salt Lake City until 1928 before being moved to the airport. The airport location was then moved in 2011 to the current location in the image above.</span><br /></span><p><br /></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-1518898625521506452023-04-30T23:00:00.043-06:002023-04-30T23:43:49.775-06:00Alta ski season snowfall record!<p>The Alta ski season (October 1st-April 30th) snowfall record of 748" from the 1981-1982 season has been destroyed and replace by 903" from the 2022-2023 season! This record is from the Alta Collins study plot at 9662' in elevation.<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-c4r70CNLIn08TuRzcYOHQSFAdo4YvW-4LPUyqnydbSQndapdlJT9LbFOimDM0SqmSwZ02FyP_wS-wZz_aq9LiWp9AIhCAMIoPuCy9vkrURuqaE0iW1khHIx83E9mPE9xacjF035Id0jHZtpPvck6gTKHj5AlUifaN-Yz_bkN0zQhNm4OLlOG2GS/s1388/Alta%20903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1388" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-c4r70CNLIn08TuRzcYOHQSFAdo4YvW-4LPUyqnydbSQndapdlJT9LbFOimDM0SqmSwZ02FyP_wS-wZz_aq9LiWp9AIhCAMIoPuCy9vkrURuqaE0iW1khHIx83E9mPE9xacjF035Id0jHZtpPvck6gTKHj5AlUifaN-Yz_bkN0zQhNm4OLlOG2GS/w640-h258/Alta%20903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>*According to the Western Region Climate Center the maximum winter (October 1st- September 30th) snowfall record for the town of Alta is 846.8" during the 1982-1983 season, we need to wait until September 30th to see if that record will be broken as well. </div>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-19267862534476149242023-04-06T16:53:00.001-06:002023-04-06T16:53:33.651-06:00Utah Snow Water Equivalent is 214% of Normal<p>Here is today's Utah statewide snow water equivalent (30.0" which is a record) chart and basin map which might be the peak for the year.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEhwzOuUKFtndjUIm8xhlBprSb_xU3Lo1QacZgQf1lXOxR5qSnGtbrWwdBAt8vTn5CG566XfhzFmIYxk4q59KIBKSrQgXAJhFttKgtuQ-6v38bwHcfvxnziCUx4bG9Dad1NnjOz3QlNtijIvk1gQXhW_lvx7XLRfMZoBSYXaU42gSya5vq0ixFRTs/s914/State%20SWE%20Map%204-6-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEhwzOuUKFtndjUIm8xhlBprSb_xU3Lo1QacZgQf1lXOxR5qSnGtbrWwdBAt8vTn5CG566XfhzFmIYxk4q59KIBKSrQgXAJhFttKgtuQ-6v38bwHcfvxnziCUx4bG9Dad1NnjOz3QlNtijIvk1gQXhW_lvx7XLRfMZoBSYXaU42gSya5vq0ixFRTs/w492-h640/State%20SWE%20Map%204-6-23.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVaHJvvAiq45Z3ELYvCSFP0HrgB0_AWbrn5cpAQvz9hgmaVkrj9a7KVZGvxKs4-CWXhycjj07rIx2A-LVXrcg2qe0SHlmfhDYEH5iwYu9hf2tWXuvVSHjWl381jnN3AmpBWeyflVbi1wmdDxhGuaJ8l_mDtrUlFc5jY-njYcQS5BsbHvYjvg5vvVE/s1375/State%20SWE%20Chart%204-6-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1375" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVaHJvvAiq45Z3ELYvCSFP0HrgB0_AWbrn5cpAQvz9hgmaVkrj9a7KVZGvxKs4-CWXhycjj07rIx2A-LVXrcg2qe0SHlmfhDYEH5iwYu9hf2tWXuvVSHjWl381jnN3AmpBWeyflVbi1wmdDxhGuaJ8l_mDtrUlFc5jY-njYcQS5BsbHvYjvg5vvVE/w640-h404/State%20SWE%20Chart%204-6-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-62351500964900945532023-04-06T16:00:00.002-06:002023-04-06T16:00:21.354-06:00Snow cover April 6th 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ31FttoBxb9gAx5YKpAPOPA4YmHtFsW96CuFC91PTIxIWveFEmmjkFFVaU41cSqD4aJ5QJ4Ln7ydZgrSE886pqBQz2mcPQyJ23balmD_fXBENQJO8kS5UD7pT0CiROuZAXUftFEJXBurtVsRSFOKoSac6BMgwRFatripbBHji2b6fpKLjYTb-Y_nb/s944/Snow%20cover%204-6-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="944" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ31FttoBxb9gAx5YKpAPOPA4YmHtFsW96CuFC91PTIxIWveFEmmjkFFVaU41cSqD4aJ5QJ4Ln7ydZgrSE886pqBQz2mcPQyJ23balmD_fXBENQJO8kS5UD7pT0CiROuZAXUftFEJXBurtVsRSFOKoSac6BMgwRFatripbBHji2b6fpKLjYTb-Y_nb/w640-h608/Snow%20cover%204-6-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-81446507787473125712023-04-05T10:00:00.001-06:002023-04-06T16:47:01.223-06:00Alta snow depth record!<p> On April 5th 2023 Alta hit its all time snow depth record of 248"! The previous record was 236" on May 19th 1983.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOME_RPPWn1o8EhqMI49BofGs1Gkujq226-w4dACLpcz5sE3brkKsGSCdQKWdHBP4iIofiXsKwEEGjz48jaaWgmSKoUeMw45i5q9ueQgmKzLwLT-paiwlYEFCu6u0MAl-eeqwguIXI4rp6TXmaS2arqYepigLIqQiMXT8papdv9tqNZ_tMXhkiwDbG/s714/Alta%20record.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOME_RPPWn1o8EhqMI49BofGs1Gkujq226-w4dACLpcz5sE3brkKsGSCdQKWdHBP4iIofiXsKwEEGjz48jaaWgmSKoUeMw45i5q9ueQgmKzLwLT-paiwlYEFCu6u0MAl-eeqwguIXI4rp6TXmaS2arqYepigLIqQiMXT8papdv9tqNZ_tMXhkiwDbG/w366-h640/Alta%20record.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-63988519660158055822023-04-01T09:50:00.002-06:002023-04-02T11:33:43.826-06:00Utah Snow Water Equivalent is 196% of Normal.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XYfpfnZ6x-xlBhrZYGCKECicquzjpCgPbkogjV1SPJ3_Y1LoGuGy9aQ8QxsKYEK3og0q7J74ertgsgW7mrSarLDPnhBdW2tA-tpdwIb4kDRgw9ridQN5-MGfavYDIkJDHTnKULfk6kvKhEvoo4plEs_66KGpOdxo88-w4hrgOCOYWD7HEFNWESNk/s916/SWE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XYfpfnZ6x-xlBhrZYGCKECicquzjpCgPbkogjV1SPJ3_Y1LoGuGy9aQ8QxsKYEK3og0q7J74ertgsgW7mrSarLDPnhBdW2tA-tpdwIb4kDRgw9ridQN5-MGfavYDIkJDHTnKULfk6kvKhEvoo4plEs_66KGpOdxo88-w4hrgOCOYWD7HEFNWESNk/w492-h640/SWE.png" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RWdw21_HGHm3B2m7O6RjzZmPGpOASa4-Oxz2WqGksDgTBgLlgJgLj7Oi4_kJEUIts_9Gy9cCakM6jfdQXch5-YxtaZgPbCXbQo9PUFiSIhwDZ4pZWr1hkjRvcyHT98QfYC6yN_16UErtrZ2Wacv21WP6WoZUX-i3KkIuPYx-tvGrzuBz-irlffRI/s1354/Chart.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="1354" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RWdw21_HGHm3B2m7O6RjzZmPGpOASa4-Oxz2WqGksDgTBgLlgJgLj7Oi4_kJEUIts_9Gy9cCakM6jfdQXch5-YxtaZgPbCXbQo9PUFiSIhwDZ4pZWr1hkjRvcyHT98QfYC6yN_16UErtrZ2Wacv21WP6WoZUX-i3KkIuPYx-tvGrzuBz-irlffRI/w640-h402/Chart.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking at the above chart is shows an average of 28.0" of snow water equivalent from all of the SNOTEL stations around Utah which is a record!</p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-24876590652069999162023-03-31T08:49:00.004-06:002023-03-31T11:06:10.842-06:00Alta snowfall record?<p><span><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">With all of the snowfall record talk this year at Alta I wanted to clarify things a little due to some confusion. The all time Alta ski resort record for snowfall has been smashed (800"+ and counting) this year with one month to go. The Alta ski resort snowfall season includes all snowfall between October 1st and April 30th at the Collins study plot which is at 9662' in elevation.</span></span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">The all time season (includes all months) snowfall record for the town of Alta is 846.8" from the 1982-83 season. For this record the snowfall data was taken from a study plot at or near the current Alta guard study plot which is at 8799' in elevation.</span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s" style="animation-name: none; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; transition-property: none;"><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">This is just an educated guess but if someone had been around to measure snowfall at the Alta Collins study plot for the entire water year in 1982-83 and 1983-84 one or both could have topped 900".</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="animation-name: none; transition-property: none;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEKDr0mCSDfuG0Lqt3PpFQjQtN3TwHWgsOpfSIolby29X1kXbxbkKmlxgGonzISD-uXeU6uXiadGLbgrTfS6uIOCyMEfzeu1pFfnauBUihcleO9cA13R2FuJr7eBswN6CD7iAuvh8wX2hr7kqirzTaq5gNLT7ecqrX1HBWS2_sej84qdhuhMrrDSV/s2048/Alta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEKDr0mCSDfuG0Lqt3PpFQjQtN3TwHWgsOpfSIolby29X1kXbxbkKmlxgGonzISD-uXeU6uXiadGLbgrTfS6uIOCyMEfzeu1pFfnauBUihcleO9cA13R2FuJr7eBswN6CD7iAuvh8wX2hr7kqirzTaq5gNLT7ecqrX1HBWS2_sej84qdhuhMrrDSV/w640-h480/Alta.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #444444; color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Photo credit Jim Steenburgh.</span></span></div></div>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-80382389338810544052023-03-01T10:18:00.002-07:002023-04-02T11:34:03.616-06:00Utah Snow Water Equivalent is 159% of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcXUzWi3O_cPIA73DGQjakMZECYWCHLuZC8A_CmQ_TeIbIa6dWGG_xKQDa8qk2Ep2pEapnS4ecX_ix6vGgxx6dhjaL1RX9z-ajkyQJakegq-fkoxE0nouabVEAiZr-HiGO8jfMxaTYHPkj_56YBUKNDawKIJEPsuFuYG23F8I_oaEK1S0glOGmJBs/s915/SWE.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcXUzWi3O_cPIA73DGQjakMZECYWCHLuZC8A_CmQ_TeIbIa6dWGG_xKQDa8qk2Ep2pEapnS4ecX_ix6vGgxx6dhjaL1RX9z-ajkyQJakegq-fkoxE0nouabVEAiZr-HiGO8jfMxaTYHPkj_56YBUKNDawKIJEPsuFuYG23F8I_oaEK1S0glOGmJBs/w492-h640/SWE.png" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXelbo1Sg_y8yUDj9Hp3jwbBkxHr3EthSVoMysEZ4Y4G4wvCmXMtp682dhrM4OqJUhWnF_nBcjmtbv82UWzGx1IlBytClQZPoezqhTNYE6QoS3mORWmkxaf5gpZCNMjVDccgFqeG3t3Fl3ZVnBLyqeRry4Nr2qkDqgrYFvkRvrFiIOTnqUdtZrmIjM/s1418/Chart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="852" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XECmVSl2Y-4Ss_gV3lAfMBdjJn2lIO1yX2vtv7LrZQoRE6XJXCM2t8pfbFB3EB7cYJG9U-TlY1-XUY96OspQD0dOcEmWefb-ARUXB3h02_8Jq9JEM-d0HiQIMPF9AWfi1CDRl-Ng6rUr1WiS5qjlhVgkVWzYDVhcCOa43ntz5OSakjdilRI8tnS4/w640-h504/Vernal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Go to <a href="https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=KVEL&unit=0&timetype=LOCAL">https://mesowest.utah.edu/cgi-bin/droman/meso_base_dyn.cgi?stn=KVEL&unit=0&timetype=LOCAL</a> for current/past Vernal data.</p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-9113360510954911382023-02-01T10:12:00.005-07:002023-04-02T11:34:14.564-06:00Utah Snow Water Equivalent is 171% of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwS3LgNxigV2Oy0mj39J96J3xK5gL2m1fWpJHebVY9Dkci7tBSvCyt6yThrsNF-jTgR1bVs5R7f8oeG0e450mHlJMRz2kQNcwdjYRsjzxJU7-MgFhXQ1Q3TfCMIygKM9zrljjuWxDQyxE6xmSZjq98hkiPz0kqmuwuk8LHLT-h8K2bqS3RpUYcdmeI/s915/SWE.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Link to the current temperature at <a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="http://weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=PSINK">http://weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=PSINK</a> The on-minute average low occurred between the 15 minutes observations listed. This is the lowest temperature recorded in Utah since -62F at Middle Sinks (very close to Peter Sinks) on January 30th 2002.<br /><br />Peter Sinks is a natural sink hole at 8,164 feet in elevation, it is about 1/2 mile in diameter. Cold air sinks at night and pools into this natural sink hole making it much colder than nearby areas, also no one lives there. On February 1st 1985 Peter Sinks was -69.3F which is the record low for Utah. More information about Peter Sinks at <a href="https://climate.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php">https://climate.usu.edu/PeterSinks/index.php</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLCfx7A9gDLzIADqQViSoNgGlYo-4GW1GmG8Lltmoc5-e4g8J0D1z-LnaFvPDCwSI8oJGwqc89Cpeea2j53Yn_N6yysfmuYJ4LzJV2e_DFHo62cMbMyw-RleTDykIhrhL9Rx2E0kQrqPXqlvCASlaKQAsFb5Ylle18hGTXIU5OzPv1KfgTMU9crJN/s1323/Peter%20Sinks.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="1323" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLCfx7A9gDLzIADqQViSoNgGlYo-4GW1GmG8Lltmoc5-e4g8J0D1z-LnaFvPDCwSI8oJGwqc89Cpeea2j53Yn_N6yysfmuYJ4LzJV2e_DFHo62cMbMyw-RleTDykIhrhL9Rx2E0kQrqPXqlvCASlaKQAsFb5Ylle18hGTXIU5OzPv1KfgTMU9crJN/w640-h192/Peter%20Sinks.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-4635366499233424342023-01-01T07:21:00.003-07:002023-01-01T07:21:55.649-07:00Snow Water Equivalent % of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGiXhhtX8yu7wXfiaCcHqVChiPHcifgWzU9BroZAwtRSZvyH5I6Zoz2IWE2DsaNIuP9bZ56gfeksMMQlaMIHB5fMzSWXUv7pjn0nb0JUs5mU-kTYxr91qc4W-LQbX0qRXwp6_SQkU1RglRgX-8eLEqi3OfasHVPp1lVWGupqPlBVeasB5cY6p4KIu/s966/swe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGiXhhtX8yu7wXfiaCcHqVChiPHcifgWzU9BroZAwtRSZvyH5I6Zoz2IWE2DsaNIuP9bZ56gfeksMMQlaMIHB5fMzSWXUv7pjn0nb0JUs5mU-kTYxr91qc4W-LQbX0qRXwp6_SQkU1RglRgX-8eLEqi3OfasHVPp1lVWGupqPlBVeasB5cY6p4KIu/w490-h640/swe.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-20798081926796851962022-12-22T15:50:00.011-07:002022-12-27T20:39:27.074-07:00Utah wind gust of 130 mph?<p>The 130 mph wind gust recorded on Hidden Peak at Snowbird on December 21st 2022 would be the new state record if it stands breaking the 124 mph wind gust at the same location on November 8th 1986. I'm a meteorologist and have been looking at Baldy peak and Hidden peak winds for 25+ years, have been skiing at Snowbird almost exclusively since 1986. For the first 20+ years of looking at winds on these two nearby peaks the winds on average have been stronger (not always) on Baldy peak. In June of 2015 Hidden peak observation went off-line and when it came back on-line in January of 2020 I noticed that that Hidden peak winds were now stronger (not always) on average compared to Baldy peak. My best guess for the change is Snowbird installed a new anemometer (possibly a new sonic version) and it is not calibrated correctly or the more likely possibility is it is not sited correctly. Sonic anemometers are very sensitive and accurate but can easily be influenced by surrounding buildings, equipment, and other obstructions. <br /><br />Attached is a image that compares Baldy (AMB) and Hidden Peak (HDP) at two different times in similar conditions, data was pulled from <a href="https://mesowest.utah.edu/">MesoWest</a>. The first data set is from December of 2000 when Baldy peak hit it highest recorded gust and the second is from December of 2022 with the event that recorded the 130 mph winds gust at 9:45pm on the 21st. Note that the below data only compared hourly data so the 130 mph gust is missing. You can easily see that for particular day in 2000 the winds on average (not always) were stronger on Baldy peak compared to Hidden Peak and how it has reversed in 2022. This is just one day of data but you can pick any day between January 1997 and May of 2015 on <a href="https://mesowest.utah.edu/">MesoWest</a> to compare and on average you will see that Baldy has always (on average) had stronger winds all the way until the Hidden peak site went off-line in June of 2015.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDkT2uao8QDhL27PMs8e0hucWF6_Z7pLLkW68Nd5baVJ90676PHJm9XHRi2jwDpqM7t-45_sjspQpJuZm1C2NemjKFqt_3DBojjxyx8Yxc9oRdvexr1USp26ADIgsdlHJE5FBFd2_rACRm5pYsDd3WZHMo-sddGiwYApfI9gKj5WXi3oSl0dmLarU/s1069/AMB%20vs%20HDP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1069" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDkT2uao8QDhL27PMs8e0hucWF6_Z7pLLkW68Nd5baVJ90676PHJm9XHRi2jwDpqM7t-45_sjspQpJuZm1C2NemjKFqt_3DBojjxyx8Yxc9oRdvexr1USp26ADIgsdlHJE5FBFd2_rACRm5pYsDd3WZHMo-sddGiwYApfI9gKj5WXi3oSl0dmLarU/w640-h500/AMB%20vs%20HDP.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-34766431653875326062022-12-19T13:00:00.001-07:002023-01-22T09:12:59.913-07:00Snow cover - December 19th 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG5gFdXjpokwtuJLSXdhdNkmGMQkqWLBCxIJmY8tV_JwxLX16866qLK98tOMYYSZ5OAQFD0wD4pQxJHLhfJNn0ZpR2wglKU1uVPJ7E2JP7lvnQZaCBLoKO0su8xy9I1c5CtC3wvPRWzlzOM_jUBg9JmNMXZfnhY3lgXMnHZ2wWjvr8_JRCs475huA/s936/Dec%2019.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="936" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuG5gFdXjpokwtuJLSXdhdNkmGMQkqWLBCxIJmY8tV_JwxLX16866qLK98tOMYYSZ5OAQFD0wD4pQxJHLhfJNn0ZpR2wglKU1uVPJ7E2JP7lvnQZaCBLoKO0su8xy9I1c5CtC3wvPRWzlzOM_jUBg9JmNMXZfnhY3lgXMnHZ2wWjvr8_JRCs475huA/w640-h640/Dec%2019.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-76514254213011406472022-12-04T13:15:00.001-07:002022-12-07T12:59:32.477-07:00Utah has a water management crisis!<p>What we have in Utah is a water management crisis! If the agricultural industry which uses 82% (4,182,000 of 5,100,000 acre feet) of the available water in Utah cut its use by just 15% (627,300 acre feet) it would save almost as much water that is used by the entire residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional sector which is 800,000 acre feet.</p>Alfalfa/hay farming represents 0.2% of the Utah economy but uses 68% (3,468,000 acre feet) of available water! Anything individuals can do to save water helps but getting Utah farmers to stop flood irrigation and stop growing alfalfa/hay is where the biggest focus should be in the effort to save water.<br /><br />A few articles below that go into more details with the numbers I used.<br /><br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.ksl.com/article/35054495/82-percent-of-utah-water-goes-to-farmers-mdash-heres-why">https://www.ksl.com/article/35054495/82-percent-of-utah-water-goes-to-farmers-mdash-heres-why</a><br /><br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.ksl.com/article/46345981/each-utahn-uses-an-average-of-242-gallons-of-water-per-day">https://www.ksl.com/article/46345981/each-utahn-uses-an-average-of-242-gallons-of-water-per-day</a><br /><br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/11/24/one-crop-uses-more-than-half">https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/11/24/one-crop-uses-more-than-half</a><br /><br /><a class="x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7" href="https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2022/12/04/why-its-time-utah-buy-out">https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/editorial/2022/12/04/why-its-time-utah-buy-out</a><br />Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-89619997991572376082022-12-01T16:35:00.004-07:002022-12-01T16:35:54.514-07:00Snow water equivalent % of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupWF9mo1WouAMPf8DCAWfIHvtEgEXNemKH3N9Q94tGzIQtzJ69HO4hK33_Wi1O-1rKFuDUvDyztOnGDpYy0RJhedCWzhDcHw-cetjRQeJESJ4bR0RVOoulbWPj3oV0Q3Hds6YCaMMazHYpv48SjutMsyFfGsBquub2EBnZZobRF7CRnbn1xt-z1-J/s965/SWE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupWF9mo1WouAMPf8DCAWfIHvtEgEXNemKH3N9Q94tGzIQtzJ69HO4hK33_Wi1O-1rKFuDUvDyztOnGDpYy0RJhedCWzhDcHw-cetjRQeJESJ4bR0RVOoulbWPj3oV0Q3Hds6YCaMMazHYpv48SjutMsyFfGsBquub2EBnZZobRF7CRnbn1xt-z1-J/w492-h640/SWE.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-35908412600590841132022-10-28T13:00:00.003-06:002023-01-22T08:58:01.302-07:00Snow cover - October 28th 2002<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZYqQUuXItx7B6jvQV7jjcI_yf6DkxLC0xM3y-qAC0-dOwt3baIGF5fNSrsdV90Set1LMZhHcsu0AROP7Ojn-zuiXjFd2qEAXuf7tj76zFYsK_PVAKUyR1nvAgrZ3zTpWqTm0FPEjQZ2vEZA97JpS24VTiV9ozWLdCufqWwRi6qQEPuXWXfGqOvL3/s852/Oct%2028.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZYqQUuXItx7B6jvQV7jjcI_yf6DkxLC0xM3y-qAC0-dOwt3baIGF5fNSrsdV90Set1LMZhHcsu0AROP7Ojn-zuiXjFd2qEAXuf7tj76zFYsK_PVAKUyR1nvAgrZ3zTpWqTm0FPEjQZ2vEZA97JpS24VTiV9ozWLdCufqWwRi6qQEPuXWXfGqOvL3/w598-h640/Oct%2028.png" width="598" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-61932088017388551982022-08-01T12:19:00.008-06:002023-06-01T13:01:17.550-06:00Record heat in Salt Lake City 2022?<p>There has been a lot of talk of the record heat in Salt Lake City this summer based on official Salt Lake City observations taken at the international airport. It should be noted that the official observation site was located in downtown Salt Lake City until 1928 before being moved to the airport. The airport location was then moved in 2011 to a different airport location. The current airport location has undergone significant changes in ground cover since it was installed. In 2013 (see image) it was a grassy/weedy area with less pavement/buildings around, the observation site now (2021 image) is surrounded by dirt/gravel with more buildings/pavement encroaching the site. These factors obviously increase temperatures especially on sunny light wind days.<br /><br />I do want to say that climate change (recent global warming and past cooling) is real but I still don't think we know all of the causes, yes some are man made.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mbM3-ChCCtcg_FaDtXsHI-5tlnfObMczHVCi3M9DpVkECDkaRx1lcjzOTaZX5CQtMgDgZhs50w44fhi7R79HjKfVFOHPLmsFKlSjNgEXF2WYe8lzrL7fJrIGwo84E1vqzwEuLdpbI9OZxE4K91bZIxa_r7dfnQkAn01pV5bA9mZlQ-WkhBE1nwwJ/s1561/KSLC%2013%20vs%2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="1561" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8mbM3-ChCCtcg_FaDtXsHI-5tlnfObMczHVCi3M9DpVkECDkaRx1lcjzOTaZX5CQtMgDgZhs50w44fhi7R79HjKfVFOHPLmsFKlSjNgEXF2WYe8lzrL7fJrIGwo84E1vqzwEuLdpbI9OZxE4K91bZIxa_r7dfnQkAn01pV5bA9mZlQ-WkhBE1nwwJ/w640-h200/KSLC%2013%20vs%2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-32082512862247711922022-04-01T17:42:00.002-06:002022-04-01T17:42:27.302-06:00Snow Water Equivalent % of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy612b9wxEy_V-Wxov4JSwp6yldGmtJXe--wcAAnHoEd_1vElnBRV7IBjShwiGpuL7UIMItKPeueJ8R7LFOb14z6o-oDM18McN2j4vj1DosuLGyEleWIab5OI62PRX9lhCNFYOEzQsK-5gWmJuaoGBbRjkH6YU4xnXQX4-rxLov-v2j74G6xxCw1x7/s916/SWE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy612b9wxEy_V-Wxov4JSwp6yldGmtJXe--wcAAnHoEd_1vElnBRV7IBjShwiGpuL7UIMItKPeueJ8R7LFOb14z6o-oDM18McN2j4vj1DosuLGyEleWIab5OI62PRX9lhCNFYOEzQsK-5gWmJuaoGBbRjkH6YU4xnXQX4-rxLov-v2j74G6xxCw1x7/w492-h640/SWE.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-64260796342496745952022-03-01T08:55:00.002-07:002022-03-01T08:55:26.050-07:00Snow Water Equivalent % of Normal<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwU0YWwT2PJmpOzzzekt5fpGig5Z9YfA9li2t6ivYQ6LMgCOvqoc7Ow_niVfHnviYqx-vjK9zIwoaBE5AXzxgzk88TVpHwOVvTVf324jpH7qSiZs1KLlfqlPJWjuMG4p2BgGyMt5dvEaw_3sK413lJMfLznks1jME6bw6JxuBoobTwnMBX53aC82zV=s918" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwU0YWwT2PJmpOzzzekt5fpGig5Z9YfA9li2t6ivYQ6LMgCOvqoc7Ow_niVfHnviYqx-vjK9zIwoaBE5AXzxgzk88TVpHwOVvTVf324jpH7qSiZs1KLlfqlPJWjuMG4p2BgGyMt5dvEaw_3sK413lJMfLznks1jME6bw6JxuBoobTwnMBX53aC82zV=w490-h640" width="490" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1221859223795047315.post-1170438031941458462022-02-01T12:39:00.001-07:002022-02-01T12:39:10.271-07:00Snow Water Equivalent % of Normal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-j7xv6MlN67x6Ma4NW4js3MMZFQuwbwdb2bkxausOXbPjXKYhFNWQuZpk9pO-0p2Xe3vBJ2GwW_jQan6-fwSsnR2DC8EBdKq_KX35k-Rsi8d0U0EFLUAtHU0pk91ZKdcAiBzSE1mKy6YmX8AiS0zTfIl11e-TYAZ5FX8wiki__KIJc8ECKXwW1Qi=s915" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="702" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp-j7xv6MlN67x6Ma4NW4js3MMZFQuwbwdb2bkxausOXbPjXKYhFNWQuZpk9pO-0p2Xe3vBJ2GwW_jQan6-fwSsnR2DC8EBdKq_KX35k-Rsi8d0U0EFLUAtHU0pk91ZKdcAiBzSE1mKy6YmX8AiS0zTfIl11e-TYAZ5FX8wiki__KIJc8ECKXwW1Qi=w492-h640" width="492" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Scot Chipmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17650190017905455606noreply@blogger.com0