Air Quality and Pollution
The valleys of the Wasatch Front of northern Utah experience their greatest concentrations of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulates from November through February. Ozone reaches …
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September17ON THIS DAY
FROM THE UTAH WEATHER ALMANAC · 1847–2006
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In 1978, 2" of rain in the Salt Lake Valley caused flooding. In 1989, a small tornado briefly touched down in the town of Cornish. It destroyed a barn and caused $25,000 in damage. In 1996, six funnel clouds were spotted over Bear Lake, four of which became waterspouts. In 2003, snow fell in the northern mountains and benches.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY · September 17
Snow at the St. George Temple
Snow fell on the grounds of the LDS Temple in St. George, Utah, on March 10, 2006 Photograph by Rex Winterton; courtesy of ABC4-KTVX Television
Rex Winterton
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