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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October10ON THIS DAY
FROM THE UTAH WEATHER ALMANAC
There’s history in the forecast.
In 1920, more than 1 inch of rainfall soaked conference-goers at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. In 1960, a total of 1.31 inches of rain fell on Provo, making it the wettest Oct. 10th on record. In 2000, a foot of snow fell at Alta while pea-sized hail occurred in Pleasant Grove. Also, St. George had a wind gust to 66 mph.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY · October 10
Lightning over Lehi
Lightning hits Lehi, Utah, on June 9, 2006, 10:15 PM Photograph by Trevor Hansen; courtesy of ABC4-KTVX Television
Trevor Hansen
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