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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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In 1985, a pilot reported a waterspout over the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County. It was estimated to be 700 feet high and drew water up from the lake. In 1995, unusual October snows fell on the Wasatch Front. Springville had 7 inches and Pleasant Grove had 5 inches. In 2003, dozens of record high temperature records were broken in Utah. Provo hit 87 degrees. In 2004, more than 7 inches of rain fell at …
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PHOTO OF THE DAY · October 22
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
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