SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – As a dangerous and intense heat wave hits the Great Basin, the heat records keep falling and Salt Lake City made history!
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The Salt Lake City Airport weather station has reached a temperature of 107 degrees under this historic heat wave. This is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Salt Lake.
RECORD BROKEN IN SLC & WE STILL HEATING!
We also reach St. George in Temps which is rare in summer (smoke 7 some clouds keep it cooler) and we could break / break an all time SLC June record today …
Stay tuned … @ abc4utah #utwx pic.twitter.com/Lbn2p3kKSV
– Alana Brophy (@AlanaBrophyNews) June 15, 2021
We saw two more 107-degree readings in July 2002 and July 1960. Today’s 107 degrees will also be the hottest temperature recorded on SLC for the month of June.
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This new record comes during a series of record-breaking days in which daily highs have been broken one after the other. In addition to the record for the hottest temperature record, the daily record set in 1974 of 102 degrees was exceeded today.
[5:43 PM] 107 ° F. We now have the highest temperature ever recorded in Salt Lake City in any month of the year in the past 147 years. It has only happened twice so far: July 2002 and July 1960. #utwx pic.twitter.com/lySLjV748q
– NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 15, 2021
That heatwave ushered in Salt Lake on Sunday the earliest 102 degrees recorded in Salt Lake on Monday, and now we’ve seen daily highs rise.
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This dangerous heat can lead to an increase in heat-related illnesses, so it is a good idea to take advantage of cooling centers if you don’t have access to air conditioning.
We stay with clear skies and a very warm southerly current that will hardly bring any relief overnight. Salt Lake will see lows in the 1970s.
Cooler air is on deck to find out when, watch ABC4 News at 10am and stay up to date on ABC4 Utah for updates, on-air and online.
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