Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Salt Lake City weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Salt Lake City, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 2002-07-13; its coldest fell to -17°F on 1990-12-24.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
61°F2024-01-31
9°F2013-01-14
45°F2026-01-04
-14°F1987-01-20
February
66°F2015-02-07
6°F1989-02-07
55°F2015-02-07
-16°F1989-02-07
March
82°F2026-03-25
27°F1998-03-07
58°F2022-03-28
-1°F2002-03-09
April
86°F2007-04-29
32°F2023-04-04
60°F1992-04-30
7°F2008-04-01
May
96°F2003-05-29
42°F1983-05-11
68°F2025-05-12
25°F2011-05-02
June
102°F2021-06-15
50°F2001-06-13
77°F2025-06-20
38°F2002-06-10
July
103°F2002-07-13
63°F1982-07-05
77°F2021-07-13
47°F1982-07-06
August
102°F2020-08-02
59°F2021-08-19
75°F2016-08-09
44°F1980-08-20
September
101°F2022-09-06
47°F1982-09-29
73°F2023-09-01
31°F1985-09-30
October
87°F2010-10-01
28°F2019-10-30
64°F2015-10-01
6°F2019-10-30
November
73°F1999-11-06
19°F2010-11-25
56°F2025-11-14
0°F1994-11-23
December
62°F2025-12-22
1°F1990-12-22
55°F2025-12-22
-17°F1990-12-24

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
66°F2015-02-07
1°F1990-12-22
55°F2025-12-22
-17°F1990-12-24
Spring (Mar–May)
96°F2003-05-29
27°F1998-03-07
68°F2025-05-12
-1°F2002-03-09
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2002-07-13
50°F2001-06-13
77°F2021-07-13
38°F2002-06-10
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
101°F2022-09-06
19°F2010-11-25
73°F2023-09-01
0°F1994-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Salt Lake City has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 2002-07-13
Lowest 1°F 1990-12-22

Low

Highest 77°F 2021-07-13
Lowest -17°F 1990-12-24

Feels-like

Highest 116°F 2021-08-18
Lowest -32°F 1990-12-23

Humidity

Highest 16.6 g/m³ 2007-09-05
Lowest 0.6 g/m³ 1990-12-23

Wind

Highest 23 mph 2015-04-14
Lowest 2 mph 2001-12-26

Gust

Highest 62 mph 2002-04-15
Lowest 5 mph 2001-12-30

Precip

Wettest 1.67 in 2016-09-23
Driest 23-day dry spell 2012-06-07

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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