Annual Utah rainfall, severe weather and climate data

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Wendover, northwestern Utah, 4.77"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Alta, north-central Utah, 52.26"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Alta, north-central Utah, 516.3"

State precipitation record for 24 hours - North Ogden, north-central Utah, 9/7-8/1991, 8.40"

State precipitation record for 1 year - Alta, north-central Utah, 1983, 108.54"

State snowfall record for 24 hours - Alta, north-central Utah, 1/5-6/1994, 55.5"

State snow record for 1 season - Alta, north-central Utah, 1982-1983 846.8"

From 1/15 - 1/17/1995. Alta, Utah received the current U.S. record of 99.7 inches of snow in 68 hours

On January 10, 1989 the first documented January tornado of record in Utah struck the south part of Sandy.
Asphalt shingles were driven one-half inch into a fence

On October 17, 1984 a snowstorm struck northern Utah producing a record 18 inches in 24 hours at
Salt Lake City, and 40 inches at the nearby Alta Ski Resort. The town of Magna, located ten miles west of
Salt Lake City, did not receive any snow at all

Utah temperature averages and extremes, precipitation and temperature data for all U.S. states and interesting
Top 10 U.S. climate extremes

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, Severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Tornado climate data - NOAA Storm Prediction Center, State lightning flash density average - 1997-2011, Vaisala

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Annual Snow	Avg. days of Precip	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days	Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year	Avg # tornado watches per year	# of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Milford	10.27	45.1	67	28	2	0	1	6
Salt Lake City	16.50	58.1	91	38	3	0	2	14
Utah Annual Precipitation Average - 12.26", 49th wettest in the U.S. Utah Tornado Average - 1.7 per year - 40th most in the U.S. Largest reported Tornado in Utah from 1950-2011, 8/11/1993 - 880 yards / .5 miles wide Date with highest number of reported Tornadoes in Utah from 1950-2011, May 31st - 8 tornadoes Average time of occurrence of reported Tornadoes in Utah from 1950-2011 - 2:36 pm Utah Annual Lightning Density - 2.9 flashes per square mile - 39th highest in U.S. Record Driest year in Utah from 1895-2012 - 1956, avg precipitation 6.96 inches Record Wettest year in Utah from 1895-2012 - 1941, avg precipitation 18.64 inches