Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and portions of Arizona. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that, when combined with oppressive dew points, little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Spring Equinox Climatology for Eastern Utah and Western Colorado

Let's take a look at some "Spring Spouts" (aka Spring Equinox Climatology) for selected cities across eastern Utah and western Colorado. The Equinox of 1923 must have felt more like winter than spring for the Meeker and Moab areas, where they received 7 and 3 inches of snow respectively. The lowest minimum temperature on the Spring Equinox thus far was -13F, which occurred in the Craig Area in 1955. The warmest Spring Equinox temperature was 85F, which occurred in the Moab Area in 2004. The wettest and snowiest Spring Equinox both occurred in the Durango Area. The wettest was in 1919, where 1.28 inches of liquid precipitation fell, and the snowiest was in 2023 when the area received up to 14 inches of snow.

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