{"id":1820714,"date":"2026-03-11T17:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820714"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:59:59","slug":"salt-lake-city-ut-records-its-3rd-earliest-70o-day-on-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820714","title":{"rendered":"Salt Lake City, UT, Records its 3rd Earliest 70\u00ba Day on Record"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Salt Lake City, Utah, recently recorded its first 70-degree day of the year, with temperatures climbing to 71-degrees on March 9. This makes 2026 the third earliest year to see a 70-degree day, matching 1989 and 1972. | Credit: Jay Dash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On March 9, Salt Lake City recorded a 71-degree day, making it the third-earliest 70-degree day in the city\u2019s recorded history. <\/strong>This year\u2019s hot temperatures came roughly three weeks ahead of schedule, with 2026 matching 1989 and 1972 as the years with the third-earliest 70-degree days, which fell on March 9.<\/p>\n

The earliest recorded 70-degree day in Salt Lake City\u2019s history falls on March 3, occurring in both 2022 and 1921.\u00a0<\/strong>City temperature records date back 152 years to 1874.<\/p>\n

Most SNOTEL sites reported snowpacks well below their 20-year averages, including various resorts across Utah. | Credit: Natural Resources Conservation Service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The early 71-degree day accurately portrays how this winter went for Salt Lake City and for Utah as a whole.\u00a0<\/strong>The 2025-2026 winter saw record-low snowpack totals, late ski resort openings, and persistent higher-than-normal temperatures. This year\u2019s unusual weather pattern was in stark contrast to typical northern Utah winters, which are normally colder and snow-filled.<\/p>\n

According to KSL<\/a>, the state\u2019s average temperature between December 1 and February 28 was 36.4 degrees, beating the previous record by 2.2 degrees set in 2014-2025. <\/strong>Meteorologists believe that climate change and the lack of an organized winter jet stream are to blame for the disappointing winter conditions.<\/p>\n

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A look at early-season Park City Mountain. The resort was forced to delay its opening day due to wet, snowless early-season weather conditions. | Credit: Park City Mountain Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Early warm weather and a disappointing winter are leaving many questioning what future Utah winters will look like.\u00a0<\/strong>Researchers believe that climate change will continue to play a role in bizarre, uncharacteristic patterns. A 2021 study<\/a> conducted by Utah State University found that each Utah ski resort is hotter than it was in the past.<\/p>\n

As winter comes to what seems to be an early close in Utah, many will pack their winter gear away and wait patiently for the next snowfall. <\/strong>Despite being plagued by the uncertainty of the 2025-2026 season, Utah is a state that loves its winter, and hopefully, the next one will bring more powder.<\/p>\n

Salt Lake City, Utah, is close to some of the best ski resorts in the United States. | Credit: Visit The USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Salt Lake City, Utah, recently recorded its first 70-degree day of the year, with temperatures climbing to 71-degrees on March 9. This makes 2026 the third earliest year to see a 70-degree day, matching 1989 and 1972. | Credit: Jay Dash On March 9, Salt Lake City recorded a 71-degree day, making it the third-earliest […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1820714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1820714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1820714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1820714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1820714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}