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Utah
Utah possesses a dry, typically desert climate, even though its countless mountains show a large assortment of climates, with the uppermost peaks in the Uinta Mountains being higher than the timberline. The arid weather results from the state lying generally in the rain silhouette of the Sierra Nevada in California. The eastern half of the state rests in the rain silhouette of the Wasatch Mountains. The major source of rainfall for the state is the Pacific Ocean, as the state generally lying in the course of large Pacific storms beginning mid-October all the way through April, though northern Utah often sees these great storms earlier as well as later. In summer, the state, particularly eastern and southern Utah, rests in the course of monsoon moisture coming from the Gulf of California. The majority of the lowland regions receive less than 12 inches of precipitation per annum, while the I-15 corridor, as well as the thickly populated Wasatch Front, receives just about 15 inches. The Great Salt Lake Desert is the most arid vicinity of the state, with under 5 inches. Snowfall is regular in all but the remote southern valleys. While St. George simply receives about 3 inches per year, Salt Lake City experiences about 60 inches, boosted by the lake-effect snow coming from the Great Salt Lake, which increases snowfall totals to the east, southeast, and south of the lake. Some regions of the Wasatch Range in the course of the lake-effect experience up to 500 inches per year, and its fluffy, dry density leads to Utah's ski resorts taking on the slogan "the Greatest Snow on Earth". In winter, temperature inversions are a problem all across Utah's valleys and low basins, leading to thick fog and haze that can sometimes happen in weeks at a time, more than ever in the Uintah Basin.
Utah's temperatures are severe, with freezing temperatures in winter because to its elevation, and incredibly hot summers statewide with the exception of mountain regions and towering mountain valleys. Utah is typically protected from strong blasts of cold air by mountains lying east and north of the state, though major Arctic blasts can intermittently reaches the state. Regular January high temperatures vary from just about 30 °F or -1 °C in several northern valleys to more or less 55 °F or 13 °C in St. George. Temperatures falling below 0 °F or -18 °C should be anticipated on occurrence in the majority regions of the state most years, although quite a few areas experience it often ,for instance, the town of Randolph evens out about 50 days per year with temperatures falling that low. In July, average highs vary from just about 85 °F or 29 °C to 100 °F or 38 °C. On the other hand, the high elevation and low humidity typically leads to huge temperature discrepancies, leading to chilly nights mainly in summer days. The record high heat in Utah was 118 °F or about 47 °C, this was recorded south of St. George on 4th July, 2007, and the record low was -69 °F or about -56 °C, this was recorded at Peter's Sink at the Bear River Mountains of Utah on 1st February, 1985.
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