NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
100 PM MST WED JAN 28 2004
...RECORD 35 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH PRECIPITATION IN SALT LAKE CITY...
STARTING CHRISTMAS DAY 2003...AND CONTINUING THROUGH JANUARY 28TH
2004...A TRACE OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION FELL EACH DAY AT THE SALT
LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THAT ADDS UP TO 35 DAYS...WHICH BREAKS
THE OLD RECORD OF 24 DAYS SET NOVEMBER 17TH THROUGH DECEMBER 10TH 1983.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION DURING THIS PERIOD WAS 2.89
INCHES...WHICH FELL AS 31.3 INCHES OF SNOW. THERE WAS JUST ONE DAY IN
THIS STREAK WHEN THE PRECIPITATION FELL AS RAIN ONLY. THAT RAIN OCCURRED
ON JANUARY 1ST WHEN A TRACE FELL. THROUGHOUT THIS STREAK...21 DAYS HAD
ONLY A TRACE...WITH 14 DAYS HAVING MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. THE BIG
WATER DAYS WERE DECEMBER 25TH AND 26TH...WHEN 1.14 INCHES (4.2 SNOW)
AND 0.95 INCHES (10.6 SNOW) FELL...RESPECTIVELY.
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