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Utah is on pace to have its warmest year in over a century, which would break a record set just last year.<\/p>\n

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The Beehive State ended the first half of 2026 with an average temperature of 49.6 degrees, 1.2 degrees above the previous record for the first six months of a year set in 1934, according to National Centers for Environmental Information data updated on Thursday.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also 3.3 degrees above the first six months of 2025, which ultimately surpassed 1934 as Utah\u2019s warmest year since statewide data began to be collected in 1895.<\/p>\n

All of this was before a hot start to July, which included a slew of new local records over the weekend. The high temperature in Salt Lake City, for example, reached 109 degrees on Sunday, the highest temperature recorded since the National Weather Service began tracking its data in 1874.<\/p>\n

This year is also on pace to be the state\u2019s 13th driest in 132 years.<\/p>\n

Why 2026 has been so hot \u2014 so far<\/h3>\n

This year has essentially started where 2025 left off. Last year would not have surpassed 1934 had it not been for November and December. Those months combined to have an average temperature 4 degrees above the previous record since statewide data was first collected in 1895.<\/p>\n

This year has already produced one of the state\u2019s 10 warmest Januarys, Februarys and Junes on record, but March is a big reason that the first half stands so far ahead of everyone else. Utah\u2019s average temperature that month was 5.6 degrees above the previous record over the previous 132 years and nearly 14 degrees above the 20th-century average.<\/p>\n

Although April and May were relatively mild, with cold snaps that wrecked the state\u2019s fruit-growing industry, 2026 still ended up with the highest average temperature by a considerable margin.<\/p>\n

There are a few factors that led to what Utah has experienced so far this year, says Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center at Utah State University.<\/p>\n

There were multiple warmer storms this winter, leading to more rain in higher elevation areas that typically receive snow, partially factoring in the state\u2019s record-low snowpack.<\/p>\n

Several fairly large high-pressure systems have parked over Utah this year, also factoring in the lower precipitation and hot temperatures. National Weather Service meteorologists on Sunday recorded the hottest atmospheric temperature in over eight decades of weather balloon tracking this weekend, showcasing its strength and the heat it produced.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the state\u2019s low snowpack led to below-average soil moisture levels, making it easier for the sun\u2019s energy to heat up land temperatures. All of this added to a trend of warming temperatures in Utah that began to develop in the 1980s, which climatologists generally attribute to rises in greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo matter how we slice it, individually or collectively, we\u2019ve had just an incredibly warm stretch of winter, spring and now summer for the state of Utah,\u201d Meyer told KSL. \u201cWe\u2019re very much living off of a couple of months of really extreme temperatures earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s in store for the second half?<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether this trend will last, considering Utah\u2019s first and second halves have historically been different. This year already includes a major shift in oceanic patterns, as the La Ni\u00f1a that factored in winter weather shifts to what is forecast to be a strong El Ni\u00f1o for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

While Utah is typically caught between both patterns, long-range models signal two key trends for the second half that may factor into whether or not Utah breaks its all-time temperature record in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center says Utah has higher odds for above-normal temperatures, but also above-normal precipitation over the next three months \u2014 a good sign for monsoons. That\u2019s when heat mixes with oceanic vapor to spawn showers and thunderstorms, which is in the state\u2019s forecast this week.<\/p>\n

It also tends to bring in extra humidity and cloud cover that can create cooler temperatures, Meyer points out.<\/p>\n

\u201c(The monsoon) can really change how a season plays out,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we have a really active monsoon, we tend to be cooler and wetter.<\/p>\n

Preliminary models for the final quarter of the year list slightly lower odds for above-normal temperatures and less certainty over precipitation, though that will change as fall and winter near.<\/p>\n

Given last year\u2019s record, those months could also determine whether or not 2026 breaks the temperature record Utah broke this year.<\/p>\n

Yet, any record set this year could be short-lived. While Utah is full of weather extremes, warming global temperatures have created high-pressure systems that have created hotter temperatures in Utah during all seasons, leading to the state\u2019s rising average temperatures, Meyer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly are loading the dice on any given year or season to have those record-breaking conditions, and we\u2019ve seen quite a few records fall over the last 10 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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