- Utah is on track for its warmest year, potentially surpassing 2025’s record temperatures.
- The first half of 2026 averaged 49.6 degrees, 3.3 degrees higher than 2025’s start.
- High-pressure systems, warmer storms and low snowpack have contributed to this year’s average.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is on pace to have its warmest year in over a century, which would break a record set just last year.
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.
It’s also 3.3 degrees above the first six months of 2025, which ultimately surpassed 1934 as Utah’s warmest year since statewide data began to be collected in 1895…