Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Snake Creek Powerhouse's primary NOAA station, SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE.
The climate verdict for Snake Creek Powerhouse
Snake Creek Powerhouse, Utah has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 45°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 45°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 21.8"
- yearly precipitation total
- 103 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Snake Creek Powerhouse: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00427909 · Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT 45°F mean · 21.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 45°F
- RANK-COOL #1,235
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Arthur
- PRCP-DRY 21.8"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,500 HDD
- STN-1 USC00427909
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Arthur, NV ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every UT station list.
- Snake Creek Pow… (this station) 45°F
- Cold Arthur, NV 45°F
- Hot Hecla, WY 45°F
- Near Elk Rvr, ID 45°F
- Near Wapiti, WY 45°F
Climate Living Index · Snake Creek Powerhouse
Snake Creek Powerhouse: 22/100 · grade F
Snake Creek Powerhouse publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Snake Creek Powerhouse, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 21.8 in · 13.3 from 35 in | 53/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 44.9°F · 22.6° from 67.5°F | 19/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 200 calendar days | 14/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 103 days/year | 0/100 · F |
Snake Creek Powerhouse · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Snake Creek Powerhouse is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 24.8°F and warmest-month mean 67.6°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 67.6°F
- Coldest month
- 24.8°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Snake Creek Powerhouse sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Snake Creek Powerhouse's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 82%
- Among 6,861 stations, Snake Creek Powerhouse sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 70%
- Snake Creek Powerhouse's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 48th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Snake Creek Powerhouse compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Snake Creek Powerhouse's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 2.8" | 30.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 40°F (4°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 2.4" | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 49°F (9°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 2.0" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 57°F (14°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.6" | 22.0 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 2.0" | 9.7 | 0.3 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.1" | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.2" | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.6" | 6.4 | 0.8 |
| October | 62°F (16°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.0" | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 46°F (8°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 2.0" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 35°F (2°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 2.3" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 22, short of 90°F on every date, while 200 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 13°F near February 3.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 29, then returns to freezing around October 13, covering 200 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 7, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 5 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 111 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 22 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 42°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Snake Creek Powerhouse.
Where Snake Creek Powerhouse Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 200 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 42°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Snake Creek Powerhouse earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
11.6 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
9.3 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
Snake Creek Powerhouse spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 14% of the annual total and December through February 35%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Snake Creek Powerhouse has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 2.8" and July 0.7". The three wettest months together take 35% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Snake Creek Powerhouse is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 110 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 30% of the calendar, and they carry 21.8" between them. At roughly 0.20 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is January at about 12 wet days; the driest is July at about 5.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 11
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 31
50% probability date
Growing Season
103 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,500
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
196
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Snake Creek Powerhouse on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (45°F here).
- Craig, AK 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Custer, SD 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Forest City, IA 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Forest Lake, MN 45°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (21.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Coupeville, WA 21.7" · 0.0" off
- Grand Forks, ND 21.7" · 0.0" off
- Montezuma, KS 21.7" · 0.0" off
- Snyder, TX 21.8" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Snake Creek Powerhouse's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Snake Creek Powerhouse's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,500 annual heating degree days against 196 for cooling. Its 42.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 103 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Snake Creek Powerhouse's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.8°F. The annual average is 45°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Snake Creek Powerhouse's 21.8 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Snake Creek Powerhouse's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Snake Creek Powerhouse, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Snake Creek Powerhouse's primary station: SNAKE CREEK POWERHOUSE (USC00427909). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Snake Creek Powerhouse; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Snake Creek Powerhouse comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.