Wah Wah Ranch, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Wah Wah Ranch's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 96°F July afternoons, with 6.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.0°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 35°C, 162 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWah Wah Ranch
- Station IDUSC00429152
- Location38.48°N 113.43°W
- Elevation4,880 ft (1,487 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Wah Wah Ranch is 69°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wah Wah Ranch.
- Jan 45° 14°
- Feb 51° 20°
- Mar 63° 25°
- Apr 68° 30°
- May 78° 39°
- Jun 89° 49°
- Jul 96° 57°
- Aug 94° 55°
- Sep 85° 45°
- Oct 73° 32°
- Nov 58° 20°
- Dec 47° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Wah Wah Ranch each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 96°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in October (0.96 in), the least in December (0.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 14°F | 29.0°F | 0.38 | 2 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 51°F | 20°F | 35.4°F | 0.45 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 63°F | 25°F | 43.9°F | 0.51 | 3 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 30°F | 49.3°F | 0.51 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 39°F | 58.4°F | 0.61 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 49°F | 69.0°F | 0.37 | 3 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 96°F | 57°F | 76.2°F | 0.48 | 3 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 94°F | 55°F | 74.3°F | 0.83 | 4 | 23 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 45°F | 64.9°F | 0.50 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 32°F | 52.4°F | 0.96 | 3 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 20°F | 39.1°F | 0.43 | 2 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 13°F | 29.8°F | 0.36 | 2 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 33°F | 51.8°F | 6.39 | 35 | 73 | 161 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −10°C | −1.7°C | 10 mm |
| February | 11°C | −7°C | 1.9°C | 11 mm |
| March | 17°C | −4°C | 6.6°C | 13 mm |
| April | 20°C | −1°C | 9.6°C | 13 mm |
| May | 25°C | 4°C | 14.7°C | 15 mm |
| June | 32°C | 9°C | 20.6°C | 9 mm |
| July | 35°C | 14°C | 24.6°C | 12 mm |
| August | 34°C | 13°C | 23.5°C | 21 mm |
| September | 30°C | 7°C | 18.3°C | 13 mm |
| October | 23°C | 0°C | 11.3°C | 24 mm |
| November | 14°C | −7°C | 3.9°C | 11 mm |
| December | 8°C | −11°C | −1.2°C | 9 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00429152; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Wah Wah Ranch?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00429152.
When is the last frost at Wah Wah Ranch?
In Wah Wah Ranch, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 19 in half of years and after June 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 29 in half of years and before September 16 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 191 year in 10 after June 11; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 291 year in 10 before September 16; 9 in 10 before October 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 131 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 153 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 8 in half of autumns.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00429152. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Wah Wah Ranch?
In a normal year in Wah Wah Ranch, 73 days a year reach 90°F (10 of them 100°F or more), 161 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 35 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 73a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 161a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 35a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1955) is 108°F, on July 11, 2003; the lowest is −30°F, on December 23, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1984, with 11.26 in; the snowiest season is 1988–89, with 15.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00429152; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00429152. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Wah Wah Ranch?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Wah Wah Ranch, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.6 |
| February | 76% | 3.5 |
| March | 80% | 4.9 |
| April | 82% | 6.3 |
| May | 84% | 7.2 |
| June | 90% | 8.1 |
| July | 85% | 7.2 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 90% | 5.8 |
| October | 86% | 4.3 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 74% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Wah Wah Ranch record?
A normal year at Wah Wah Ranch brings 5,700 heating degree days, 6% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 922 cooling degree days, 2% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,138 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,114 | 0 |
| February | 829 | 0 |
| March | 654 | 0 |
| April | 473 | 1 |
| May | 228 | 25 |
| June | 54 | 175 |
| July | 3 | 350 |
| August | 3 | 293 |
| September | 78 | 75 |
| October | 394 | 3 |
| November | 778 | 0 |
| December | 1,091 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,700 | 922 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00429152. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Wah Wah Ranch's climate compare?
Wah Wah Ranch is warmer than 72 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 4. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.8°F is warmer than 49%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wah Wah Ranch is BWk: cold desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Wah Wah Ranch's climate
What is the coldest month at Wah Wah Ranch?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (96°F by day, 57°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Wah Wah Ranch?
October, with 0.96 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.36 in.
How late can frost come at Wah Wah Ranch?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 19; in one year in ten it comes after June 11. Waiting until June 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Milford, UT22 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Black Rock, UT30 miles from this station, 51.0°F a year
- Spring Valley State Park, NV51 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Eskdale, UT52 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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