UPDATE: Salt Lake City records 2022 as hottest year in history

This past July was the hottest month in Salt Lake’s history, as 18 days over 100º shattered the previous record of 11 days. Photo: TownLift // Kevin Cody

UPDATE: Around 4:45 today the temperature reached 100º in Salt Lake City. This is the 22nd time this year that the temperature has reached over 100º in Salt Lake City, the most in history. The previous 100º day was July 31st, which set a record for hottest month in Salt Lake City history.

The record of 22 days over 100º beats the previous record of 21 set in 2021. As the temperature is supposed to be in the high 90s this week, another 100º day may be in the forecast.

SALT LAKE CITY – A few minutes after 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, the temperature near the Salt Lake City Airport reached over 100º for the 18th time this past month. July 2022 was the hottest month in Salt Lake’s history, as 18 days over 100º shattered the previous record of 11 days.

As of the last day of July, the temperature in Salt Lake City has reached 100º 21 separate times in 2022, which ties the record for most days in an entire year. With August and September still to come, this will most likely be the hottest year in Salt Lake’s history, and the record of 21 days will be broken.

100º is not in Salt Lake’s weekly forecast, but there is a projected high of 97º on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service, there is a 5% chance of Salt Lake reaching 100º on Thursday and Friday.

As Salt Lake is heating up, Park City is cooling down, with a projected high of 83º on Thursday. Thunderstorms are also in the forecast for both Salt Lake City and Park City throughout the week.

🌡️❗ RECORD NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS TIED ❗🌡️

Just after 3pm this afternoon, the SLC airport hit the century mark again. This now ties the all time record of 100+ degree days in a year at 21, and pushes us to 18 100+ degree days for the month of July. #utwx pic.twitter.com/JM4L32AxIT

— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) July 31, 2022