SALT LAKE CITY — Weather experts predicted Friday would be a scorcher in northern Utah, and they were right as Salt Lake City hit 100 degrees in the afternoon; breaking records along the way.
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The National Weather Service office in Salt Lake City reported Friday was the earliest the city has hit 100 degrees, besting the record set just last year on June 5.
🥵 We have officially hit 100°F at Salt Lake City. Not only does this break the record for the date (previously 98°F in 2012), but it is the earliest SLC has hit 100°F on record. The previous earliest 100°F day was June 5, 2020. #utwx
— NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) June 4, 2021
Meanwhile, reaching the century mark also made it the hottest June 4 in Salt Lake City history by a whole two degrees. The previous record was 98 degrees back in 2012.
Temperatures are expected to drop over the weekend, but as the NWS wrote in a tweet, "We won't say it's going to get cooler, but how about a little less hot?" Highs by Sunday are expected to reach only the low 90s and remain that way through the middle of next week.
