Cold temperatures set records around Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — Alpine, Brigham City and Brigham Young University all set or tied record low maximum temperature readings Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Alpine shivered at 46 degrees to break the 1975 record for May 6 of 48 degrees. Brigham City was 45 degrees, compared with its 47-degree record set in 1965.

BYU tied a May 6, 1917, record by only climbing to 50 degrees Thursday.

Friday's temperature in Salt Lake City was expected to reach 60 degrees, with Saturday being warmer still at 70.

Sunday will stay in the upper 60s, but then the roller coaster ride begins again.

As rain threatens for three days, Monday will only reach 61 degrees, Tuesday 53 and Wednesday 57 degrees. Thursday should rebound into the lower 60s, but mostly cloudy skies will remain in place most of next week.

Every day during May in Salt Lake City so far has been well below the normal temperature. The average temperature range for this time of year is 67 for the high and 44 for the low.

But it has been hot this early in May before, with 90 degrees on May 6, 1947, being one of the record-setters.

— Lynn Arave