Monday was record-setting cold day

If you thought Monday was an extra chilly day in Salt Lake City, you were right. In fact, it was record-setting.

At the Salt Lake City International Airport the high was 50 degrees, making it cooler than any previously recorded Oct. 5.

The record low maximum temperature for the day was 51 degrees, set back in 1951.

Salt Lake City also had a trace of snow at the airport Monday, which has only happened once before on that date, in 1941. The airport received 0.87 of an inch of total moisture Monday.

Five other Utah locations in central and southern Utah — Delta, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Cedar City and Hanksville, also set record low overnight temperatures Monday, ranging from 10 to 33 degrees.

Tuesday's high in Salt Lake City is expected to be about 50 degrees.

Tuesday night's low will dip down to 33 degrees, while Wednesday will be sunny and 53 degrees.

Normal for this time of year is about 69 for the high and 45 for the low.

Temperatures in Salt Lake City aren't expected to rise above the 50s until Monday, when a high of 61 is predicted, the Salt Lake office of the National Weather Service said. Overnight lows then will be in the low 40s.

— Lynn Arave.