Editing Wasatch Front (section)

== Climate ==
The Wasatch Front is a [[semi-arid]] region at the eastern edge of the [[Great Basin]]. The urban corridor mainly lies in zone 7<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gilmour.com/utah-planting-zones |title=Utah Planting Zones |publisher=Gilmour}}</ref> with minimum average winter temperatures ranging between {{convert|0|and|20|°F}} and daytime high temperatures ranging from the mid-30&nbsp;°F to mid-40&nbsp;°F range (-1 and 4&nbsp;°C). Snowfall is common during winter but often melts rapidly. [[Inversion (meteorology)|Inversions]] commonly occur along the Wasatch Front during mid-winter making for very cold temperatures and gloomy conditions lasting for several weeks at times in the valleys, while the higher mountain elevations will experience clear and warmer conditions. Localized [[lake-effect snow]]fall from the Great Salt Lake is common in the late Fall and early winter. The first freeze usually occurs in early October in the outlying areas but can occur as late as early November in the inner urban areas. The last freeze can occur broadly between early April and late May.

Summers are generally hot and dry, with the exception of the summer thunderstorm seasonal pattern which usually runs from early July through early September, when often intense thunderstorms occur due to mid-latitude weather patterns including the Pacific storm track.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thiessen |first=Alfred E. |date=December 1915 |title=The Weather and Climate of Salt Lake City, Utah |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1915)43<611d:saopat>2.0.co;2 |journal=Monthly Weather Review |volume=43 |issue=12 |pages=611–612 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1915)43<611d:saopat>2.0.co;2 |issn=0027-0644|doi-access=free }}</ref> Daytime high temperatures are around {{Convert|95|F|C|}}, with higher temperatures often created by the [[urban heat island]] effect.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.visitutah.com/plan-your-trip/weather/ |title=Utah Weather |publisher=Visit Utah }}</ref>