August 2024 has been warmer but wetter than normal.

As of Aug. 27, Tooele has received 1.06 inches of precipitation compared to a 30-year normal of 0.57 inches.

The wetter August has helped offset a drier June and July. The precipitation those two months in 2024 was 87% below normal, with a total of 0.24 inches of precipitation compared to the normal total of 1.85 inches of precipitation for June and July in Tooele.

Temperature-wide, the average high for August 2024 as of the 27th was 92.6, compared to a normal average of 90.3 for the first 27 days of the month.

Tooele County’s reservoirs, while below last year’s record highs, remain above the median levels for this time of year.

On August 27, Grantsville Reservoir was 62.2% full, compared to the median level of 54.5% full at this time of year. Settlement Canyon was reported at 68.6% full on August 27, compared to the median level of 50%.

The USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service’s August 1 Climate and Water Report for Utah expressed some concerns with water availability in some of Utah’s basins.

“While our reservoir capacity is still high, the decreases shown per basin present some reason for concern. Water availability indicators for Utah basins combine current reservoir conditions with observed monthly streamflow for each region. WAIs have dipped below normal, 50th percentile, for the Western Uintas, Blacks Fork, Smiths Fork, Joes Valley, and Lower Sevier areas,” states the report.

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