Better trade that hot PSL for an iced one. Autumns in Salt Lake City are heating up.
The big picture: Average fall temperatures are rising almost universally nationwide, according to a new report from Climate Central, a climate research group.
Salt Lake City's fall temperatures rose an average of 4.2°F between 1970 and 2024.
Autumn temperatures during that period rose in 98% of the 243 cities analyzed by the group.
Among cities with an increase, temperatures rose an average of 2.8°F.
Zoom out: Reno, Nev (+7.7°F); El Paso, Texas (+6.5°F) and Las Vegas, Nev. (+6.2°F) saw the biggest increases over the covered period.
How it works: Climate Central's report is based on NOAA data, and defines "fall" as the entirety of September, October and November (meteorological fall).