SALT LAKE CITY Northern Utah has seen 17 days of triple-digit heat so far this summer. The state s record of 100-degree days in one year is 21. And there s a good chance Utah could tie or surpass that number this year, said KSL TV meteorologist Grant Weyman.
A string of thunderstorms this week will give us a slight break from the 100 and above temperatures. But Utah is still above the average heat high for this time of year.
The hot days in Utah aren t expected to go away as drought conditions worsen. Salt Lake City experienced the hottest June on record, according to the National Weather Service.
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After the Brian Head fire torched 13 homes and an expanse of forest the size of Salt Lake City, authorities in southern Utah were intent on holding the cabin owner who sparked it to account.
Prosecutors charged him with reckless burning, a class A misdemeanor, but they ran into a problem.
A conviction would prevent the state from tapping into insurance money to cover costs of rebuilding homes and fighting the fire. Some companies, including the defendant s insurer, don t pony up for damage caused by reckless conduct. Related It prevents what is justice, and that is trying to make victims whole, said Iron County Attorney Chad Dotson, a prosecutor on the Brian Head case. The insurance issue tends to crop up in cases tied to big fires wherein a defendant doesn t have the cash to cover exorbitant costs, he said, so authorities must seek to recoup costs through the person s insurance.