SLC 20210319 <![CDATA[ National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 1200 PM MST Mon Mar 8 2021 ...WIDESPREAD EXTREME TO EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONTINUES .SYNOPSIS: .Drought intensity and extent: According to the March 2, 2021 release of the United States Drought Monitor, 86% of the National Weather Service Weather (NWS) Forecast Office Salt Lake City, UT (WFO SLC) County Warning Area (CWA) is experiencing extreme (D3) to exceptional (D4) drought conditions. Exceptional drought (D4) conditions continue through much of the CWA aside from the far north and the higher terrain of northern and central Utah where extreme drought (D3) conditions are being reported. The remainder of far northern Utah and Uinta County, Wyoming are experiencing moderate (D1) to severe (D2) drought. To see county specific drought information, visit https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/png/current/current_wfoslc_trd.pn g?1614901429512 .Precipitation: A long term precipitation deficit continues across the region. Since the water year began October 1, 2020, much of the SLC CWA has received between 25 and 50 percent of normal precipitation, including most valley locations and the Uinta and southern Utah mountains...]]> <![CDATA[READ MORE ABOUT THIS NWS DROUGHT STATEMENT AT: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=HUN&issuedby=SLC&product=DGT]]>