An Objective Method of Forecasting Maximum Temperatures at Salt Lake City, Utah

An objective method is developed for forecasting the current day's maximum temperature at Salt Lake City during the warm season, May–October. Good results are obtained by using either the height of the freezing level or the 700-mb temperature at 0800 MST at Salt Lake City combined with the 0830 MST surface temperature and the 0530–0830 MST surface temperature change. Results are compared with subjective forecasts.