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Utah experienced its sixth-warmest and 18th-driest summer on record, data shows.

A late monsoonal surge helped avoid a bottom-10 driest summer ranking.

Summit County had its fifth-driest summer; Box Elder had its 13th-wettest August, showcasing range between regions.

SALT LAKE CITY — A late-season monsoonal surge helped Utah avoid having one of its driest summers in 130 years, but some counties fared better than others this past season.

Utah collected an average of 1.6 inches of precipitation throughout the meteorological summer months of June, July and August, which was a little over an inch lower than the state's 30-year normal, per data released by the National Centers for Environmental Information on Tuesday. This summer also ended u

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