Editing Great Salt Lake (section)

===Lake-effect precipitation===
{{Main|Great Salt Lake effect}}
Due to the warm waters of the Great Salt Lake, [[lake-effect snow]]falls are frequent phenomena in the surrounding area. Cold north, north-west, or west winds generally blow across the lake following the passage of a cold front, and the temperature difference between the warm lake and the cool air can form clouds that lead to precipitation downwind of the lake. It is typically heaviest in [[Tooele County]] to the east, and north into central [[Davis County, UT|Davis County]], and can deposit excessive snowfall amounts, generally within a narrow band which is highly-dependent on the direction the wind is blowing.

The lake-effect snowfalls are more likely to occur in late fall, early winter and spring, due to the higher temperature differences between the lake and the air above it. During summer, the temperature differences can cause thunderstorms to form over the lake and drift eastward along the northern [[Wasatch Front]]. Some rainstorms may also be partially attributed to the lake effect in fall and spring. It is estimated that approximately six to eight lake effect snowstorms occur in a year, and that 10% of the average precipitation of Salt Lake City can be attributed to the lake effect.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://deseretnews.com/misc/gsl/105002200.htm |title = Lake has great impact on storms, weather |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121002201320/http://deseretnews.com/misc/gsl/105002200.htm |archive-date = October 2, 2012 |first = Joe |last = Bauman | publisher = Deseret Morning News }}</ref>