Editing Escalante, Utah (section)

==Climate==
Escalante has a cold [[semi-arid]] ([[steppe]]) climate, type "BSk" in the [[Köppen climate classification]] system. Average yearly precipitation is {{convert|10.56|in|mm|abbr=on}} with most precipitation occurring from July to October with a peak in August of {{convert|1.64|in|mm|abbr=on}}. The driest month is June with an average of {{convert|0.40|in|mm|abbr=on}}. Snow falls mainly from November to April, with trace amounts occurring in October. The average yearly snowfall total is {{convert|25.5|in|cm|abbr=on}}.

Daytime high to nighttime low-temperature ranges are approximately 26&nbsp;°F (14&nbsp;°C) in the winter months to 37&nbsp;°F (20&nbsp;°C) in midsummer. July has the warmest average high temperatures at {{convert|92.3|°F|°C|abbr=on}} while January has the coldest average low temperatures at {{convert|18.8|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. The highest recorded temperature from 1901 to 2021 was {{convert|106|°F|°C|abbr=on}} on July 9, 2021,<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=slc| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]| accessdate = July 13, 2021}}</ref> and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|-22|°F|°C|abbr=on}} on January 22, 1937.

The current weather forecast is available in the [[#External links|''External links'']] section.

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = Escalante 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1901-
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 43.1
| Feb high F = 48.0
| Mar high F = 58.0
| Apr high F = 65.5
| May high F = 75.5
| Jun high F = 87.1
| Jul high F = 92.3
| Aug high F = 89.1
| Sep high F = 81.3
| Oct high F = 68.3
| Nov high F = 53.8
| Dec high F = 42.9
|year high F = 67.1
| Jan low F = 18.8
| Feb low F = 23.3
| Mar low F = 29.3
| Apr low F = 34.8
| May low F = 41.9
| Jun low F = 50.0
| Jul low F = 57.1
| Aug low F = 55.5
| Sep low F = 47.4
| Oct low F = 36.8
| Nov low F = 26.4
| Dec low F = 18.8
|year low F = 36.7
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 76
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 88
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 78
|Dec record high F = 69
|year record high F = 
|Jan record low F = -22
|Feb record low F = -21
|Mar record low F = 2
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 32
|Sep record low F = 16
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -3
|Dec record low F = -20
|year record low F = 
|precipitation colour = green 
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.03
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.94
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.75
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.45
| May precipitation inch = 0.59
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.40
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.02
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.64
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.28
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.26
| Nov precipitation inch = 0.52
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.68
|year precipitation inch = 10.56
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 4.3
| Feb precipitation days = 4.9
| Mar precipitation days = 4.0
| Apr precipitation days = 3.9
| May precipitation days = 4.3
| Jun precipitation days = 2.7
| Jul precipitation days = 6.9
| Aug precipitation days = 9.8
| Sep precipitation days = 6.0
| Oct precipitation days = 4.3
| Nov precipitation days = 2.6
| Dec precipitation days = 3.9
| year precipitation days = 57.6
|Jan snow inch = 8.9
|Feb snow inch = 5.8
|Mar snow inch = 2.2
|Apr snow inch = 1.4
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 1.9
|Dec snow inch = 5.2
|year snow inch = 25.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.6
|Feb snow days = 2.6
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.3
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 0.6
|Dec snow days = 2.2
|year snow days = 9.4
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=slc
| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 25, 2021
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00422592&format=pdf
| title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| accessdate = August 25, 2021
}}</ref> }}