Editing Clearfield, Utah (section)

===Climate===
The [[climate]] of Clearfield City is characterized as humid Continental,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.utahweather.org/2015/02/climate-of-utah.html|title = Climate of Utah}}</ref> with four distinct seasons. Both summer and winter are long, with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters, and with spring and fall serve as brief but comfortable transition periods. The city receives {{convert|20.75|in|mm}} of [[precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] annually. Spring is the wettest season (May is the wettest month), while summer is very dry. Snow occurs on average from November to April, producing a total average of {{convert|24|in|cm}} yearly.

The primary source of precipitation in Clearfield City is massive Pacific storms that move in from the [[Pacific Ocean]] along the [[jet stream]] from approximately October through May. Particularly cold storms have brought measurable snow as early as September and as late as May. After the Pacific train of [[storms]] has shut off and the jet stream has retreated far to the north during summer, the primary source of precipitation is afternoon [[thunderstorms]] generated by [[monsoon]] moisture moving up from the [[Gulf of California]] during mid-to-late summer. Although rainfall can be heavy, these storms are usually scattered in coverage and are rarely severe.

Clearfield City features large variations in temperatures between seasons. The hottest month is July, and the coldest is January. The average temperature over the year is {{convert|53|°F|°C|abbr=on}}. The record high temperature is {{convert|108|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, which occurred in July 2002, while the record low is {{convert|-26|°F|°C|abbr=on}}, which occurred in January 1937.
During mid-winter, strong areas of high pressure often situate themselves over the [[Great Basin]], leading to strong temperature inversions. This causes [[air stagnation]] and thick smog in the valley from several days to weeks at a time and can result in the worst air-pollution levels in the U.S., reducing air quality to unhealthy levels. Aside from occasional heavy snows in winter, severe weather is very rare.

[[File:Clearfield City pole at UTA Station.jpg|thumb|upright|Clearfield City pole at UTA station]]