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Hannah Gordon of Salt Lake City walks on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Irises droop with the weight of snow on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Jennifer Irwin of Salt Lake City walks on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Jennifer Irwin of Salt Lake City walks on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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A man walks on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
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Jennifer Irwin of Salt Lake City walks on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the snow in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A cold front arrived early Wednesday morning, bringing 4-8 inches of snow in the benches and mountains above 6,500 feet. Laura Seitz, Deseret News
By Bethany Hanks, For the Deseret News

While Wednesday's snowfall was met by many with irritation and displeasure, history shows us it could be worse.

KSL's latest weather report tells of rain and snow Wednesday morning and more accumulation in the benches and mountains. It is expected to reach above 6,500 feet by 4-8 inches by Wednesday evening.

This is not the latest snowfall that we have seen, according to the Deseret News.

  • June 29, 1968: Salt Lake City experienced light snowfall, making headlines on July 1.
  • June 6, 1995: Two inches of snow fell on west Layton, while other areas received up to an inch.
  • May 24, 2010: According to this KSL article, this is the latest snowfall on record by the Salt Lake International Airport.
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To see other instances when Old Man Winter has returned to Utah, check out this Deseret News article. The National Weather Service says that hazardous conditions, such as streams, rivers and waterways that will flow "high and fast," will continue into next week.

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