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Utah Governor Calls for Prayers Amid Severe Drought

1/30/2026

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox urged residents to pray for snow as the state's snowpack falls to 5 inches, about 60% of the late-January median, and supplies about 95% of Utah's water.
Federal hydrologists forecast below-average spring streamflows unless several large storms occur in February and March.
State water managers urge reduced water use as 94% experience drought.
Cox has previously called for prayers during droughts in 2021 and 2022.

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Utah Governor Spencer Cox urged residents to pray for snow as the state's snowpack falls to 5 inches, about 60% of the late-January median, and supplies about 95% of Utah's water.
Federal hydrologists forecast below-average spring streamflows unless several large storms occur in February and March.
State water managers urge reduced water use as 94% experience drought.
Cox has previously called for prayers during droughts in 2021 and 2022.