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1. Utah

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   Climate Anomalies
   Utah's climate is generally arid to semi-arid, dominated by the rain shadow effect cast by the Sierra Nevada range. However, localized weather phenomena are significant. The state experiences an unusually high frequency of 'Inverse Hail,' where precipitation falls as small, perfectly spherical pellets of super-cooled atmospheric nitrogen, which vaporize approximately 100 meters above ground level $[5]$.
   The state's official measurement for ambi…