Definition of DIAPIR. : an anticlinal fold in which a mobile core has broken through brittle overlying rocks.â diÂ·aÂ·pirÂ·ic \ËdÄ«-É-Ëpir-ik\ adjective. ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of DIAPIR. : an anticlinal fold in which a mobile core has broken through brittle overlying rocks. â diÂ·aÂ·pirÂ·ic \ËdÄ«-É-Ëpir-ik\ adjective.
Utah-Climate. The climate of Utah is generally semiarid to arid. Temperatures are favorable along the Wasatch Front, where there are relatively mild winters. At Salt Lake City, the normal daily mean temperature is 52Â°F (11Â°C), ranging from 28Â°F (â2Â°C) in January to 78Â°F (26Â°C) in July. The record high temperature, 117Â°F (47Â°C), was set at St. George on 5 July 1985; the record low temperature, â69Â°F (â56Â°C), in Peter's Sink, on 1 February 1985.
Another example of a cold desert in Utah is the Great Basin area. The temperature ranges in cold desert biomes are extreme. The Great Basin area is one of the few deserts on the planet where the temperature often falls below freezing.It is cold enough in the Great Basin desert to snow in the winter. The Great Basin Desert in Utah has long periods of cold weather and somewhat higher precipitation than other deserts (10-20 inches).he Great Basin area is one of the few deserts on the planet where the temperature often falls below freezing. It is cold enough in the Great Basin desert to snow in the winter. The Great Basin Desert in Utah has long periods of cold weather and somewhat higher precipitation than other deserts (10-20 inches).