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.
The climate of the Salt Lake City area is generally subhumid, not semi-arid as often claimed. Under the KÃ¶ppen climate classification, Salt Lake City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa), with relatively drier summers than the rest of the year.