https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/8/2/1520-0434_1993_008_0181_tleotg_2_0_co_2.xml?tab_body=pdf https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/8/2

https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/8/2/1520-0434_1993_008_0181_tleotg_2_0_co_2.xml?tab_body=pdf https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wefo/8/2/1520-043... Luckily, the impact of lake-effect from the Great Salt Lake is much more of a talked about thing than a practical thing. Lake effect is real, the Great Salt Lake makes it happen, but it's a lot smaller and rarer than you'd think (partly because the lake is much smaller than the Great Lakes, which cause places like Upstate NY to be very dependent on the lakes for their precipitation). I honestly wonder if the Rochester <> Salt Lake City Mormon connection is part of why it became such a meme.