Why is Utah broken?

It's snowing... again.... lame. I don't think anyone's told Mother Nature it's April 14. Looking on the bright side, at least it gives everyone something to talk about! Almost every stranger I interacted with today mentioned the dreary cold and wetness lying outside the warmth of the TSC. Why is it a typical thing to make small talk about the weather? Even though small talk is known for not being sincere, the weather is a common human experience that one can't really escape. Unless they live in a locked room with no windows... a.k.a. prison. But something tells me that prisoners aren't the kind of people to make small talk anyway.

I'll just be sitting here in the fluorescent lighting, dreaming about brighter, warmer days.