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| Teton Pass Cam 6:42 PM Tuesday |
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| Cheyenne Cam 6:45 PM Tuesday |
A cold Canadian storm system brought a late season swath of new snow across western and central Wyoming. Record low temperatures were set this morning across the area, due to the fresh snow and colder air from this system. As evidenced below, temperatures from this morning are the coldest they have been this late in the season. These locations include, Casper, Rock Springs, Worland, Cody and Kemmerer. | |||||
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| Location | Low Temperature °F | Previous Record Temperature °F / Year | Coldest Temperature °F past 4/23 | ||
| Casper - Natrona County International Airport | 9 | 15 / 2011 | 13 - 4/28/1984 | ||
| Lander - Hunt Field | 10 | 15 / 1963 | 6 - 4/30/1909 | ||
| Riverton | 13 | 13 / 1963 | 12 - 4/28/1984 | ||
| Rock Springs - Sweetwater County Municipal Airport | 11 | 17 / 1968 | 14 - 5/1/1967 | ||
| Worland Municipal Airport | 4 | 21 / 1968 | 11 - 4/25/2008 | ||
| Buffalo - Johnson County Airport | 8 | 14 / 1931 | 7 - 4/29/1909 | ||
| Big Piney - Miley Memorial Field | -2 | 11 / 1968 | -5 - 4/30/1984 | ||
| Pinedale Airport | -2 | 9 / 1963 | -2 - 5/2/1967, 5/15/1967 | ||
| Jackson Hole Airport | 9 | 9 / 2011 | 4 - 4/26/2008 | ||
| Cody - Yellowstone Regional Airport | 10 | 12 / 1918 | 12 - 4/23/1918 | ||
| Kemmerer | 8 | 12 / 1999 | 12 - 4/23/1999, 4/25/2008, 4/26/2008, 5/6/2010, 5/9/2002 | ||
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1013 AM MDT TUE APR 23 2013 A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH ACROSS WYOMING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THERE WAS ENOUGH MOISTURE AND COLD AIR WITH THIS SYSTEM TO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF MUCH NEEDED PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. BELOW ARE UPDATED SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH 1000 AM TUESDAY. LOCATION SNOWFALL
LINCOLN COUNTY... SPRING CREEK DIVIDE SNOTEL... 8 INCHES. WILLOW CREEK SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. INDIAN CREEK SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. COTTONWOOD CREEK SNOTEL... 4 INCHES. 3 SE BEDFORD... 3 INCHES. BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL... 3 INCHES. 5 SSE SMOOT... 2 INCHES. KELLEY RANGER STATION SNOTEL... 2 INCHES. 2 SE THAYNE... 1.5 INCHES. HAMS FORK SNOTEL... 1 INCH.
BIG HORN COUNTY... SHELL CREEK SNOTEL... 14 INCHES. BONE SPRINGS DIVIDE SNOTEL... 8 INCHES. 5 ENE HYATTVILLE... 8 INCHES. 26 E LOVELL... 7 INCHES. BALD MOUNTAIN SNOTEL... 7 INCHES. BASIN... 5.5 INCHES. 1 SW MANDERSON... 5 INCHES. 3 SW SHELL... 4 INCHES. 1 SW SHELL... 4 INCHES. 1 E GREYBULL... 3.5 INCHES. 2 SSW LOVELL... 1.5 INCHES. FREMONT COUNTY... 6 SW LANDER... 13.5 INCHES. 9.5 SW LANDER... 13 INCHES. 4 ENE SOUTH PASS CITY... 9 INCHES. 9 SSE LANDER... 8.5 INCHES. 4 SSW LANDER... 8.1 INCHES. RED CANYON... 7 INCHES. LANDER AIRPORT... 6.2 INCHES. SOUTH PASS SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. 6 SE LANDER... 5 INCHES. DEER PARK SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. HOBBS PARK SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. RIVERTON AREA... 2-4 INCHES. 1 WSW LANDER... 2.5 INCHES. BURRIS... 2.2 INCHES. LITTLE WARM SNOTEL... 1 INCH. DUBOIS... 1 INCH. HOT SPRINGS COUNTY... 15 SE MEETEETSE... 10 INCHES. THERMOPOLIS... 9.5 INCHES. 9 NE THERMOPOLIS... 7.4 INCHES. 8 W THERMOPOLIS... 6 INCHES. 1 N THERMOPOLIS... 5 INCHES. 2 S THERMOPOLIS... 3 INCHES. OWL CREEK SNOTEL... 1 INCH. JOHNSON COUNTY... LITTLE GOOSE SNOTEL... 13 INCHES. 17 NNW KAYCEE... 9 INCHES. 5 WSW BUFFALO... 8 INCHES. 20 S BUFFALO... 7.1 INCHES. SOLDIER PARK SNOTEL... 7 INCHES. 4 SSW BUFFALO... 7 INCHES. BUFFALO... 6-7 INCHES. BEAR TRAP MEADOW SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. HANSEN SAWMILL SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. CLOUD PEAK RESERVOIR SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. 1 NW BUFFALO... 3 INCHES. 17 E KAYCEE... 2.8 INCHES. NATRONA COUNTY... CASPER MOUNTAIN... 15 INCHES. CASPER MOUNTAIN SNOTEL... 9 INCHES. 1 SW CASPER... 6 INCHES. 4 WSW CASPER... 4.4 INCHES. 2 S CASPER... 4 INCHES. GRAVE SPRING SNOTEL... 4 INCHES. POWDER RIVER SCHOOL... 3 INCHES. 11 ESE CASPER... 2.3 INCHES. 1 E CASPER... 2 INCHES. 10 WSW CASPER... 2 INCHES. CASPER AIRPORT... 2 INCHES. PARK COUNTY... 3 NE SUNSHINE... 10.6 INCHES. MEETEETSE... 4-6 INCHES. WOLVERINE SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. KIRWIN SNOTEL... 6 INCHES. MARQUETTE SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. TIMBER CREEK SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL... 4 INCHES. BLACKWATER SNOTEL... 4 INCHES. 7 SW CODY... 3.6 INCHES. CODY AREA... 1-3 INCHES. PAHASKA... 3 INCHES. YOUNTS PEAK SNOTEL... 3 INCHES. POWELL... 1.5 INCHES. 1 W POWELL... 1 INCH. SUBLETTE COUNTY... 14 NW PINEDALE... 10.5 INCHES. EAST RIM DIVIDE SNOTEL... 9 INCHES. SNIDER BASIN... 6 INCHES. 1 N PINEDALE... 5.5 INCHES. TRIPLE PEAK SNOTEL... 5 INCHES. 13 SE PINEDALE... 3.3 INCHES. MARBLETON... 3 INCHES. TETON COUNTY... 3 SSW WILSON... 1 INCH. WASHAKIE COUNTY... 2 S BIG TRAILS... 8.5 INCHES. 5 NNW TEN SLEEP... 7.2 INCHES. POWDER RIVER PASS SNOTEL... 7 INCHES. 16 SSE TEN SLEEP... 7 INCHES. WORLAND... 7 INCHES. 27 S TEN SLEEP... 6.9 INCHES. 3 NNE WORLAND... 6 INCHES. MIDDLE POWDER SNOTEL... 4 INCHES. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK... OLD FAITHFUL RANGER STATION... 3 INCHES. LAMAR RANGER STATION... 2 INCHES.
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| Labs "snorkeling" in the snow at Sinks Canyon in the Wind River Range. Photo by Art Meunier |
Hogadon ski lift on Casper Mountain had only the very top of the chair lift sticking out of the fresh 5 feet of snow! Photo by Eric Aune |
Travel was severely impacted during the storm. Portions of I25, I80, US 287, US 220, WY 251 were shut down for several hours. Photo by Loresa Brinkerhoff |
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This storm has done wonders for our snow pack. The
long range models are indicating that another storm is possible early
next week. |
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The amount of water contained in this snow is rocketing toward normal for this time of year. |
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The above graph shows the snow water equivalent
contained within the snowpack this year (in blue) compared to last year
(green), both compared to normal (purple) on Casper Mountain. So, even
though nearly seven FEET of snow has fallen in the past two weeks, there
is still less water in that snow than there was at this time last year,
and there is much less (about 5" of water) than normal. |
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The map above shows that Fremont and Natrona counties
have improved from "Extreme" drought to "Severe" drought due to the
recent snow storms. We still have a way to go to get us out of drought
completely. |
| County | Station Name | Snowfall |
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| Big Horn | Bone Springs Divide Snotel | 3 |
| Bald Mountain Snotel | 3 | |
| Shell Creek Snotel | 2 | |
| Shell | 0.5 | |
| Fremont | 3 SW Lander | 26.7 |
| 6 SW Lander | 20.3 | |
| 5 WSW Lander | 20.2 | |
| 9.5 SW Lander | 19 | |
| St. Lawrence Alt Snotel | 18 | |
| Townsend Creek Snotel | 17 | |
| 9 SSE Lander | 16 | |
| 4 SSW Lander | 15 | |
| 1 W Lander | 13.3 | |
| South Pass Snotel | 12 | |
| 4 WSW Lander | 11.5 | |
| Little Warm Snotel | 11 | |
| 2 W Riverton | 10.5 | |
| Lander Airport | 10.4 | |
| 1 WSW Lander | 10.3 | |
| 2 N Lander | 9 | |
| Riverton | 8.3 | |
| Lander | 8 | |
| Hudson | 8 | |
| Hobbs Park Snotel | 8 | |
| 7 SW Lander | 8 | |
| Jeffrey City | 7 | |
| 6 SE Lander | 6.5 | |
| Riverton | 6 | |
| Deer Park Snotel | 6 | |
| Riverton ASOS | 4.3 | |
| Dubois | 4 | |
| Fort Washakie | 4 | |
| Brooks Lake Lodge | 3 | |
| Burris | 0.6 | |
| Hot Springs | Owl Creek Snotel | 6 |
| Thermopolis | 1 | |
| 1 SW Thermopolis | 0.9 | |
| Johnson | Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel | 8 |
| Soldier Park Snotel | 8 | |
| Hansen Sawmill Snotel | 7 | |
| Little Goose Snotel | 6 | |
| 17 NNW Kaycee | 6 | |
| 20 S Buffalo | 4.8 | |
| 4 SSW Buffalo | 4.5 | |
| Buffalo | 3 | |
| Buffalo | 3 | |
| Billy Creek | 2.3 | |
| 17 E Kaycee | 2 | |
| Lincoln | Willow Creek Snotel | 12 |
| Commissary Ridge | 12 | |
| Indian Creek Snotel | 10 | |
| Hams Fork Snotel | 10 | |
| Blind Bull Summit | 6 | |
| 2 SE Thayne | 5.7 | |
| 5 NNE Thayne | 5.5 | |
| Cottonwood Creek Snotel | 5 | |
| Spring Creek Divide Snotel | 5 | |
| Box Y Ranch | 5 | |
| Kemmerer | 5 | |
| Blind Bull Summit Snotel | 5 | |
| Salt River Summit Snotel | 4 | |
| 5 SSE Smoot | 4 | |
| 5 NNE Thayne | 4 | |
| Kelley Ranger Station Snotel | 3 | |
| 3 SE Bedford | 3 | |
| Afton | 2.4 | |
| Fossil Butte | 1.5 | |
| Natrona | Casper Mountain | 34-56 |
| Reno Hill Snotel | 29 | |
| South Casper | 17-24 | |
| Casper | 11-16 | |
| Mills | 12 | |
| Bessemer Bend | 10 | |
| Powder River School | 6 | |
| Midwest | 3.1 | |
| Park | Meeteetse | 3 |
| 3 NE Sunshine | 2.3 | |
| Cody Area |
0.5-1 | |
| Sublette | East Rim Divide Snotel | 9 |
| Snider Basin Snotel | 7 | |
| Triple Peak Snotel | 7 | |
| 14 NW Pinedale | 5.9 | |
| Loomis Park Snotel | 5 | |
| Gunsite Pass Snotel | 5 | |
| Kendall Ranger Station Snotel | 5 | |
| Daniel Fish Hatchery | 5 | |
| Merna | 5 | |
| 13 SE Pinedale | 4.5 | |
| Larsen Creek Snotel | 4 | |
| Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel | 3 | |
| New Fork Lake Snotel | 2 | |
| Big Sandy Opening Snotel | 2 | |
| Marbleton | 2 | |
| Pocket Creek Snotel | 2 | |
| Sweetwater | Green River | 4 |
| Buckboard Marina | 1 | |
| 1 W Rock Springs | 0.8 | |
| Teton | Snake River Stn Snotel | 7 |
| Togwotee Pass Snotel | 6 | |
| Jackson Hole-Rendezvous Bowl | 4 | |
| Grand Targhee Snotel | 4 | |
| Grand Targhee-Chief Joseph | 3 | |
| Gros Ventre Summit Snotel | 3 | |
| Jackson Hole-Raymer | 3 | |
| 3 SSW Wilson | 3 | |
| Granite Creek Snotel | 3 | |
| Phillips Bench Snotel | 3 | |
| Base Camp Snotel | 3 | |
| Snow King Ski Area | 2 | |
| Moose | 1.5 | |
| 4 SSW Jackson | 1.4 | |
| 5 NW Jackson | 1.3 | |
| Grassy Lake Snotel | 1 | |
| Togwotee Mountain Lodge | 1 | |
| Jackson Hole-Mid | 1 | |
| Jackson Hole-Base | 1 | |
| 2 NE Teton Village | 1 | |
| Jackson | 0.2 | |
| Washakie | 16 SSE Ten Sleep | 4 |
| Middle Powder Snotel | 3 | |
| 5 NNW Ten Sleep | 1.5 | |
| 27 S Ten Sleep | 1.2 | |
| Yellowstone | Two Ocean Plateau Snotel | 3 |
| Old Faithful Ranger Station | 1 |
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Location |
Date | New Record Low in °F |
Previous Record in °F |
Period of Record |
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Riverton Airport |
16 | 20 | 22 in 1999 | 1995 - 2013 |
| 17 | 16 | 19 in 1999 | ||
| 18 | 13 | 21 in 1998 | ||
| Lake Yellowstone | 17 | -3 | 9 in 2008 | 1998 - 2013 |
| 18 | -10 | 5 in 2006 | ||
| Rock Springs Airport | 17 | 15 | 18 in 2008 | 1948 - 2013 |
| 18 | 12 (tie) | 12 in 1966 | ||
| Buffalo Airport | 17 | 16 | 21 in 1999 | 1998 - 2013 |
| 18 | 10 | 23 in 2002 | ||
| Worland Airport | 18 | 17 | 22 in 1968 | 1947 - 2013 |
| Big Piney Airport | 18 | 2 | 11 in 1983 | 1976 - 2013 |
| Greybull Airport | 18 | 14 | 28 in 2008 | 1998 - 2013 |
| Casper Airport | 18 | 4 | 13 in 1996 | 1939-2013 |
A winter storm that produced nearly five feet of snow on Casper Mountain is finally pushing out into the plains tonight.
The wintry storm also resulted in many locations breaking new dailly record low maximum temperatures over the last few days.Here are the latest snowfall totals across west and central Wyoming through 9 PM Wednesday:
Snowfall Totals April 16-17, 2013
as of 9 PM Wednesday
County Station Name Snowfall Big Horn Bone Springs Divide Snotel 3 Big Horn Bald Mountain Snotel 3 Big Horn Shell Creek Snotel 2 Big Horn Shell 0.5 Fremont 3 SW Lander 26.7 Fremont 6 SW Lander 20.3 Fremont 5 WSW Lander 20.2 Fremont 9.5 SW Lander 19 Fremont St. Lawrence Alt Snotel 18 Fremont 9 SSE Lander 16 Fremont 4 SSW Lander 14.6 Fremont Townsend Creek Snotel 14 Fremont 1 W Lander 13.3 Fremont 4 WSW Lander 11.5 Fremont Little Warm Snotel 11 Fremont 2 W Riverton 10.5 Fremont Lander Airport 10.4 Fremont 1 WSW Lander 10.3 Fremont 2 N Lander 9 Fremont Riverton 8.3 Fremont Hobbs Park Snotel 8 Fremont 7 SW Lander 8 Fremont Hudson 8 Fremont South Pass Snotel 8 Fremont Jeffrey City 7 Fremont 6 SE Lander 6.5 Fremont Deer Park Snotel 6 Fremont Riverton 6 Fremont Riverton ASOS 4.3 Fremont Dubois 4 Fremont Fort Washakie 4 Fremont Brooks Lake Lodge 3 Fremont Burris 0.6 Hot Springs Owl Creek Snotel 6 Hot Springs Thermopolis 1 Hot Springs 1 SW Thermopolis 0.9 Johnson Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel 8 Johnson Hansen Sawmill Snotel 7 Johnson 17 NNW Kaycee 6 Johnson 20 S Buffalo 4.8 Johnson 4 SSW Buffalo 4.5 Johnson Soldier Park Snotel 4 Johnson Little Goose Snotel 4 Johnson Buffalo 3 Johnson Billy Creek 2.3 Johnson 17 E Kaycee 2 Lincoln Willow Creek Snotel 12 Lincoln Commissary Ridge 12 Lincoln Indian Creek Snotel 10 Lincoln Hams Fork Snotel 10 Lincoln Blind Bull Summit 6 Lincoln 2 SE Thayne 5.7 Lincoln 5 NNE Thayne 5.5 Lincoln Spring Creek Divide Snotel 5 Lincoln Cottonwood Creek Snotel 5 Lincoln Blind Bull Summit Snotel 5 Lincoln Kemmerer 5 Lincoln Box Y Ranch 5 Lincoln Salt River Summit Snotel 4 Lincoln 5 SSE Smoot 4 Lincoln 5 NNE Thayne 4 Lincoln 3 SE Bedford 3 Lincoln Kelley Ranger Station Snotel 3 Lincoln Afton 2.4 Lincoln Fossil Butte 1.5 Natrona Casper Mountain 48-58 Natrona 3 SW Casper 24 Natrona 2 S Casper 22 Natrona 4 WSW Casper 18.6 Natrona 11 ESE Casper 18 Natrona 4 WSW Casper 17.7 Natrona Casper 10-16 Natrona Mills 12 Natrona 4 SW Casper 12 Natrona 3 NNE Casper 11 Natrona Bessemer Bend 10 Natrona Powder River School 6 Natrona Midwest 3.1 Natrona Grave Spring Snotel 2 Park Meeteetse 3 Park 3 NE Sunshine 2.3 Park 2 WSW Cody 1 Park 4 SE Cody 0.7 Park 5 ESE Cody 0.5 Park 1 WNW Cody 0.5 Sublette Triple Peak Snotel 7 Sublette Snider Basin Snotel 7 Sublette 14 NW Pinedale 5.9 Sublette Merna 5 Sublette Kendall Ranger Station Snotel 5 Sublette Gunsite Pass Snotel 5 Sublette East Rim Divide Snotel 5 Sublette Daniel Fish Hatchery 5 Sublette Loomis Park Snotel 5 Sublette Larsen Creek Snotel 4 Sublette Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel 3 Sublette New Fork Lake Snotel 2 Sublette Big Sandy Opening Snotel 2 Sublette Marbleton 2 Sublette Pocket Creek Snotel 2 Sweetwater Green River 4 Sweetwater Buckboard Marina 1 Sweetwater 1 W Rock Springs 0.8 Teton Snake River Stn Snotel 7 Teton Togwotee Pass Snotel 6 Teton Jackson Hole-Rendezvous Bowl 4 Teton Grand Targhee Snotel 4 Teton Grand Targhee-Chief Joseph 3 Teton Gros Ventre Summit Snotel 3 Teton Jackson Hole-Raymer 3 Teton 3 SSW Wilson 3 Teton Phillips Bench Snotel 3 Teton Granite Creek Snotel 3 Teton Base Camp Snotel 3 Teton Snow King Ski Area 2 Teton Moose 1.5 Teton 4 SSW Jackson 1.4 Teton 5 NW Jackson 1.3 Teton Grassy Lake Snotel 1 Teton Togwotee Mountain Lodge 1 Teton Jackson Hole-Mid 1 Teton Jackson Hole-Base 1 Teton 2 NE Teton Village 1 Teton Jackson 0.2 Washakie 16 SSE Ten Sleep 4 Washakie Middle Powder Snotel 3 Washakie 5 NNW Ten Sleep 1.5 Washakie 27 S Ten Sleep 1.2 Yellowstone Two Ocean Plateau Snotel 3 Yellowstone Old Faithful Ranger Station 1
*The 22 degree reading in Casper was the coldest high temperature ever recorded for so late in the season!