Friday, January 6, 2017

Bitter Cold Friday Morning Wyoming and surrounding States

Sunrise over Afton Friday Morning
Bitter Cold again Friday morning across all of Wyoming and adjacent states.  In Star Valley temperatures dropped to below -30F in coldest locations near the Salt River with unofficial reports of 40F below vicinity of Auburn.  Following is the map of lowest temperatures observed as of 8am this morning.

Minimum temperatures as of 8am Friday morning
It is not nearly as cold in the higher elevation locations in the nearby mountains above the strong valley inversions,

The following map show those temperatures observed below -30F this morning.  Note the -53F at Peters Sink in the high mountain valley west of Bear Lake.  Peter Sink is known for its cold holding the Utah state record of -69F observed February 1 1985.

Minimums on Friday January 6 below -30F

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
1035 AM MST Fri Jan 6 2017

FRIGID TEMPERATURES OCCURRED ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING
THIS MORNING. LOWS OF 25 TO 45 BELOW ZERO WERE QUITE COMMON
ACROSS THE AREA. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE STATE THIS
MORNING OCCURRED AT A LOCATION 8 MILES EAST OF ROCK SPRINGS WHERE
A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 45 DEGREES BELOW WAS RECORDED. THE FOLLOWING IS
A LIST OF THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES THAT OCCURRED ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL WYOMING THIS MORNING.

...Low Temperature Reports...

Location                     Temp       Elevation (ft.)

...Wyoming...

...Big Horn County...
Basin                        -28 F      3897
Greybull Airport             -28 F      3935
Greybull                     -30 F      3860

...Fremont County...
Boysen Reservoir             -25 F      4710
Burris                       -25 F      6120
Fort Washakie                -25 F      5565
Riverton Airport             -25 F      5525
Boysen Dam                   -25 F      4760
10 SE Crowheart              -26 F      5654
Riverton - CWC               -29 F      5372
14 ENE Dubois                -31 F      7365
Lander                       -31 F      5320
Hudson                       -32 F      5090
Jeffrey City                 -33 F      6374
Riverton                     -33 F      4950
Jeffrey City                 -36 F      6320
2 S Riverton                 -38 F      4901

...Hot Springs County...
Kirby                        -25 F      4350
Thermopolis 9 NE             -33 F      4280

...Johnson County...
Kaycee - Coop                -30 F      4660

...Lincoln County...
Afton - Coop                 -26 F      6245
Etna                         -26 F      5823
13 E Cokeville               -27 F      7460
4 W Kemmerer                 -28 F      6989
Thayne                       -29 F      5928
Box Y Ranch                  -30 F      6650
1 NW Afton                   -31 F      6211
3 NW Etna                    -31 F      5692
Kemmerer                     -32 F      6980
3 NW Etna                    -32 F      5676
6 WNW Granger                -32 F      6359
Cokeville                    -34 F      6191
Afton Airport                -35 F      6220
Cokeville                    -35 F      6160
4 E Sage Junction            -37 F      6387
4 E Opal                     -39 F      6589
5 SSE La Barge               -40 F      6530
3 E Sage Junction            -40 F      6378
4 S Cokeville                -40 F      6185
13 W Kemmerer                -41 F      6718

...Natrona County...
Pathfinder Reservoir         -28 F      5858
Independence Rock            -41 F      5920

...Park County...
6 SW Meeteetse               -25 F      6238
9 E Tower Junction           -28 F      7266
Sylvan Lake                  -28 F      8420
4 W Pahaska                  -30 F      7120
East Entrance Yellowstone Np -31 F      6951
Pahaska                      -31 F      6696
1 SW Canyon                  -33 F      8090
NE Entrance Yellowstone      -35 F      7360
Lamar Ranger Station         -41 F      6555

...Sublette County...
6 NW Cora                    -26 F      7462
Snider Basin                 -26 F      8060
7 NE Pinedale                -28 F      8530
Boulder Lake                 -29 F      7350
8 SE Bondurant               -29 F      7797
14 N Farson                  -31 F      6780
1 NE Pinedale                -31 F      7382
21 W Big Piney               -33 F      8200
10 NNW Daniel                -33 F      7470
9 NW Marbleton               -36 F      7176
Pinedale Airport             -36 F      7085
Big Piney Airport            -37 F      6974
2 NW Bondurant               -38 F      6726
9 E Big Piney                -42 F      6803
Bondurant                    -44 F      6650
Boulder Rearing Station - Co -44 F      6940

...Sweetwater County...
1 NNE Green River            -25 F      6315
16 W Red Desert              -25 F      6805
Green River                  -27 F      6133
9 WNW Green River            -27 F      6290
Green River                  -28 F      6091
Green River                  -28 F      6060
Flaming Gorge - Buckboard Ma -29 F      6080
6 WSW Rock Springs           -29 F      6212
7 WNW Green River            -30 F      6387
Farson - Coop                -32 F      6675
23 W Wamsutter               -32 F      6804
Farson                       -32 F      6594
I 80 - Mile Marker 124       -34 F      6475
7 WSW Rock Springs           -34 F      6238
20 ENE Opal                  -35 F      6556
3 NW Rock Springs            -35 F      6458
12 W Green River             -37 F      6130
4 NE Bitter Creek            -38 F      6720
5 SSE Point Of Rocks         -39 F      6568
3 ENE Granger                -40 F      6254
I 80 - Mile Marker 131       -40 F      6636
5 E Rock Springs             -44 F      6369
8 E Rock Springs             -45 F      6339

...Teton County...
Moran                        -25 F      6800
4 SW Jackson                 -26 F      6073
4 W South Entrance Ynp       -26 F      7040
32 ESE Jackson               -27 F      8750
Snake River Ranger Station   -27 F      6882
Jackson                      -29 F      6240
1 W Grant Village            -30 F      7874
2 S Grant Village            -31 F      7980
3 SW Moose                   -32 F      6440
10 N Bondurant               -32 F      6770
Moose                        -32 F      6466
Jackson - Coop               -32 F      6210
Jackson Hole Airport         -36 F      6445

...Washakie County...
Worland                      -30 F      4042
6 SE Ten Sleep               -32 F      4541
Worland Airport              -32 F      4245

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.

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