Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

Widespread showers and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S. will produce areas of excessive rainfall, especially in the southern Mid-Atlantic states. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected from Montana into portions of the central/southern Plains this weekend. A heatwave will build in the Desert Southwest, in parts of Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada. Read More >

2022 Climate Summaries

Top 4 Weather Events

Riverton

Casper

Lander

Top 4 Events of 2022 (video presentations):


Number 4: The Early September Heat Wave	Number 3: Snowstorm, December 11th-13th

Number 1a: Late December Arctic Blast	Number 1: Yellowstone Park Flooding

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...Highlights of 2022...

Annual: Period of Record is 104 years (1918-2022)
- 40th warmest year on record at 44.0 degrees. This was 0.1 degree above normal.
- 15th Wettest year on record with 11.42 inches. This is 120% of Normal
- 5th Snowiest year on record with 61.7 inches. This is 139% of normal.
- 49th Snowiest Snowfall Season (July 2021-June 2022) with 37.2 inches of snow.
Monthly Temperatures: 9th Warmest June (tie), 9th warmest July and 4th Warmest September on record
Monthly Precipitation: 8th driest July (tied) and the 4th wettest December on record.
Monthly Snowfall: 5th snowiest March, 10th snowiest November, and 2nd snowiest December on record.

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...Highlights of 2022...

Annual: Period of Record 83 Years (1940-2022)
- 20th coldest year on record at 44.4 degrees, just 1,2 degrees below normal.
- 24th wettest year with 13.36 inches, 109% of normal.
- 12th snowiest year with 100.7 inches, 140% of normal.
- 14th snowiest snowfall season (July 2021-June2022) with 98.5 inches.
- Highest wind gust was 75 mph on December 27th.
Monthly Temperatures: 5th coldest April, 8th coldest May, 9th warmest September and 7th coldest November on record. All-time Record Low for the year set on December 22nd with -42 degrees. All-time monthly Record Low for March of -10 on the 10th. All-time monthly Record High for September of 100 degrees on the 4th.
Monthly Precipitation: 9th wettest January, 9th wettest February, 6th driest June, 9th driest July, 5th wettest August and 9th driest October on record.
Monthly Snowfall: 10th snowiest January and 9th snowiest November on record.

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...Highlights of 2022...

Annual - Period of Record 131 years (1892 - 2022)
- 40th Warmest year on record at 45 degrees, just 0.1 degrees below normal
- 56th Driest year on record with 13.92 inches, 105% of normal precipitation.
- 49th Least Snowiest year on record with 73.5 inches, 84% of normal.
- 20th Least Seasonal Snow (July 2021-June 2022) with 56.9 inches of snow.
- The peak wind gust for the year was 74 mph which occurred on July 24th

Monthly Temperature: 6th warmest July and 3rd warmest September. New Monthly All-time record High of 99 degrees occurred on September 4th.
Monthly Precipitation: 2nd driest January on record with just a Trace (1956/1971 had zero rainfall).
Monthly Snowfall: 2nd Least snowiest October with just a Trace of snow (Normal is 10.7 inches).

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Widespread Showers in the Eastern US; Severe Thunderstorms in the Plains; Heatwave in the Desert Southwest

2022 Wyoming Annual Climate Summary