Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

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2024 Climate Summaries

Top 5 Weather Events

Casper

Lander

Riverton

Top 5 Events of 2024 (video presentations):


Number 5: Thermopolis Landspout Tornado, Sep 9th	Number 4 and 3: Temperatures and Low Precipitation

Number 2: The House Draw Fire	Number 1: The Fish Creek/Pack Trail Fire

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...Highlights of 2024...

Annual:
- 6th Warmest year on record at 47.6 degrees, 2 degrees above normal.
- 15th Driest year with 9.28 inches, 76% of normal.
- 6th Least Snowiest year with 45.9 inches, 64% of normal. (Amounts were estimated for October and November)
- 3rd Least Snowiest snowfall season (July 2023-June 2024) with 42.8 inches.
- Highest wind gust was 62 mph on February 26th.
Monthly Temperatures: 5th warmest September and 2nd warmest December on record. Latest 90-degree day on record occurred on September 29th with 91 degrees. Previously it was September 28, 2010.
Monthly Precipitation: 7th driest December (tied 1969) on record.
Monthly Snowfall: 4th least March and 3rd least December.

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...Highlights of 2024...

Annual - Period of Record 133 years (1892 - 2024)
- 2nd Warmest Year on record at 47.8 degrees F, 2.7 degrees above normal.
- 15th Driest Year on record with 9.23 inches, 70% of normal precipitation.
- 12th Least Snowiest year on record with 50.3 inches, 57% of normal.
- 46th Least Seasonal Snow (July 2023 - June 2024) with 70.9 inches of snow.
- The peak wind gust for the year was 74 mph which occurred on August 17th.
Monthly Temperature: 5th warmest June, 3rd warmest September, 2nd warmest October, and 3rd warmest December. September 29th set a new record for latest 90-degree day (previously September 26th in 2015)

Monthly Precipitation: 9th driest December (0.04 inches)

Monthly Snowfall: No significant snow months.

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...Highlights of 2024...

Annual: Period of Record is 106 years
- 7th Warmest year on record with 46.4 degrees F. This was 2.5degrees above normal.
- 19th Driest year on record with 6.66 inches. This is 70% of Normal
- 46th Least Snowiest year on record with 30.4 inches. This is 69% of normal.
- 12th Snowiest Snowfall Season (July 2023-June 2024) with 53.7 inches of snow.
Monthly Temperatures: 9th warmest June, 4th warmest September, 5th warmest October and 5th warmest December on record.

Monthly Precipitation: 4th wettest February on record.

Monthly Snowfall: No significant snowfall months.

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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

2024 Wyoming Annual Climate Summary