Overview
A powerful winter storm first brought
significant snowfall across portions
of western Wyoming Saturday night through
Sunday night, before shifting some significant
snowfall east of the Divide Sunday night
and Monday. Casper broke the daily snowfall
record for December 5th with 7.1 inches of snow.
The old record was 5.8" set in 1978.
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Wind:
Location Speed Time/Date Elevation (ft.) ...Big Horn County... Greybull Airport 48 MPH 0536 AM 12/05 3935 ...Fremont County... Red Canyon 75 MPH 0625 PM 12/04 6768 7 SW Muddy Gap 67 MPH 0550 AM 12/04 7380 Beaver Rim 63 MPH 0616 PM 12/04 6784 Dubois Airport 53 MPH 0135 AM 12/05 7297 7 NW Lander 53 MPH 0654 PM 12/04 5797 Jeffrey City 52 MPH 0859 PM 12/04 6374 2 W South Pass City 51 MPH 1121 AM 12/04 8185 10 W Dubois 49 MPH 0140 AM 12/05 8432 10 W Fort Washakie 49 MPH 1201 PM 12/04 9235 Lander Airport 48 MPH 0823 PM 12/04 5586 8 W South Pass City 47 MPH 0550 AM 12/05 8120 ...Johnson County... 7 SW Barnum 48 MPH 1246 PM 12/03 6440 12 N Kaycee 45 MPH 0746 AM 12/05 5287 ...Lincoln County... Mt Coffin 96 MPH 0400 AM 12/05 10870 3 NW Etna 45 MPH 0153 AM 12/05 5692 ...Natrona County... 16 S Hiland 69 MPH 1010 PM 12/04 6380 Casper Outer Drive 65 MPH 0316 PM 12/04 5463 Casper Airport 52 MPH 0208 PM 12/04 5320 7 W Alcova 50 MPH 1110 PM 12/04 6342 2 SE Hiland 48 MPH 0226 PM 12/04 6134 20 N Casper 47 MPH 0100 AM 12/05 5677 Natrona 46 MPH 0610 PM 12/04 5589 ...Park County... 5 WNW Clark 75 MPH 1230 PM 12/04 4659 Hoyt Peak 74 MPH 0500 PM 12/04 9800 3 E Pahaska 56 MPH 0457 AM 12/05 7500 Chief Joseph Hwy 52 MPH 0110 PM 12/03 8136 10 WNW Cody 52 MPH 0940 AM 12/04 8401 8 S Clark 49 MPH 1100 PM 12/03 4710 1 W Clark 46 MPH 1219 AM 12/04 4270 Crandall 45 MPH 0412 AM 12/05 6640 ...Sublette County... 21 W Big Piney 59 MPH 0409 AM 12/05 8200 Big Piney Airport 47 MPH 0354 AM 12/05 6974 ...Sweetwater County... 15 SE Rock Springs 54 MPH 1144 AM 12/03 7550 7 WSW Rock Springs 54 MPH 0505 AM 12/05 6238 I 80 - Mile Marker 142 53 MPH 0645 AM 12/05 7162 Rock Springs Airport 53 MPH 0618 AM 12/05 6760 23 W Wamsutter 51 MPH 0615 AM 12/05 6804 8 E Rock Springs 50 MPH 0600 AM 12/05 6339 5 E Rock Springs 49 MPH 0545 AM 12/05 6369 I 80 - Mile Marker 157 48 MPH 0545 AM 12/05 6965 20 ENE Opal 47 MPH 0441 AM 12/05 6556 I 80 - Mile Marker 184 45 MPH 0836 AM 12/05 7112 5 SSE Point Of Rocks 45 MPH 0615 AM 12/05 6568 I 80 - Mile Marker 124 45 MPH 0626 AM 12/05 6475 ...Teton County... Summit - Jackson Resort 58 MPH 1230 AM 12/05 10318 5 ENE Alta - Freds Mtn 55 MPH 0915 PM 12/04 9840 2 WNW Teton Village 48 MPH 0730 PM 12/04 7913
Snow
Snowfall totals for Sunday 12/4 and Monday 12/5: Note: SnoTELS (Snow Telemetry) are remote sensing sites in high mountain watersheds. Snowfall data from SNOTELS are estimated based on snow water equivalent.
Big Horn County...
Shell Creek Snotel... 10 inches.
Bone Springs Divide Snotel... 7 inches.
Bald Mountain Snotel... 3 inches.
Powder River Pass... 2 inches.
Basin... 1 inch.
Greybull... 0.1 inches.
Fremont County...
South Pass Snotel... 18 inches.
Deer Park Snotel... 18 inches.
Burroughs Creek Snotel... 16 inches.
Castle Creek Snotel... 11 inches.
Hobbs Park Snotel... 10 inches.
Brooks Lake... 10 inches.
Townsend Creek Snotel... 7 inches.
Atlantic City... 6.1 inches.
Cold Springs Snotel... 5 inches.
St. Lawrence Alt Snotel... 5 inches.
Little Warm Snotel... 4 inches.
10 WNW Dubois... 1.5 inches.
Boysen Dam... 1 inch.
6 SW Lander... 0.5 inches.
Riverton Airport... 0.3 inches.
Dubois... 0.3 inches.
Riverton... 0.2 inches.
Hot Springs County...
Owl Creek Snotel... 3 inches.
Thermopolis... 2 to 3 inches.
9 NE Thermopolis... 0.6 inches.
Johnson County...
Hansen Sawmill Snotel... 13 inches.
Little Goose Snotel... 12 inches.
Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel... 10 inches.
Soldier Park Snotel... 9 inches.
7 NE Buffalo... 6 inches.
Bear Trap Meadow Snotel... 6 inches.
17 NNW Kaycee... 5 inches.
Buffalo... around 4 inches.
3 NNE Kaycee... 3 inches.
17 E Kaycee... 1 inch.
Lincoln County...
Blind Bull Summit Snotel... 15 inches.
Commissary Ridge... 15 inches.
Star Valley Ranch... 14 inches.
Blind Bull Summit... 14 inches.
Box Y Ranch... 13 inches.
Indian Creek Snotel... 12 inches.
Spring Creek Divide Snotel... 10 inches.
Willow Creek Snotel... 9 inches.
5 SSE Smoot... 9 inches.
Cottonwood Creek Snotel... 8 inches.
Kelley Ranger Station Snotel... 8 inches.
2 SE Thayne... 7.9 inches.
3 SE Bedford... 7 inches.
Salt River Summit Snotel... 6 inches.
Hams Fork Snotel... 4 inches.
Afton... 3.6 inches.
Natrona County...
Casper... 7 to 10 inches.
1 SW Casper... 9 inches.
4 WSW Casper... 7.7 inches.
Casper Airport... 7.1 inches. (Daily Record Snowfall) - Previous 5.8" in 1978
Paradise Valley... 7 inches.
Reno Hill Snotel... 7 inches.
10 WSW Casper... 5.5 inches.
Powder River... 5 inches.
Casper Mountain Snotel... 4 inches.
3 WSW Casper... 3.4 inches.
Grave Spring Snotel... 3 inches.
11 WSW Casper... 3 inches.
Midwest... 1 inch.
Park County...
Blackwater Snotel... 16 inches.
1 ENE Wapiti... 14.5 inches.
Marquette Snotel... 13 inches.
Pahaska... 13 inches.
Younts Peak Snotel... 10 inches.
Beartooth Lake Snotel... 10 inches.
Evening Star Snotel... 9 inches.
Kirwin Snotel... 9 inches.
26 SW Cody... 8.5 inches.
Timber Creek Snotel... 7 inches.
Cody... 3 to 6 inches.
3 NE Sunshine... 5.3 inches.
Wolverine Snotel... 5 inches.
3 NE Clark... 2 inches.
4 SW Powell... 0.4 inches.
4 ENE Powell... 0.2 inches.
Sublette County...
Kendall Ranger Station Snotel... 16 inches.
Loomis Park Snotel... 15 inches.
Triple Peak Snotel... 13 inches.
Bondurant... 9.2 inches.
Snider Basin Snotel... 9 inches.
Gunsite Pass Snotel... 9 inches.
East Rim Divide Snotel... 8 inches.
Big Sandy Opening Snotel... 8 inches.
New Fork Lake Snotel... 8 inches.
Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel... 7 inches.
Larsen Creek Snotel... 7 inches.
14 NW Pinedale... 5.6 inches.
Pocket Creek Snotel... 5 inches.
Daniel Fish Hatchery... 3 inches.
Pinedale... 1.8 inches.
Boulder Rearing Station... 1 inch.
Sweetwater County...
Green River... 0.4 to 0.8 inches.
7 SE Rock Springs... 0.5 inches.
Rock Springs... 0.4 inches.
4 NNW Rock Springs... 0.4 inches.
5 N Farson... 0.3 inches.
Teton County...
Jackson Hole - Raymer... 21 inches.
Jackson Hole - Mid Mountain... 19 inches.
Grassy Lake Snotel... 18 inches.
Jackson Hole - Rendezvous Bowl... 17 inches.
Phillips Bench Snotel... 17 inches.
Snake River Stn Snotel... 16 inches.
Grand Targhee Snotel... 15 inches.
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph... 14 inches.
Base Camp Snotel... 14 inches.
Granite Creek Snotel... 13 inches.
Snow King... 11 inches.
Gros Ventre Summit Snotel... 11 inches.
Togwotee Mountain Lodge... 11 inches.
Togwotee Pass Snotel... 10 inches.
1 ENE Teton Village... 9.5 inches.
3 SSW Wilson... 9.5 inches.
Jackson... 8 inches.
Jackson Hole - Base... 8 inches.
12 NE Jackson... 7 inches.
1 NNW Alta... 3 inches.
Washakie County...
Powder River Pass Snotel... 5 inches.
Middle Powder Snotel... 4 inches.
4 N Ten Sleep... 2 inches.
8 SW Worland... 1 inch.
Winchester... 1 inch.
Ten Sleep... 0.1 inches.
Yellowstone National Park...
Two Ocean Plateau Snotel... 27 inches.
Lewis Lake Divide Snotel... 16 inches.
Thumb Divide Snotel... 11 inches.
Parker Peak Snotel... 10 inches.
Sylvan Road Snotel... 8 inches.
Sylvan Lake Snotel... 6 inches.
Lamar Ranger Station... 4.6 inches.
Canyon Snotel... 4 inches.
Tower Falls Ranger Station... 0.5 inches.
Bitterly Cold Temperatures Tuesday Morning 12/6/2016:
List of below zero lows across western & central Wyoming Tuesday morning. Location Temp Time/Date Elevation (ft.) Bondurant -37 F 0800 AM 12/06 6650 2 NW Bondurant -33 F 0751 AM 12/06 6726 21 W Big Piney -30 F 0809 AM 12/06 8200 10 NNW Daniel -27 F 0700 AM 12/06 7470 10 N Bondurant -26 F 0900 AM 12/06 6770 7 NE Pinedale -26 F 0726 AM 12/06 8530 3 NW Etna -26 F 0830 AM 12/06 5676 10 E Big Sandy -25 F 0700 AM 12/06 9080 Fossil Butte -25 F 0400 PM 12/06 6780 32 ESE Jackson -25 F 0700 AM 12/06 8750 17 NE Dubois -24 F 0300 AM 12/06 8400 Jackson Hole Airport -24 F 1055 AM 12/06 6445 20 E Bondurant -24 F 0800 AM 12/06 7740 Snider Basin -24 F 0800 AM 12/06 8060 Moose -23 F 0730 AM 12/06 6466 Afton Airport -22 F 0755 AM 12/06 6220 Pinedale Airport -22 F 0615 AM 12/06 7085 Big Piney Airport -21 F 1053 AM 12/06 6974 6 NW Cora -21 F 0903 AM 12/06 7462 13 E Cokeville -21 F 0800 AM 12/06 7460 Jackson - Coop -21 F 0900 AM 12/06 6210 Jackson -21 F 0800 AM 12/06 6240 Kemmerer -21 F 0600 AM 12/06 6980 28 WNW Big Piney -21 F 0800 AM 12/06 8500 8 W South Entrance Ynp -20 F 0800 AM 12/06 7265 14 E Bondurant -20 F 0800 AM 12/06 8240 New Fork Lake -20 F 0700 AM 12/06 8340 South Entrance Ynp -20 F 0700 AM 12/06 6900 South Entrance Ynp -19 F 0700 AM 12/06 6920 9 E Big Piney -18 F 1015 AM 12/06 6803 4 N Moose -18 F 0758 AM 12/06 6730 Old Faithful -18 F 0800 AM 12/06 7320 Pinedale -18 F 0715 AM 12/06 7310 Snake River At Jackson Lake -17 F 0845 AM 12/06 6779 15 NE Cokeville -17 F 0700 AM 12/06 8180 12 W Green River -17 F 0700 AM 12/06 6130 18 WNW Buffalo -17 F 0845 PM 12/06 8580 2 S Grant Village -17 F 0800 AM 12/06 7980 Etna -16 F 0958 AM 12/06 5823 3 NW Etna -16 F 1001 AM 12/06 5692 Independence Rock -16 F 0800 AM 12/06 5920 12 SW Lander -16 F 0800 AM 12/06 8700 8 NNE Moran Junction -15 F 0800 AM 12/06 7030 5 SSE La Barge -15 F 0700 AM 12/06 6530 Cokeville -14 F 0730 AM 12/06 6160 Thayne -14 F 0928 AM 12/06 5928 14 WSW Fort Washakie -14 F 0800 AM 12/06 10100 19 SW Pitchfork -14 F 0800 AM 12/06 9550 16 E Boulder -14 F 0700 AM 12/06 9360 19 WSW Dubois -14 F 0610 AM 12/06 8833 6 WNW Granger -14 F 1100 AM 12/06 6359 1 NE Pinedale -13 F 0933 AM 12/06 7382 6 NW Dubois -13 F 0745 AM 12/06 7189 Kemmerer Airport -13 F 0310 AM 12/06 7285 Old Faithful -13 F 0845 AM 12/06 7350 Togwotee Pass -13 F 0800 AM 12/06 9850 4 NE Bitter Creek -12 F 0645 AM 12/06 6720 11 N Dubois -12 F 0700 AM 12/06 8750 Buffalo Bill Reservoir -12 F 0745 AM 12/06 5357 3 SW Moose -12 F 0928 AM 12/06 6440 10 NW South Pass City -12 F 0700 AM 12/06 9700 7 E Moran Jct -12 F 0752 AM 12/06 7251 17 SW Meeteetse -12 F 1000 AM 12/06 7950 Blind Bull Summit -11 F 0600 AM 12/06 8900 10 N Dubois -11 F 0757 AM 12/06 8085 1 SW Canyon -11 F 0849 PM 12/05 7900 4 W South Entrance Ynp -11 F 0445 AM 12/06 7040 15 E Cokeville -11 F 0700 AM 12/06 7840 18 NW Buffalo -11 F 0747 PM 12/06 8604 Extreme Sw Yellowstone -10 F 0549 AM 12/06 6400 14 N Sunlight Basin -10 F 0800 AM 12/06 9275 4 SW Jackson -10 F 0943 AM 12/06 6073 6 ENE Smoot -10 F 0700 AM 12/06 7600 N Wind River Mts -10 F 0800 AM 12/06 9820 Lake Yellowstone -10 F 0756 AM 12/06 7835 16 NNE Pahaska -10 F 0800 AM 12/06 9400 Sylvan Lake -10 F 0900 AM 12/06 8420 19 SW Valley -10 F 1000 AM 12/06 8350 15 WSW Buffalo -9 F 0700 AM 12/06 8360 5 WSW Dubois -9 F 0800 PM 12/05 9370 30 E Greybull -9 F 0458 PM 12/06 8898 14 ESE Smoot -9 F 0700 AM 12/06 9000 17 E Shell -9 F 0900 AM 12/06 9580 13 W Fort Washakie -9 F 0800 AM 12/06 8620 15 W Buffalo -9 F 0800 AM 12/06 8720 South Pass -9 F 1000 PM 12/05 9040 5 NW Granite Pass -8 F 0800 AM 12/06 9350 Dubois Airport -8 F 0615 AM 12/06 7297 Hoyt Peak -8 F 0745 AM 12/06 9800 3 E Wapiti -8 F 0830 AM 12/06 5400 4 W Pahaska -8 F 0900 AM 12/06 7120 Bald Mtn. -7 F 0800 AM 12/06 9380 14 SW Story -7 F 0800 AM 12/06 9860 Afton -7 F 0954 AM 12/06 6267 East Rim Divide -7 F 0600 AM 12/06 7930 5 S Of South Entrance Ynp -7 F 0430 AM 12/06 7020 Summit - Jackson Resort -7 F 0300 PM 12/05 10318 17 NW South Pass City -7 F 0800 AM 12/06 9000 Powder River Pass -7 F 0800 AM 12/06 9480 Rock Springs Airport -7 F 1054 AM 12/06 6760 Rock Springs -7 F 0500 PM 12/06 6270 8 W South Pass City -6 F 0650 AM 12/06 8120 1 SW Canyon -6 F 0900 PM 12/05 8090 Cody Airport -6 F 1056 AM 12/06 5100 Casper Airport -6 F 1053 AM 12/06 5320 4 NE Thayne -6 F 0936 AM 12/06 6217 Farson -6 F 0932 AM 12/06 6657 Grand Targhee -6 F 0700 AM 12/06 9260 19 N Arminto -6 F 0700 AM 12/06 8550 20 NE Cokeville -6 F 0500 AM 12/06 9425 10 SW Kaycee -6 F 0800 AM 12/06 4900 2 NE Teton Pass -6 F 0700 AM 12/06 8200 10 WNW Cody -6 F 0740 AM 12/06 8401 NE Entrance Yellowstone -6 F 0830 AM 12/06 7360 Tower Falls -6 F 0800 AM 12/06 6266 1 NW Afton -5 F 1200 PM 12/06 6211 12 SE Pahaska -5 F 0800 AM 12/06 9780 Cokeville -5 F 0921 AM 12/06 6191 1 S Bedford -5 F 1008 AM 12/06 6279 Kelly -5 F 1045 AM 12/06 6653 1 S Fontenelle Reservoir -5 F 0600 AM 12/06 6390 15 SE Moran Jct -5 F 0300 PM 12/05 10380 Base - Jackson Resort -5 F 1130 AM 12/06 6339 Mt Coffin -5 F 0300 PM 12/05 10870 22 SE Casper -5 F 0800 AM 12/06 8500 Thermopolis -5 F 0400 PM 12/06 4313 8 S Casper -4 F 0652 AM 12/06 7740 17 N Alta -4 F 0603 AM 12/06 6830 15 N Pinedale -4 F 0800 AM 12/06 9400 22 WSW Hamilton Dome -4 F 0900 AM 12/06 8975 14 S Sylvan Pass -4 F 0608 AM 12/06 8650 8 NE Afton -4 F 0700 AM 12/06 8450 Boulder Lake -3 F 0745 AM 12/06 7350 10 WSW Burris -3 F 0800 AM 12/06 9630 Casper Mtn -3 F 0700 AM 12/06 7850 Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph -3 F 1115 AM 12/06 8800 3 NE Manila Ut -3 F 0430 AM 12/06 6060 15 NE Cokeville -3 F 0800 AM 12/06 8470 3 S Togwotee Pass -3 F 1200 PM 12/06 10430 12 ENE Ten Sleep -3 F 0814 PM 12/06 8202 Lake Village -3 F 0700 PM 12/05 7875 6 S Lewis Lake In Ynp -3 F 0800 AM 12/06 7850 Pahaska -3 F 0800 AM 12/06 6800 Riverton Airport -3 F 1053 AM 12/06 5525 Deadman Mtn -2 F 0100 PM 12/06 10350 3 E Pahaska -2 F 0757 AM 12/06 7500 13 SW Big Horn -2 F 0800 AM 12/06 8870 Lander Airport -2 F 1053 AM 12/06 5586 15 WSW Mammoth -2 F 0849 PM 12/06 7900 16 S Hiland -2 F 0710 PM 12/06 6380 2 S Riverton -2 F 0745 AM 12/06 4901 Wind River Above Red Creek -2 F 0715 AM 12/06 6400 Worland Airport -2 F 1053 AM 12/06 4245 10 W Fort Washakie -2 F 0801 PM 12/06 9235 Meeteetse -1 F 0931 AM 12/06 5797 Midwest -1 F 0932 AM 12/06 4865 13 WSW Sunlight Basin -1 F 0500 AM 12/06 9200 18 SW Cody -1 F 1000 AM 12/06 8760 N. Fork Little Wind River -1 F 0745 AM 12/06 6120 7 SW Barnum -1 F 0846 PM 12/06 6440 15 SE Rock Springs -1 F 0244 AM 12/06 7550 Shoshoni -1 F 0500 PM 12/06 4837 Mammoth -1 F 0700 AM 12/06 6300
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