Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Extreme Heat Coming to the Southwest U.S.
Heavy to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains through Friday. A Slight Risk of excessive rainfall has been issued. Dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across parts of southern Arizona and far southeastern California Saturday through Monday. An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued.
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Western and Central Wyoming
Weather Forecast Office
2015 - West and Central Wyoming Annual Climate Summary
Annual - ...9th warmest year on record (period of record 1892-2015, 124 years), 120 percent of normal precipitation, 78 percent of normal annual snowfall.
Record High So Early in the Season:: 76 on March 31, 2015
Record High So Late in the Season:: 90 on September 26, 2015
Latest 90 Degree Temperature: September 26, 2015
Daily Temperature Records: 12 record highs and zero record lows during the year.
Monthly Temperatures: Warmest September, 3rd warmest October, 7th warmest June, 9th warmest March on record.
Montly Precipitation: 3rd driest January, 3rd wettest May, 9th wettest February on record.
Annual - ...7th Warmest Year on Record (1918-2015), 122 percent of normal precipitation, 130 percent of normal annual snowfall and the 15th snowiest year on record.
Latest First Freeze: October 12, 2015
Monthly Temperatures: Warmest September, 2nd Warmest October, 5th Warmest June (over last 97 years, period of record 1918-2015).
Montly Precipitation: 2nd Wettest February, 9th Wettest May, 7th Wettest November
Montly Snowfall: 2nd Snowiest February and November.
Annual - ...Statewide average temperature for 2015 of 44.2 degrees was 3.4 degrees above and 20th century average the 3rd warmest year on record over the last 121 years (1895-2015).
Statewide average precipitation was 16.62 inches which was near the 20th century average of 15.94 inches.
Monthly Temperatures: 6 months in 2015 (January, February, March, June, September, October) were in the top 8 warmest months on record (1895-2015).
Montly Precipitation: 2nd driest March, 4th wettest May on record (1895-2015)
Find the full Wyoming Statewide and Climate Division 2015 Climate Summary here.
Top 7 Events of 2015 (video presentations):
Number 7: Mid December Snowstorm
Number 6: Thanksgiving Week Snowstorm
Number 5: Supercell Thunderstorm from Hot Springs to Natrona Counties
Number 4: June 5th Flooding along US 20/26
Number 3: Buffalo and Johnson County Flooding on June 3rd and 4th
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