Frigid cold hits Wyoming Arctic cold front drops temps to as low as -40 degrees December 7, 2005
An arctic cold front brought frigid temperatures to western and central Wyoming Wednesday morning. Below are the coldest reported readings from the National Weather Service as of 8 am Wednesday morning.
Upper Green River Valley: Hoback -39 Boulder -36 Northwest Boulder -35 Farson -35 Snider Basin -35 Big Piney -33 Half Moon -33 Big Piney Airport -30 Snider Basin -30 La Barge -30 Granite Creek -28 Big Sandy Opening -27 Pinedale Airport -26 Kendall Ranger Station -24 Triple Peak -23 New Fork Lake -22 Blind Bull Summit -16 Gunsite Pass -13 Elkhart Park -10 White Pine Ski Area -9
Temperatures for other parts of Wyoming: Lamar -40 Canyon -40 Tower Falls -35 Old Faithful -33 East Yellowstone -27 Jackson Airport -27 Lake Yellowstone -26 Togwotee Mountain Lodge -26 Riverton 2 miles southwest -26 Lander 2 miles north -26 Jeffrey City -26 Afton Airport -24 Casper Airport -23 Kelly Ranger station -22 Riverton -21 Grand Teton -20 Two Ocean Plateau -20 Lander downtown -20 DuBois -19 Kemmerer -18 Riverton Airport -16 South Pass -16 Casper -15 Togwotee Pass -15 Jackson Hole Ski Area base -15 Kaycee -14 Worland Airport -14 Rock Springs Airport -13 Buffalo Airport -13 Lander Airport -12 Cody Airport.-11
Visitor Comments: "So you think -20 is cold. We call that a heat wave -- get out the short-sleeved shirts! :\" G.B. - Fairbanks, Alaska