Cold in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1996

Name: Cold in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 1996
Start: 1996-01-30T17:00
End: 1996-01-31T23:00
Location: Wyoming

January 30 to 31, 1996 · NWS CYS · 42 events in 42 counties and zones

Record low temperatures were observed in many areas, with 38 below zero in Worland on the morning of the 31st.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 42

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CYS wrote it up.

Record low temperatures were observed in many areas, with 38 below zero in Worland on the morning of the 31st.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

42 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Yellowstone National Park

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Yellowstone National Park forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.228, -110.089 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Absaroka Mountains

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Absaroka Mountains forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.760, -108.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cody Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Cody Foothills forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.521, -109.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, North Big Horn Basin

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: North Big Horn Basin forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.524, -108.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Big Horn Basin

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Southwest Big Horn Basin forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.719, -108.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Big Horn Basin

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Southeast Big Horn Basin forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.905, -107.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Owl Creek & Bridger Mountains

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Owl Creek & Bridger Mountains forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.241, -107.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bighorn Mountains West

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Bighorn Mountains West forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.695, -107.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bighorn Mountains Southeast

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Bighorn Mountains Southeast forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.635, -107.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Northeast Johnson County

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Northeast Johnson County forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Johnson County

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Southeast Johnson County forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.039, -106.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Teton & Gros Ventre Mountains forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.002, -109.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson Hole

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Jackson Hole forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.100, -110.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wind River Mountains West

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Wind River Mountains West forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wind River Mountains East

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Wind River Mountains East forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.904, -109.273 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Wind River Basin

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Upper Wind River Basin forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wind River Basin

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Wind River Basin forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lander Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Lander Foothills forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Green Mountains & Rattlesnake Range forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.554, -108.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Natrona County Lower Elevations

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Natrona County Lower Elevations forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Casper Mountain

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Casper Mountain forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.962, -106.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Star Valley

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Star Valley forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.264, -110.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Salt River & Wyoming Ranges

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Salt River & Wyoming Ranges forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.516, -110.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Upper Green River Basin Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Upper Green River Basin Foothills forecast zone
Coordinates: 42.767, -109.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Big Horn Mountains

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Northern Big Horn Mountains forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Sheridan Foothills forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Big Horn Mountains

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Southern Big Horn Mountains forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Buffalo Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Buffalo Foothills forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, South Campbell

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: South Campbell forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.248, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Converse

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Converse forecast zone
Coordinates: 43.841, -104.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Niobrara

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Niobrara forecast zone
Coordinates: 44.589, -104.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Carbon

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Southwest Carbon forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, North Carbon

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: North Carbon forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Snowy Range

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Snowy Range forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, North Laramie Range

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: North Laramie Range forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Laramie Valley

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Valley forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Laramie Range

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Laramie Range forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Platte

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Platte forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Goshen

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Goshen forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Cheyenne Foothills

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Cheyenne Foothills forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Pine Bluffs

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Pine Bluffs forecast zone

Cold/Wind Chill, Uinta

When: January 30, 5:00 PM MST to January 31, 11:00 PM MST
Where: Uinta forecast zone
Coordinates: 41.288, -110.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill: Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Wyoming in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, January 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536811, 5536812, 5536813, 5536814, 5537009, 5537010, 5537011, 5537012, 5537013, 5537014, 5537015, 5537016, 5537017, 5537018, 5537019, 5537020, 5537021, 5537022, 5537023, 5537024, 5537025, 5537026, 5537027, 5537028, 5537029, 5537030, 5537031, 5537032, 5537033, 5537034, 5537035, 5537036, 5537037, 5537038, 5537039, 5537040, 5537041, 5537042, 5537043, 5537044, and more.