Wyoming, 2024

Heat in Wyoming, September 25, 2024

September 25, 2024 · NWS RIW · 1 event in 1 county or zone

On the afternoon of September 25, the Riverton airport recorded a high temperature of 90 degrees. This was a record high temperature and also the latest occurrence of a 90 degree high temperature in station history.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 RIW wrote it up.

On the afternoon of September 25, the Riverton airport recorded a high temperature of 90 degrees. This was a record high temperature and also the latest occurrence of a 90 degree high temperature in station history. Four days later this latest 90 F or greater record was broken on September 29.

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Event by event

1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Wind River Basin

When
September 25, 6:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
Where
Wind River Basin forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.041, -108.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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: 1217275.