Cold/Wind Chill in Wyoming

Events

194

Deaths

1

Injuries

0

Damage

$200,000

• Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 19961 death · $50,000 · 42 eventsLow temperatures dropped to between 10 below zero and 45 below zero during this time across the state. On the 1st, strong winds lowered wind chill temperatures to as low as 60 below zero in some locations. Some young livestock were frozen.
• Cold in Wyoming, June 6 to 7, 1998$150,000 · 1 eventUnseasonably cold temperatures occurred across Goshen County. Reports by the University of Wyoming Research Department said that the temperature dropped down to 26 degrees. 400 acres of corn were lost around the Torrington area due to the extreme cold.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 199642 eventsRecord low temperatures were observed in many areas, with 38 below zero in Worland on the morning of the 31st.
• Avalanche and Extreme Cold in Wyoming, October 28 to 31, 201919 eventsAn arctic front dropped southward across Wyoming and brought in an unusually cold air mass. The result was many records were broken. The locations that saw monthly record low temperatures broken included Casper, Riverton and Lander, Wyoming.
• Cold in Wyoming, October 26, 202014 eventsA combination of a very cold airmass, a clear sky and fresh snow cover brought very cold temperatures to portions of western and central Wyoming. Many record lows for the date were set. Some all time monthly record lows were also set.
• Cold in Wyoming, December 30 to 31, 201411 eventsNortherly flow following the passage of an Arctic cold front brought brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills to much of western and central Wyoming. The Daniel cooperative observer recorded a low temperature of -48F on the morning of Wednesday, December 31.
• Cold in Wyoming, November 11 to 14, 20149 eventsUnseasonably warm air over Wyoming during the first nine days of November was quickly ushered out of the state on November 10. An air mass with origins in Siberia plunged south across western and central Wyoming and ushered in record cold temperatures.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 28, 19968 eventsCold temperatures and strong winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures of 40 to 60 degrees below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, February 11 to 12, 20047 eventsBitter cold arctic air settled over parts of Wyoming. Overnight temperatures fell to 25 to 35 below zero (-36 in Grant Village of Yellowstone National Park) on the 12th.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 12 to 13, 19976 eventsStrong winds of 30 to 40 MPH combined with temperatures around zero degrees to create dangerously cold wind chills in southeast Wyoming. Wind chills of 70 below zero were recorded at Arlington as well as at the summit of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie at 1050 AM.
• Cold in Wyoming, December 31, 20176 eventsAn Arctic airmass with bitter cold temperatures settled over the area. Low temperatures were 10 below to 25 below zero with wind chills as low as 35 below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 1, 20186 eventsBitterly cold air remained across the area on New Year's Day morning. Low temperatures ranged from 10 below to 25 below zero, with wind chill values as low as 35 below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, February 13 to 15, 20216 eventsAn Arctic air mass settled over the Northern Plains for a prolonged period, producing bitterly cold temperatures and extremely low wind chills. Low temperatures were well below zero across the area, with wind chills as low as 35 below to 50 below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, February 22 to 23, 20226 eventsThe combination of a fresh snowpack, a Canadian airmass, and light wind led to temperatures dropping to less than 20 below zero across many of the lower elevations of central Wyoming.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 29 to 31, 19965 eventsLow temperatures plunged to 30 below zero with daytime temperatures remaining below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, December 17 to 18, 19965 eventsWinds 25 to 40 mph and temperatures near zero resulted in wind chill readings 30 to 50 below zero.
• Cold in Wyoming, January 9 to 12, 19975 eventsArctic air brought temperatures into the 15 to 35 below zero range for overnight lows with daytime highs only near zero. Persistent northwest winds kept wind chill indices between 30 and 60 below zero through the period.
• Cold in Wyoming, November 24 to 25, 20105 eventsA tight pressure gradient ahead of a high pressure moving into the area from the west created strong and gusty winds. The strong winds combined with cold temperatures produced wind chills at or below -25 degrees Fahrenheit.
• High Wind and Cold in Wyoming, January 25 to 26, 202257 kt wind · 3 eventsHigh winds affected the southeast Wyoming wind-prone areas of Arlington and Bordeaux on the morning of the 26th with wind gusts 60 to 65 mph. Additionally, cold temperatures with the gusty winds led to low wind chills mainly across the Laramie Valley.
• Cold in Wyoming, February 16, 20233 eventsA period of cold temperatures early on the 16th led to wind chills west of the Laramie Range dropping near 20 degrees below zero. Localized valley areas including around Laramie and Saratoga dropped to 30 degrees below zero at times.
• Cold in Wyoming, December 31, 20181 eventCold arctic air with breezy conditions made ushering in the New Year a bit chilly for southeastern Wyoming. In Cheyenne, the annual New Year's Ball Drop was cancelled due to the cold temperatures and wind chills.
• Cold in Wyoming, February 19, 20251 eventExtreme Cold Advisories for portions of Converse and Niobrara counties.

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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 2026-09-24.