Heat in Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Heat September 29, 2024 · Wind River Basin, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Riverton airport had a record high temperature of 90 degrees. This was the latest high temperature in the 90s in station history.

The wider storm

An unusually strong ridge of high pressure brought record high temperatures to many locations across western and central Wyoming. In addition, 4 sites had their latest occurrence of a 90 degree high temperature in history. The most notable site was Lander, which has records dating back to 1891.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1217279. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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