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Cold/Wind Chill in Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming
Cold/Wind Chill December 31, 2014 · Upper Green River Basin, Wyoming
What the National Weather Service wrote
The airport in Big Piney had a low temperature of -35F on Wednesday morning, December 31.
The wider storm
Northerly 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. In addition, many locations across Fremont, Hot Springs, Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Washakie counties saw temperatures of -30F to -35F. Wind chill temperatures of -30F were common, as well, especially in a swath from southern Lincoln County, east through Sweetwater County, and on into Natrona County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 549664. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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