Cold/Wind Chill in Southwest Carbon, Wyoming

Cold/Wind Chill January 12, 1997 – January 13, 1997 · Southwest Carbon, Wyoming

The wider storm

Strong 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. A wind chill of 65 below was recorded at Laramie at 1100 PM, and a wind chill of 60 below was recorded at Rawlins at 1050 AM. Cheyenne recorded a wind chill of 45 below at 1050 AM.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5587827. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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