Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in South Lincoln County, Wyoming

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 5, 2017 – January 6, 2017 · South Lincoln County, Wyoming

What the National Weather Service wrote

Frigid temperatures were common across Southern Lincoln County. Some of the lowest temperatures included minus 40 degrees south of Cokeville and minus 32 degrees at Kemmerer.

The wider storm

A combination of an arctic air mass, a clear sky, a long early January night and a deep, fresh snow pack brought frigid temperatures to much of western and central Wyoming. Four different counties recorded low temperatures under minus 40, including a low of minus 45 East of Rock Springs. All eleven counties in the County Warning Area recorded a temperatures of -30 or lower on the night of January 5-6, 2017.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 669770. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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