Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Cody Foothills, Wyoming

2016-12-17 · Cody Foothills, Wyoming

Event narrative

An elderly man froze to death in his home, about 12 miles southwest of Cody, Wyoming. Temperatures outside were around -10 degrees on the morning of the 17th.

Wider weather episode

A combination of deep snowpack, long December nights, an Arctic airmass and light winds brought extreme cold to portions of western and central Wyoming. A station northeast of Dubois had a low temperature of -45 degrees. Several locations in Yellowstone had low temperatures around -40. DuBois dropped to -36 with temperatures of -30 or lower recorded near Meeteetse, Riverton and Casper.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 670866. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.