Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Southeast Johnson County, Wyoming

Very cold temperatures occurred in southern Johnson County. The lowest temperature recorded was 5 below zero at Kaycee, Wyoming.

A combination of an unusually cold air mass, calm wind and fresh snow cover brought very cold temperatures to much of western and central Wyoming. Temperatures as low as 19 below occurred in Yellowstone Park. Several stations had all time record lows for the month of April, including Riverton, Buffalo, Greybull and Worland, Wyoming. The record low temperature at Worland, Wyoming was especially noteworthy, since it broke a record that stood since 1947.