Heat — North Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

2021-07-25 to 2021-07-27 · North Big Horn Basin, Wyoming

Event narrative

Record high temperatures of 102 and 105 were recorded at South Big Horn County Airport on July 26th and 27th, respectively.

Wider weather episode

A very strong ridge over the northern Rockies brought record high temperatures to much of western and central Wyoming. The highest temperature was 106 degrees at Worland on July 27th. High temperatures over 100 degrees were recorded at many locations east of the Continental Divide during this period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 971326. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.