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Summary | Record and Near Record Temperatures |Strongest Winds
A strong cold front raced east across west and central Wyoming Saturday afternoon. The front produced a few thunderstorms over the northwest mountains, but the main impacts were record high temperatures ahead of the front on Friday and Saturday and strong winds with the frontal passage. A peak wind gust of 71 mph was recorded at the Lander airport at 258 PM on Saturday. The highest gust reported so far was 84 mph at a station 5 miles west northwest of Clark, recorded at 1136 AM Saturday. Record or near record high temperatures are listed below along with peak wind gusts.
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| Strong winds damaged a sheet metal out-building on the north side of Lander. The Lander airport recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph at 258 PM on Saturday at the time of a strong cold frontal passage. - Click to Enlarge Photo: Ernie Over, County 10 News |
Emergency responders at the site of reported sparking of power lines during high winds in an alley off of Clinchard Street in Lander - Click to Enlarge Photo: Ernie Over, County 10 News |
| Location | March 27th High Temperature |
March 27th Record High Temperature |
March 28th High Temperature |
March 28th Record High Temperature |
All-Time March Record High | Period of Record | |
| Airports | |||||||
| Big Piney | 66 | 59 in 2000 | 64 | 57 in 2012 | 68 on 3/31/2012 | 1976 - 2015 | |
| Buffalo | 70 | 67 in 2007 | 77 | 67 in 2012 and 2006 | 77 on 3/31/2012 | 1999 - 2015 | |
| Casper | 69 | 73 in 1986 and 1946 | 75 | 74 in 1986 | 77 on 3/31/2012 | 1939 - 2015 | |
| Greybull | 73 | 77 in 2007 | 80 | 71 in 2012 | 81 on 3/31/2012 | 1999 - 2015 | |
| Lander | 74 | 73 in 1946 | 73 | 72 in 1986 | 76 on 3/31/2012 | 1891 - 2015 | |
| Riverton | 72 | 71 in 2007 | 74 | 65 in 2012 | 76 on 3/31/2012 | 1997 - 2015 | |
| Rock Springs | 66 | 64 in 1986 | 70 | 67 in 1986 | 72 on 3/31/2012 | 1948 - 2015 | |
| Worland | 72 | 76 in 2007 | 80 | 81 in 1986 | 81 on 3/31/2012 | 1960 - 2015 | |
| Cities (COOPS and other locations) | |||||||
| Buffalo | 69 | 77 in 1986 | 77 | 74 in 1978 | 78 on 3/26/1986 | 1899 - 2015 | |
| Cody | M | 79 in 1953 | M | 74 in 1943 | 79 on 3/27/1953 | 1915 - 2015 | |
| Greybull | 74 | 70 in 1988 | 80 | 75 in 2012, 1978 | 81 on 3/23/2012 | 1988 - 2015 | |
| Lake Yellowstone | 54 | 48 in 2007 | 51 | 46 in 2013 | 55 on 3/31/2004 | 1998 - 2015 | |
| Riverton | 73 (tie) | 73 in 2007 | 75 | 78 in 1986 | 78 on 3/28/1986 | 1907 - 2015 | |
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## = New record high temperature or tie for the date |
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...Peak WInd Gusts From Noon Saturday, March 28th, through 3 AM Sunday, March 29th...
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE ...BIG HORN COUNTY... GREYBULL AIRPORT (3935 FT) 56 MPH 0300 PM 03/28 COWLEY AIRPORT (4090 FT) 52 MPH 0415 PM 03/28 30 E GREYBULL (8898 FT) 50 MPH 0458 PM 03/28 5 ENE HYATTVILLE (5670 FT) 49 MPH 0452 PM 03/28 LOVELL (3830 FT) 47 MPH 0234 PM 03/28 12 ENE LOVELL (4761 FT) 44 MPH 1006 PM 03/28 ...FREMONT COUNTY... LANDER AIRPORT (5586 FT) 71 MPH 0258 PM 03/28 LAVA MOUNTAIN (10371 FT) 64 MPH 0115 PM 03/28 7 SW MUDDY GAP (7380 FT) 62 MPH 0550 PM 03/28 CROWHEART (6099 FT) 58 MPH 0134 PM 03/28 10 W FORT WASHAKIE (9235 FT) 57 MPH 1201 PM 03/28 RIVERTON AIRPORT (5525 FT) 54 MPH 0336 PM 03/28 8 W SOUTH PASS CITY (8120 FT 53 MPH 0350 PM 03/28 JEFFREY CITY (6374 FT) 50 MPH 0411 PM 03/28 4 SW LANDER (5807 FT) 49 MPH 0119 PM 03/28 N WIND RIVER MTS (8833 FT) 46 MPH 0310 PM 03/28 10 WNW BAIROIL (7976 FT) 46 MPH 0434 PM 03/28 DUBOIS (6980 FT) 45 MPH 0259 PM 03/28 ...HOT SPRINGS COUNTY... 10 S MEETEETSE (7127 FT) 70 MPH 0242 PM 03/28 1 WSW THERMOPOLIS (4426 FT) 54 MPH 0315 PM 03/28 KIRBY (4350 FT) 46 MPH 0118 PM 03/28 ...JOHNSON COUNTY... 7 SW BARNUM (6440 FT) 62 MPH 0246 AM 03/29 BUFFALO AIRPORT (4970 FT) 60 MPH 1215 AM 03/29 7 NE BUFFALO (4370 FT) 58 MPH 1229 AM 03/29 2 NW MAYOWORTH (5404 FT) 55 MPH 0254 PM 03/28 KAYCEE (4681 FT) 48 MPH 0447 PM 03/28 ...LINCOLN COUNTY... KEMMERER AIRPORT (7285 FT) 54 MPH 0215 PM 03/28 ...NATRONA COUNTY... 16 S HILAND (6380 FT) 65 MPH 0510 PM 03/28 CASPER AIRPORT (5320 FT) 56 MPH 0349 PM 03/28 8 S CASPER (7740 FT) 51 MPH 1152 PM 03/28 MIDWEST (4865 FT) 50 MPH 0502 PM 03/28 ...PARK COUNTY... 5 WNW CLARK (4659 FT) 84 MPH 1136 AM 03/28 CHIEF JOSEPH HWY MILE 9 69 MPH 0212 PM 03/28 1 WNW POWELL (4386 FT) 68 MPH 0230 PM 03/28 1 W CLARK (4270 FT) 63 MPH 1240 PM 03/28 20 SW CODY (5843 FT) 60 MPH 0127 PM 03/28 3 W POWELL (4505 FT) 56 MPH 0238 PM 03/28 10 WNW CODY (8401 FT) 56 MPH 0240 PM 03/28 POWELL AIRPORT (5050 FT) 55 MPH 0255 PM 03/28 CODY AIRPORT (5100 FT) 48 MPH 0115 PM 03/28 PORTABLE RAWS (7137 FT) 48 MPH 0102 PM 03/28 2 N FRANNIE (4275 FT) 46 MPH 0400 PM 03/28 3 E PAHASKA (7500 FT) 44 MPH 0657 PM 03/28 ...SUBLETTE COUNTY... BIG PINEY AIRPORT (6974 FT) 55 MPH 0224 PM 03/28 MARBLETON (6896 FT) 44 MPH 0302 PM 03/28 PINEDALE AIRPORT (7085 FT) 44 MPH 0315 PM 03/28 ...SWEETWATER COUNTY... 22 NNE GRANGER (6322 FT) 59 MPH 0248 PM 03/28 ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT (6760 F 55 MPH 0426 PM 03/28 15 SE ROCK SPRINGS (7550 FT) 46 MPH 0544 PM 03/28 ...TETON COUNTY... SUMMIT - JACKSON RESORT 48 MPH 0945 PM 03/28 ...WASHAKIE COUNTY... WORLAND AIRPORT (4245 FT) 56 MPH 0237 PM 03/28 WILD HORSE (8150 FT) 49 MPH 0948 PM 03/28 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$ NWS RIVERTON WY IRIS SYSTEM
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