The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >
Snowfall Totals | Reporting Snowfall
A major snowstorm crippled much of Wyoming from April 3-5, 2023. The combination of significant to record snowfall and strong winds led to blizzard conditions across eastern Sweetwater County, Natrona County, and Johnson County. The official snowfall total for Casper was 37.4" and is now the all-time record snowfall for one single event. Wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph created blizzard conditions and very large snow drifts. In Casper drifts as high as 8 feet were reported. On Casper mountain 5' of snow was reported and this snow buried many structures on the mountain.
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| Snow Drifts Were 6-8 Feet in some areas - Click to Enlarge |
Blizzard Conditions Occurred In Casper And Surrounding Areas - Click to Enlarge |
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The area from Rock Springs to Rawlins received much more snow than depicted on the image above. There were no reports in that area, which is why the map shows such low snowfall amounts, but there was at least a foot of total snowfall accumulation in eastern Sweetwater County. Location Amount Elevation (ft.) ...Fremont County... Atlantic City 48.8 in 7815 7 NNW South Pass City 39.0 in 8941 10 NNW South Pass City 38.0 in 9674 13 SW Lander 37.0 in 8714 14 SW Fort Washakie 28.0 in 10067 9 SW Lander 26.0 in 7150 15 W Fort Washakie 24.0 in 8426 2 SSE Lander 17.9 in 5518 6 SW Lander 16.6 in 6046 2 SSE Fort Washakie 16.3 in 5555 6 WSW Dubois 15.0 in 9419 11 WSW Burris 15.0 in 9909 1 NNW Lander 14.7 in 5332 7 WNW Lander 12.4 in 6035 9 SSE Lander 11.0 in 5818 4 WNW Riverton 10.5 in 5166 1 NE Riverton 10.0 in 4949 6 WNW Riverton 9.2 in 5565 2 W Riverton 9.1 in 5073 1 W Riverton 7.5 in 5031 Hudson 7.4 in 5098 1 WNW Dubois 6.5 in 6947 6 ESE Dubois 5.2 in 6657 11 N Dubois 4.0 in 8658 12 NNW Shoshoni 3.0 in 4859 16 NE Dubois 2.0 in 8410 ...Hot Springs County... 23 WSW Hamilton Dome 25.0 in 8905 15 WSW Hamilton Dome 7.4 in 6608 1 WSW Lucerne 3.7 in 4429 1 E Thermopolis 3.0 in 4324 2 NE Lucerne 2.3 in 4280 ...Johnson County... 16 W Buffalo 11.0 in 8691 18 WNW Buffalo 10.0 in 9860 15 WSW Buffalo 9.0 in 8300 13 SSE Buffalo 8.0 in 4810 5 SSW Buffalo 8.0 in 5296 27 WNW Buffalo 8.0 in 8543 14 WNW Mayoworth 8.0 in 8065 8 NNE Mayoworth 7.5 in 5070 1 E Buffalo 7.0 in 4650 Buffalo 6.6 in 4640 ...Lincoln County... 2 SSW Fossil Butte National 22.8 in 6787 Afton 20.0 in 6249 6 ENE Smoot 12.0 in 8380 21 NE Cokeville 12.0 in 9329 2 NNW Turnerville 11.2 in 6346 8 S Smoot 11.0 in 7577 15 NNE Cokeville 11.0 in 8368 3 SE Turnerville 9.0 in 8219 1 SE Thayne 8.8 in 6079 4 NNE Thayne 8.5 in 6247 15 ENE Cokeville 8.0 in 7886 5 NNE Thayne 7.5 in 6370 15 ESE Smoot 7.0 in 9033 Alpine 3.5 in 5672 16 ENE Turnerville 3.0 in 8796 ...Natrona County... Casper Mountain 60.0 in 8000 2 SSW Casper 39.3 in 5450 4 NW Mills 37.4 in 5278 Casper Mountain SNOTEL 37.0 in 7900 2 SW Evansville 33.1 in 5151 1 SW Casper 28.0 in 5321 1 NW Casper 27.0 in 5138 22 SE Casper 27.0 in 8401 1 WSW Casper 24.5 in 5200 1 NW Powder River 14.0 in 5724 20 N Arminto 10.0 in 8590 Midwest 6.0 in 4862 ...Park County... 6 SW Pitchfork 20.0 in 7925 15 SE Wapiti 12.0 in 8918 2 SE Meeteetse 7.7 in 6068 5 NNE Meeteetse 4.3 in 5518 20 SW Pitchfork 3.0 in 9784 3 WSW Cody 2.0 in 5286 ...Sublette County... 11 E Big Sandy 10.0 in 9082 11 NNE Pinedale 7.0 in 9016 12 N Cora 6.0 in 8392 6 NNE Big Sandy 6.0 in 9369 17 ESE Turnerville 6.0 in 8500 20 NW Calpet 4.0 in 8065 12 ESE Bondurant 3.0 in 7953 6 WNW Cora 2.9 in 7461 ...Sweetwater County... 7 SSE Rock Springs 23.7 in 6752 1 SSW Green River 19.2 in 6307 2 NW Rock Springs 18.5 in 6300 1 NNW Green River 17.5 in 6086 2 SSW Rock Springs 17.0 in 6284 1 SSE Green River 15.8 in 6210 2 SSW Rock Springs 15.0 in 6284 2 SE Green River 14.6 in 6168 2 SSE Green River 13.5 in 6204 2 NNE Farson 7.0 in 6624 ...Teton County... 23 ESE Moran Junction 2.0 in 9624 ...Washakie County... 12 SE Big Trails 15.0 in 7628 18 ENE Ten Sleep 5.0 in 9455 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. |
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