Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

The April 2019 climate summaries for Big Piney, Buffalo, Casper, Greybull, Lake Yellowstone, Lander, Riverton, Rock Springs, and Worland are now available online.

April 2019 was a little bit warmer across the Cowboy State. Climate locations were up to a degree and a half above normal for the month. There were several new daily records for both high and low temperatures at locations across the state.The coldest day reported by the climate locations was Lake Yellowstone with a mere 5 degrees on the 12th, however this was not a record. Most locations had their warmest day of the month in the mid to upper 70s. Precipitation totals were a mix of drier and wetter conditions. There were no monthly precipitation records set this month, however Big Piney had their 2nd driest April on Record since 1998. Check the CLMs for more specifics on daily records set at the various locations. See the links below for details for individual sites or click here for Water Year Precipitation summaries for more locations.

If you would like additional, or more in-depth climate information, please refer to our Climate Page. From the Riverton Home Page, hover over the "Climate and Past Weather" tab, and select the "Local" option. You can then find the Daily Climate Report (CLI), the Preliminary Monthly Climate Data (CF6), the Monthly Weather Summary (CLM), and the Regional Summary (RTP). The Daily Climate Report will have the weather data for the day (from midnight to 1159 pm). The Monthly Climate Data will have this data for each day of the month, compiling all the daily data into one form. The Regional Summary will have temperature and precipitation data for various locations across the state, updated 3 times a day.