Bitter Cold Returns to Wyoming and Star Valley

Bitter Cold Returns to Wyoming and Star Valley

Temperature at sunrise just north of Auburn WY

Skies cleared overnight allowing temperatures to plummet across much of Wyoming 
and surrounding states this morning.  The coldest observed thus far is in the West 
Yellowstone area with close to -40F.  The -34F  noted above was on a vehicle thermometer  
just north of Auburn WY around sunrise, known to be a cold spot in Star Valley.
Below is a map of those stations reporting at least -20F for a minimum this morning.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
545 AM MST Thu Jan 5 2017

...Low Temperature Reports...

A very cold night was observed across the northern 2/3rds of Wyoming
where skies eventually cleared. Here is a list of overnight low
temperatures Wednesday night that were below zero.

Location                     Temp      Time/Date    Elevation (ft.)
1 W Grant Village            -37 F     0320 AM 01/05   7874
NE Entrance Yellowstone      -36 F     0345 AM 01/05   7360
1 SW Canyon                  -31 F     0449 AM 01/05   7900
9 E Tower Junction           -31 F     0200 AM 01/05   7266
Worland                      -28 F     0304 AM 01/05   4042
13 NE Ten Sleep              -28 F     0320 AM 01/05   8038
Beartooth Lake               -27 F     0300 AM 01/05   9275
14 N Sunlight Basin          -27 F     0300 AM 01/05   9275
Greybull Airport             -27 F     0453 AM 01/05   3935
4 W Pahaska                  -27 F     0200 AM 01/05   7120
Tower Falls                  -27 F     0315 AM 01/05   6266
Worland                      -27 F     0314 AM 01/05   4052
Old Faithful                 -26 F     0145 AM 01/05   7320
Lake Yellowstone             -26 F     0256 AM 01/05   7835
Basin                        -25 F     0330 AM 01/05   3897
18 WNW Buffalo               -25 F     0745 PM 01/04   8580
Ten Sleep                    -24 F     0325 AM 01/05   4470
Kirby                        -24 F     0344 AM 01/05   4350
4 W South Entrance Ynp       -24 F     0445 AM 01/05   7040
South Entrance Ynp           -24 F     0245 AM 01/05   6900
Sylvan Lake                  -24 F     0200 AM 01/05   8420
1 SW Canyon                  -23 F     0200 AM 01/05   8090
Old Faithful                 -23 F     0500 AM 01/05   7350
5 S Of South Entrance Ynp    -23 F     0430 AM 01/05   7020
10 SW Kaycee                 -23 F     0500 AM 01/05   4900
19 SW Pitchfork              -23 F     0300 AM 01/05   9550
South Entrance Ynp           -23 F     0200 AM 01/05   6920
Crandall                     -22 F     0312 AM 01/05   6640
20 SW Echeta                 -22 F     1110 PM 01/04   4068
Lake Village                 -22 F     0500 AM 01/05   7875
2 S Grant Village            -22 F     0200 AM 01/05   7980
Kirwin Snotel                -21 F     0100 AM 01/05   9550
15 WSW Buffalo               -20 F     0200 AM 01/05   8360
Pahaska                      -20 F     0300 AM 01/05   6800
17 E Shell                   -20 F     0200 AM 01/05   9580
15 W Buffalo                 -20 F     1100 PM 01/04   8720
Cloud Peak                   -19 F     1000 PM 01/04   9860
14 SW Story                  -19 F     1000 PM 01/04   9860
Kaycee                       -19 F     0336 AM 01/05   4681
7 E Moran Jct                -19 F     0452 AM 01/05   7251
5 NE Canyon                  -19 F     0100 AM 01/05   9224
Parker Peak (e. Ynp)         -19 F     1200 AM 01/05   9400
16 NNE Pahaska               -19 F     0200 AM 01/05   9400
Togwotee Pass                -19 F     0200 AM 01/05   9850
19 SSW Wapiti                -19 F     0300 AM 01/05   6200
14 WSW Fort Washakie         -18 F     0400 AM 01/05   10100
Snake River At Jackson Lake  -18 F     0445 AM 01/05   6779
Powder River Pass            -18 F     0100 AM 01/05   9480
Cowley Airport               -18 F     0315 AM 01/05   4090
Afton Airport                -17 F     0335 AM 01/05   6220
5 NW Granite Pass            -17 F     0200 AM 01/05   9350
Lovell                       -17 F     0322 AM 01/05   3830
1 W Clark                    -17 F     0311 AM 01/05   4270
Kelly                        -17 F     0450 AM 01/05   6653
3 E Wapiti                   -17 F     1100 PM 01/04   5400
18 NW Buffalo                -17 F     1147 PM 01/04   8604
17 SW Meeteetse              -17 F     0100 AM 01/05   7950
Thermopolis                  -16 F     0250 AM 01/05   4426
10 WSW Burris                -16 F     0300 AM 01/05   9630
Meeteetse                    -16 F     0329 AM 01/05   5797
3 E Pahaska                  -16 F     0157 AM 01/05   7500
12 ENE Ten Sleep             -16 F     0514 AM 01/05   8202
14 WSW Story                 -16 F     1100 PM 01/04   8870
30 E Greybull                -16 F     0258 AM 01/05   8898
10 SSE Worland               -16 F     0217 AM 01/05   4520
15 WSW Mammoth               -16 F     0249 AM 01/05   7900
14 S Sylvan Pass             -16 F     0308 AM 01/05   8650
7 WNW Sunlight Basin         -16 F     0200 AM 01/05   7650
17 NE Togwotee Pass          -16 F     1200 AM 01/05   8350
Bald Mtn.                    -15 F     0200 AM 01/05   9380
Brooks Lake Lodge            -15 F     0300 AM 01/05   9340
Cody Airport                 -15 F     0256 AM 01/05   5100
Togwotee Mtn Lodge           -15 F     0200 AM 01/05   9184
2 N Frannie                  -15 F     0318 AM 01/05   4275
3 W Powell                   -15 F     1219 AM 01/05   4505
20 SW Cody                   -15 F     0357 AM 01/05   5843
14 ENE Dubois                -15 F     0500 AM 01/05   7365
14 NE Pahaska                -15 F     1200 AM 01/05   9200
13 WSW Sunlight Basin        -15 F     0200 AM 01/05   9200
4 N Moose                    -15 F     0258 AM 01/05   6730
Moose                        -15 F     0510 AM 01/05   6466
Jackson Hole Airport         -15 F     0455 AM 01/05   6445
Mammoth                      -15 F     0315 AM 01/05   6300
Buffalo Bill Reservoir       -14 F     1115 PM 01/04   5357
13 W Crowheart               -14 F     0100 AM 01/05   9630
Casper Airport               -14 F     0153 AM 01/05   5320
7 NE Buffalo                 -14 F     1212 AM 01/05   4370
Midwest                      -14 F     0348 AM 01/05   4865
8 W South Entrance Ynp       -14 F     0200 AM 01/05   7265
Grand Targhee - Chief Joseph -14 F     0200 AM 01/05   8800
Hoyt Peak                    -14 F     0215 AM 01/05   9800
2 SE Hiland                  -14 F     0325 AM 01/05   6134
3 S Togwotee Pass            -14 F     1200 AM 01/05   10430
13 SW Big Horn               -14 F     1100 PM 01/04   8870
10 WNW Cody                  -14 F     1240 AM 01/05   8401
2 W Pitchfork                -14 F     0230 AM 01/05   6883
Blind Bull Summit            -13 F     0300 AM 01/05   9000
12 SE Pahaska                -13 F     0100 AM 01/05   9780
12 SE Pahaska                -13 F     0300 AM 01/05   9780
14 WNW Mayoworth             -13 F     0100 AM 01/05   8200
14 W Mayoworth               -13 F     0200 AM 01/05   8200
1 E Buffalo                  -13 F     0945 PM 01/04   4727
17 NE Dubois                 -13 F     0300 AM 01/05   8400
10 W Dubois                  -13 F     0339 AM 01/05   8432
2 NW Mayoworth               -13 F     1125 PM 01/04   5404
2 WSW Cody                   -13 F     0409 AM 01/05   5167
N Wind River Mts             -13 F     0200 AM 01/05   9820
28 N Waltman                 -13 F     0100 AM 01/05   8550
19 N Arminto                 -13 F     0100 AM 01/05   8550
39 W Thermopolis             -13 F     1200 AM 01/05   8975
22 WSW Hamilton Dome         -13 F     0200 AM 01/05   8975
19 WSW Dubois                -13 F     0310 AM 01/05   8833
Extreme SW Yellowstone       -12 F     0349 AM 01/05   6400
Powell                       -12 F     1215 AM 01/05   4386
8 S Casper                   -12 F     0252 AM 01/05   7740
Natrona                      -12 F     1200 AM 01/05   5589
8 NNE Moran Junction         -11 F     0200 AM 01/05   7030
Dubois Airport               -11 F     0355 AM 01/05   7297
5 ENE Hyattville             -11 F     0352 AM 01/05   5670
Chief Joseph Hwy             -11 F     0330 AM 01/05   8136
Independence Rock            -11 F     0230 AM 01/05   5920
11 N Dubois                  -10 F     0200 AM 01/05   8750
Casper Mtn                   -10 F     0200 AM 01/05   7850
5 WNW Clark                  -10 F     0204 AM 01/05   4659
10 NW South Pass City        -10 F     0200 AM 01/05   9700
1 S Fontenelle Reservoir     -10 F     0400 AM 01/05   6390
18 W Lander                  -10 F     0100 AM 01/05   10100
Summit - Jackson Resort      -10 F     0315 AM 01/05   10318
Jackson                      -10 F     0345 AM 01/05   6240
12 N Kaycee                  -10 F     0231 AM 01/05   5287
Teton Pass                   -10 F     0130 AM 01/05   8463
6 S Lewis Lake In Ynp        -10 F     1200 AM 01/05   7850
30 SE Ten Sleep              -10 F     0100 AM 01/05   7760
12 SE Big Trails             -10 F     0200 AM 01/05   7760
18 SW Cody                   -10 F     1100 PM 01/04   8760
7 SW Barnum                  -10 F     0146 AM 01/05   6440
2 NE Teton Pass              -10 F     0200 AM 01/05   8200
Snow King                    -10 F     0215 AM 01/05   7810
N. Absaroka Mts              -10 F     0100 AM 01/05   7650
10 W Fort Washakie           -10 F     0301 AM 01/05   9235
21 W Big Piney               -9 F      0309 AM 01/05   8200
3 SW Moose                   -9 F      0338 AM 01/05   6440
8 SE Evansville              -9 F      0230 AM 01/05   5592
Crowheart                    -9 F      0313 AM 01/05   6099
11 W Crowheart               -9 F      0345 AM 01/05   6520
10 S Meeteetse               -9 F      0442 AM 01/05   7127
15 SE Moran Jct              -9 F      0300 AM 01/05   10380
8 N Meeteetse                -9 F      1116 PM 01/04   5926
20 N Casper                  -9 F      0306 AM 01/05   5677
15 SSW Big Trails            -9 F      0240 AM 01/05   6554
Wind River Above Red Creek   -9 F      0245 AM 01/05   6400
Alta                         -8 F      0130 AM 01/05   6430
Box Y Ranch                  -8 F      0300 AM 01/05   6650
17 N Alta                    -8 F      0303 AM 01/05   6830
Deadman Mtn                  -8 F      0300 AM 01/05   10350
10 N Dubois                  -8 F      0257 AM 01/05   8085
South Pass                   -8 F      0515 AM 01/05   8556
Mid - Jackson Resort         -8 F      0300 AM 01/05   8179
7 W Alcova                   -8 F      0240 AM 01/05   6342
5 SSE La Barge               -8 F      0400 AM 01/05   6530
Powell Airport               -8 F      0315 AM 01/05   5050
Riverton Airport             -8 F      0253 AM 01/05   5525
2 S Riverton                 -8 F      0315 AM 01/05   4901
Casper Outer Drive           -8 F      0206 AM 01/05   5463
7 SW Muddy Gap               -7 F      0250 AM 01/05   7380
Grand Targhee                -7 F      0200 AM 01/05   9260
5 WSW Dubois                 -7 F      0200 AM 01/05   9370
3 NNE South Pass City        -7 F      0300 AM 01/05   8540
South Pass                   -7 F      0200 AM 01/05   9040
12 SW Lander                 -7 F      0200 AM 01/05   8700
19 SW Valley                 -7 F      0700 PM 01/04   8350
10 SE Crowheart              -6 F      0315 AM 01/05   5654
Buffalo Airport              -6 F      0253 AM 01/05   4970
4 SW Jackson                 -6 F      0333 AM 01/05   6073
5 ESE Story                  -6 F      0936 PM 01/04   4673
Fort Washakie                -6 F      0315 AM 01/05   5565
Raymer - Jackson Resort      -6 F      0300 AM 01/05   9360
1 N Lake                     -6 F      0600 PM 01/04   7954
9 W Canyon                   -6 F      0600 PM 01/04   7686
Old Faithful                 -6 F      0600 PM 01/04   7481
Pathfinder Reservoir         -6 F      0315 AM 01/05   5858
16 S Hiland                  -6 F      0110 AM 01/05   6380
13 W Fort Washakie           -6 F      0200 AM 01/05   8620
Boysen Peak                  -6 F      0235 AM 01/05   7300
25 ESE Buffalo               -6 F      0110 AM 01/05   4657
Blind Bull Summit            -5 F      0200 AM 01/05   8900
Big Piney Airport            -5 F      0253 AM 01/05   6974
Jeffrey City                 -5 F      0309 AM 01/05   6374
Base - Jackson Resort        -5 F      0215 AM 01/05   6339
Rendezvous Bowl              -5 F      0300 AM 01/05   9608
2 W South Pass City          -5 F      0326 AM 01/05   8185
N. Fork Little Wind River    -5 F      0245 AM 01/05   6120
Thayne                       -4 F      0338 AM 01/05   5928
32 ESE Jackson               -4 F      0200 AM 01/05   8750
7 NE Pinedale                -4 F      0426 AM 01/05   8530
Beaver Rim                   -4 F      0136 AM 01/05   6784
20 ENE Opal                  -4 F      0326 AM 01/05   6556
15 SE Rock Springs           -4 F      0244 AM 01/05   7550
9 NW Marbleton               -3 F      0335 AM 01/05   7176
I 80 - Mile Marker 142       -3 F      0325 AM 01/05   7162
Mt Coffin                    -3 F      0200 AM 01/05   10870
7 WSW Buffalo                -3 F      0130 AM 01/05   5745
9 SW Lander                  -3 F      0300 AM 01/05   7085
10 E Wamsutter               -3 F      0200 AM 01/05   7062
13 E Wamsutter               -3 F      0200 AM 01/05   7052
I 80 - Mile Marker 157       -3 F      0320 AM 01/05   6965
1 NW Afton                   -2 F      0300 AM 01/05   6211
8 W South Pass City          -2 F      0250 AM 01/05   8120
15 N Pinedale                -2 F      0200 AM 01/05   9400
I 80 - Mile Marker 184       -2 F      0326 AM 01/05   7112
Kemmerer                     -2 F      0300 AM 01/05   6980
Red Canyon                   -2 F      0325 AM 01/05   6768
Lander Airport               -2 F      0453 AM 01/05   5586
6 SE Ten Sleep               -2 F      1000 PM 01/04   4541
4 W Kemmerer                 -2 F      0800 PM 01/04   6989
9 E Big Piney                -1 F      0300 AM 01/05   6803
Etna                         -1 F      0346 AM 01/05   5823
7 NW Lander                  -1 F      0340 AM 01/05   5797
15 NE Cokeville              -1 F      0300 AM 01/05   8470
20 E Bondurant               -1 F      0200 AM 01/05   7740
8 SE Bondurant               -1 F      0326 AM 01/05   7797
3 NW Rock Springs            -1 F      1230 AM 01/05   6458
8 NE Afton                   -1 F      0200 AM 01/05   8450