
Subzero Morning-Coldest in Two Years

Temperatures plummeted on New Years Eve across the mountain country. In Star Valley the coldest officially observed was at the Double L Ranch along the Salt River northwest of Etna with a frigid -27F. Close behind was the -26F at the Afton Airport. Following is a map of some of the observed minimums across Star Valley and surrounding areas.

Of note is that wind chills were as low as -30F at the Alpine airport due to down canyon winds of up to 20 mph even though the actual temperature was no lower than -13.
Some of the notable minimums around the region were:
-39F Daniel
-38F West Yellowstone airport
-35F Bondurant
-31F Moose
-30F Boulder
-28F Kemmerer
-27F Cokeville
The coldest in the area not surprising was at Peters Sink Utah where nobody lives -43F