Big Piney, Wyoming - Geography - Climate

Climate

Sometimes known as the "Ice Box of the Nation," Big Piney has one of the coldest climates among inhabited locations in the Lower 48. Big Piney experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with long, cold, dry winters and short, warm summers. Because of the high elevation and aridity, large diurnal temperature differences are a regular feature of Big Piney's climate. Precipitation is very low and somewhat heavily concentrated in the warmer months.

Climate data for Big Piney
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 48
(9)
54
(12)
64
(18)
75
(24)
84
(29)
91
(33)
96
(36)
93
(34)
89
(32)
79
(26)
67
(19)
55
(13)
96
(36)
Average high °F (°C) 25.1
(−3.8)
29.8
(−1.2)
40.1
(4.5)
51.8
(11.0)
61.8
(16.6)
72.2
(22.3)
79.6
(26.4)
78.5
(25.8)
68.4
(20.2)
56.8
(13.8)
38.3
(3.5)
27.7
(−2.4)
52.51
(11.39)
Average low °F (°C) −4.9
(−20.5)
−0.6
(−18.1)
11.8
(−11.2)
21.0
(−6.1)
30.1
(−1.1)
37.8
(3.2)
41.3
(5.2)
37.8
(3.2)
28.5
(−1.9)
19.6
(−6.9)
7.9
(−13.4)
−2.6
(−19.2)
18.98
(−7.24)
Record low °F (°C) −49
(−45)
−44
(−42)
−32
(−36)
−10
(−23)
6
(−14)
19
(−7)
23
(−5)
16
(−9)
−15
(−26)
−15
(−26)
−34
(−37)
−50
(−46)
−50
(−46)
Precipitation inches (mm) 0.45
(11.4)
0.34
(8.6)
0.58
(14.7)
0.52
(13.2)
1.01
(25.7)
0.72
(18.3)
0.87
(22.1)
0.80
(20.3)
0.82
(20.8)
0.59
(15)
0.37
(9.4)
0.32
(8.1)
7.39
(187.7)
Snowfall inches (cm) 3.4
(8.6)
4.0
(10.2)
3.7
(9.4)
2.8
(7.1)
1.0
(2.5)
0.2
(0.5)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.9
(2.3)
2.3
(5.8)
1.8
(4.6)
2.6
(6.6)
22.7
(57.7)
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.8 8.0 5.0 6.3 5.7 4.8 4.6 4.3 5.4 65.9
Source: NOAA (normals, 1971–2000)

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