September 15 - 21 in Area Weather History
Sep 15: On this day in 2004 heavy rains fell over parts of Cheyenne and
Morrill counties of the Nebraska panhandle. The rains started
late on the 14th, and by the end of the 15th, amounts from 1.75
to 2 inches fell over an area from Potter to Dalton to Bridgeport.
Sep 16: Rawlins, Wy, recorded it’s greatest daily precipitation on record
on this day in 1965. A total of 2.06 inches of precipitation fell,
including 14.5 inches of snow.
Sep 17: On this day in 2000 Cheyenne reached a high of 91 degrees,
which is the latest day in history that Cheyenne reached at least
90 degrees. Conversely, on this day in 1965, Cheyenne only
reached 31 degrees, the earliest day in the fall that Cheyenne
has remained below freezing.
Today is the average first freeze date for Rawlins, Wyoming.
Nebraska occurred on this day in 1986 when 4.40 inches of rain
flooded the area.
Cheyenne recorded a 4.0 inch snowfall on this day in 1942.
Sep 19: An early season winter storm began across portions of
east-central Wyoming and the northern Nebraska panhandle on
this day in 1995. 1 to 4 inches of snow was recorded by the end
of the day with the snow continuing into the 20th.
snow. Some power outages occurred due to heavy snow breaking
tree branches onto power lines.
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