January 15-21 in Regional Weather History
For the third week of January in weather history:
Jan. 15: On this day in 1887, it was a very cold day in
Cheyenne and much of the region. The low in
Cheyenne bottomed out at 26 degrees below zero.
Jan. 16: A winter storm system brought 9.1 inches of snow to
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on this day in 1995.
Kimball, Nebraska set its lowest temperature on record
with a low of 36 below zero. Scottsbluff, Nebraska set
its lowest January temperature with a low of 33 below...
while Cheyenne chilled to 30 degrees below zero.
Strong winds buffeted Cheyenne and surrounding areas
on this day in 1982, with a gust of 71 mph recorded in
Cheyenne.
snow to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Very high winds blew across the area on this day in 1975,
with Cheyenne recording a peak gust of 85 mph, only 1
mph short of Cheyennes’ all time highest wind gust.
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Jan. 15: On this day in 1887, it was a very cold day in
Cheyenne and much of the region. The low in
Cheyenne bottomed out at 26 degrees below zero.
Jan. 16: A winter storm system brought 9.1 inches of snow to
Scottsbluff, Nebraska, on this day in 1995.
Kimball, Nebraska set its lowest temperature on record
with a low of 36 below zero. Scottsbluff, Nebraska set
its lowest January temperature with a low of 33 below...
while Cheyenne chilled to 30 degrees below zero.
Strong winds buffeted Cheyenne and surrounding areas
on this day in 1982, with a gust of 71 mph recorded in
Cheyenne.
snow to Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
Very high winds blew across the area on this day in 1975,
with Cheyenne recording a peak gust of 85 mph, only 1
mph short of Cheyennes’ all time highest wind gust.
Jan. 19: Today is a historically cold day
An all-time low temperature of 36 degrees below zero
occurred on this day in 1963, one of 3 times Rawlins
has reached this cold mark.
attained on this day in 2005, with a high of 66 degrees.
One of the highest wind gusts ever recorded in Cheyenne
occurred on this day in 1975, with a gust of 86 mph.
On this day in 1883, a low of 31 degrees below zero was
recorded in Cheyenne.
Jan. 21: On this day in 1993 a peak wind gust of 73 mph blew
through Cheyenne, while on this day in 1962 a low of 20
below zero greeted Cheyenne residents.
Information and research courtesy of Rich Emanuel.
through Cheyenne, while on this day in 1962 a low of 20
Information and research courtesy of Rich Emanuel.
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