January 8-14 in area weather history
Jan. 8: On this day in 1875, it was a very cold day in Cheyenne.
The high temperature only reached 16 degrees below
zero, the while low for the day was 37 degrees below
zero. It still stands as the coldest day in recorded
history for Cheyenne with an average temperature for
the day of 26 degrees below zero!
On this day in 1990 a peak wind gust of 77 mph was
recorded in Cheyenne.
Jan. 9: Cheyennes coldest temperature ever recorded occurred
on this day in 1875, with a low of 38 degrees below zero.
Jan. 10: Today is also a historically cold day for Cheyenne, with
lows of 20 degrees below zero in 1962, and 21 degrees
below zero a year later, in 1963.
Jan. 11: The coldest high temperature ever recorded in Cheyenne
occurred on his day in 1963, with the high for the day
only reaching 21 degrees below zero.
Very high winds blew across the area on this day in 1972,
with Cheyenne recording a peak gust of 81 mph.
Jan. 12: On this date in 1963, Laramie, WY. reached its coldest
temperature ever, bottoming out at a bitter cold 50 below!
On this date in 1974 Scottsbluff recorded a low of -16. It was the
last of 15 consecutive days with a low temperature below zero,
equaling the previous longest streak with lows below zero, set
on January 30 – February 13, 1899.
Jan. 13: Today is the least likely day for precipitation in Cheyenne,
with measurable precipitation recorded on this day only
11 times since 1871.
Jan. 14: On this day in 1887 the temperature in Cheyenne fell to 27
degrees below zero.
The high temperature only reached 16 degrees below
zero, the while low for the day was 37 degrees below
zero. It still stands as the coldest day in recorded
history for Cheyenne with an average temperature for
the day of 26 degrees below zero!
On this day in 1990 a peak wind gust of 77 mph was
recorded in Cheyenne.
Jan. 9: Cheyennes coldest temperature ever recorded occurred
on this day in 1875, with a low of 38 degrees below zero.
Jan. 10: Today is also a historically cold day for Cheyenne, with
lows of 20 degrees below zero in 1962, and 21 degrees
below zero a year later, in 1963.
Jan. 11: The coldest high temperature ever recorded in Cheyenne
occurred on his day in 1963, with the high for the day
only reaching 21 degrees below zero.
Very high winds blew across the area on this day in 1972,
with Cheyenne recording a peak gust of 81 mph.
Jan. 12: On this date in 1963, Laramie, WY. reached its coldest
temperature ever, bottoming out at a bitter cold 50 below!
On this date in 1974 Scottsbluff recorded a low of -16. It was the
last of 15 consecutive days with a low temperature below zero,
equaling the previous longest streak with lows below zero, set
on January 30 – February 13, 1899.
Jan. 13: Today is the least likely day for precipitation in Cheyenne,
with measurable precipitation recorded on this day only
11 times since 1871.
Jan. 14: On this day in 1887 the temperature in Cheyenne fell to 27
degrees below zero.
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