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Dec 10:  On this day in 1919 Cheyenne recorded a daily snowfall of 9.3 inches. It

                was the last of 5 consecutive days with snow in Cheyenne, which totaled

                18.6 inches.

 

                Chadron recorded it greatest daily precipitation for December on this day

                in 1915 when 1.04 inches fell.      

 

Dec 11:  Record cold temperatures were felt over many areas on this day in 1985.

                Some record lows set on that day included 24 degrees below zero in Laramie

                and Douglas, 22 below zero at Scottsbluff, 19 below zero at Rawlins, and

                a bitter cold 27 degrees below zero near Wheatland, WY. 

 

Dec 12:  Heavy snow fell over parts of southeast Wyoming on this day in 1992. 

                Snowfall amounts from 6 to 12 inches were fairly widespread from Albany

                County northward across Converse and Niobrara counties. Douglas, WY

                recorded it’s greatest known daily snowfall with 16.8 inches.

 

                The bitter cold arctic outbreak in 1972 began to release its grip over the

                area on this day. Cheyenne recorded the last of 9 consecutive days with

                a temperature below zero, which tied for the second longest streak of that

                nature on record.           

Dec 13:  Cheyenne recorded it’s greatest daily precipitation amount for December on

                this day in 1925 when 1.28 inches was recorded. 11.5 inches of snow also

                fell on that day, and a total of 14.1 inches of snow fell on the 13^th and 14^th. 

Dec 14:  A 2-day winter storm came to an end across the area on this day in 1925. The

                storm produced widespread snowfall amounts from 8 to 12 inches over much

                of southeast Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle with 15 inches of snow
                recorded at Chugwater and near Wheatland, WY.

 

                A bitter cold arctic airmass covered the region on this day in 1901. Scottsbluff

                fell to an extremely cold 35 degrees below zero, while Alliance was chilled to

                32 degrees below zero. 31 below was recorded near Lusk, while Cheyenne felt

                the chill of 22 degrees below zero.         

 

Dec 15:  The extremely cold airmass hung around for one more day in 1901. Scottsbluff

                and Bridgeport, Nebraska recorded lows of 32 degrees below zero, while

                Alliance had a low of 30 degrees below zero.

Dec 16:  Laramie recorded the last of 11 consecutive days with a low temperature less

                than zero on this day in 1973, which is the 2^nd longest streak of that nature on

                record for Laramie.