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The NWS office in Riverton hopes that you and your families had a wonderful holiday. We are certain that a lot of people celebrated as flurries started to fall across central Wyoming during the evening of Christmas Eve. Snow covered ground was a welcome sight on the morning of December 25th. The images below demonstrate Snow Depth as modeled by the National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC). Clicking on either image will enlarge the image. The image on the left demonstrates snow depth as of around 11am on December 24th, with the image on the left indicating snow depth as of 6pm on December 25th. As the NOHRSC indicates, enough snowfall fell to create a White Christmas for portions of the state.

Snow Depth at 11am on Christmas Eve	White Christmas Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So how much snowfall did the state receive during the system on Christmas Eve? Check the table below for snowfall reports through 12pm on December 25th.

  

County	Station Name	Snowfall
Big Horn	Shell Creek Snotel	4
Big Horn	Greybull	2.1
Big Horn	Bone Springs Divide Snotel	2
Big Horn	5 WNW Basin	1
Big Horn	2 SSW Lovell	1
Big Horn	26 E Lovell	0.5
Fremont	St. Lawrence Alt Snotel	4
Fremont	Little Warm Snotel	4
Fremont	Hobbs Park Snotel	4
Fremont	South Pass Snotel	4
Fremont	Castle Creek Snotel	4
Fremont	Cold Springs Snotel	4
Fremont	Deer Park Snotel	4
Fremont	Townsend Creek Snotel	4
Fremont	1 S Riverton	3
Fremont	Riverton	3
Fremont	Hudson	3
Fremont	6 SW Lander	2.3
Fremont	Red Canyon	2.2
Fremont	Jeffrey City	2
Fremont	Burroughs Creek Snotel	2
Fremont	6 SE Lander	1.5
Fremont	10 NNE Riverton	1.3
Fremont	Dubois	1
Fremont	Lander	1
Fremont	Brooks Lake Lodge	1
Hot Springs	Kirby	1.8
Hot Springs	1 SW Thermopolis	1.8
Johnson	Hansen Sawmill Snotel	4
Johnson	Soldier Park Snotel	4
Johnson	Cloud Peak Reservoir Snotel	4
Johnson	7 NE Buffalo	2.8
Johnson	Bear Trap Meadow Snotel	2
Johnson	Billy Creek	2
Johnson	Little Goose Snotel	2
Johnson	Buffalo	1.6
Johnson	17 NNW Kaycee	1
Johnson	17 E Kaycee	0.6
Lincoln	Willow Creek Snotel	12
Lincoln	Hams Fork Snotel	8
Lincoln	Salt River Summit Snotel	8
Lincoln	Indian Creek Snotel	8
Lincoln	Kelley Ranger Station Snotel	8
Lincoln	Blind Bull Summit Snotel	6
Lincoln	Spring Creek Divide Snotel	6
Lincoln	Afton	4.5
Lincoln	5 SSE Smoot	4
Lincoln	Cottonwood Creek Snotel	4
Lincoln	Smoot	3.7
Lincoln	3 SE Bedford	3.5
Lincoln	2 SE Thayne	3.2
Lincoln	Box Y Ranch	3
Lincoln	Fossil Butte	1.3
Natrona	Casper	1 - 2.4
Natrona	Reno Hill Snotel	2
Natrona	4 WSW Casper	1
Natrona	Casper Mountain	1
Natrona	Powder River School	1
Natrona	Midwest	1
Park	Evening Star Snotel	10
Park	Wolverine Snotel	6
Park	Blackwater Snotel	6
Park	Beartooth Lake Snotel	6
Park	Younts Peak Snotel	4
Park	Marquette Snotel	4
Park	Pahaska	4
Park	3 NE Sunshine	2.2
Park	Meeteetse	2
Park	2 WSW Cody	2
Park	Kirwin Snotel	2
Park	Cody	1 - 1.5
Park	7 ESE Cody	1
Park	3 NE Clark	0.5
Park	4 ENE Powell	0.2
Sublette	Triple Peak Snotel	8
Sublette	Larsen Creek Snotel	8
Sublette	Loomis Park Snotel	8
Sublette	New Fork Lake Snotel	6
Sublette	East Rim Divide Snotel	6
Sublette	Big Sandy Opening Snotel	6
Sublette	Snider Basin Snotel	6
Sublette	8 N Daniel	5.5
Sublette	14 NW Pinedale	4.4
Sublette	Elkhart Park G.S. Snotel	4
Sublette	Gunsite Pass Snotel	4
Sublette	Pocket Creek Snotel	4
Sublette	Kendall Ranger Station Snotel	4
Sublette	Daniel Fish Hatchery	3.5
Sublette	Big Piney	2
Sublette	Boulder Rearing Station	2
Sweetwater	Green River	3 - 4.5
Sweetwater	1 W Rock Springs	2.1
Sweetwater	1 E Rock Springs	1.2
Teton	Grand Targhee Snotel	18
Teton	Jackson Hole-Rendezvous Bowl	15
Teton	Jackson Hole-Raymer	12.5
Teton	Phillips Bench Snotel	12
Teton	Moose	12
Teton	Grassy Lake Snotel	12
Teton	Granite Creek Snotel	12
Teton	Jackson Hole-Mid	11
Teton	Base Camp Snotel	10
Teton	Snake River Stn Snotel	10
Teton	2 NE Teton Village	9.7
Teton	Togwotee Pass	8
Teton	Jackson Hole-Base	8
Teton	5 NW Jackson	8
Teton	Gros Ventre Summit Snotel	8
Teton	3 SSW Wilson	7.5
Teton	Snow King Ski Area	7
Teton	Moose	6.5
Teton	Togwotee Pass Snotel	6
Teton	Jackson	4
Teton	Togwotee Mountain Lodge	3
Washakie	Powder River Pass Snotel	4
Washakie	16 SSE Ten Sleep	1
Yellowstone	Lewis Lake Divide Snotel	14
Yellowstone	Two Ocean Plateau Snotel	10
Yellowstone	Thumb Divide Snotel	10
Yellowstone	Snake River Ranger Station	10
Yellowstone	Parker Peak Snotel	10
Yellowstone	Old Faithful Ranger Station	8.5
Yellowstone	Canyon Snotel	8
Yellowstone	Sylvan Lake Snotel	6
Yellowstone	Sylvan Road Snotel	6
Yellowstone	Lamar Ranger Station	3.5
Yellowstone	Tower Falls Ranger Station	3.3
Yellowstone	Yellowstone East Entrance	2.5

 

Below is a table summarizing Christmas Day weather extremes with the data from 2012 next to it. Please note, the "Lowest Temperature" column is data from minimum temperature from the evening of 12/24 through the morning of 12/25. Snowfall are amounts gathered from the entirety of the system ending on the morning of 12/25.

	Casper		Lander		Jackson		Riverton		Rock Springs
	(1939-2011)	2012	(1891-2011)	2012	(1916-2011)	2012	(1907-2011)	2012	(1948-2011)	2012
Highest  Temperature (F)	56 (1980)	17	56 (1899)	16	47 (1950)	12	56 (1946)	12 (Airport)	47 (1980 & 1955)	19
Lowest  Temperature (F)	-15 (2009)	1	-25 (1891)	5	-32 (1952)	-6	-33 (1944)	2 (Airport)	-17 (1987)	7
Normal High (F)	34		32		28		28		29
Normal Low (F)	13		9		6		4		12
Wettest (in)	0.31 (1988)	0.08	0.36 (1943)	0.13	1.02 (1955)	M	0.19 (1949)	0.16	0.44 (1968)	0.02
Snowiest (in)	5.6 (1988)	2.4	5.5 (2007)	1	13.0 (2008)	4	4.0 (1949)	3	3.0 (1968)	1.5-2

 

 

 

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