Ranchester, WY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DAYTON, WY US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ranchester has an annual average temperature of 43.9°F with about 18 inches of precipitation per year and 68.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 10.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.36 in) and January the driest (0.82 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Annual swing
45.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,764
Cooling need
156

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

239 of 366 (65.3%) of Ranchester's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1950s
0
1990s
0
2000s
49
2010s
147
2020s
170

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 35.9°F 10.2°F 23.1°F 0.82 in 10.8 in 7
February 38.1°F 12.0°F 25.0°F 0.89 in 11.1 in 7
March 47.0°F 20.0°F 33.5°F 1.49 in 12.0 in 8
April 55.3°F 28.8°F 42.1°F 2.06 in 7.1 in 10
May 65.2°F 37.5°F 51.3°F 3.36 in 1.4 in 11
June 75.1°F 45.0°F 60.1°F 1.99 in 10
July 85.2°F 51.2°F 68.2°F 1.16 in 7
August 84.3°F 49.7°F 67.0°F 0.88 in 6
September 73.2°F 40.3°F 56.8°F 1.55 in 0.3 in 7
October 58.9°F 30.1°F 44.5°F 1.86 in 6.4 in 9
November 45.6°F 18.2°F 31.9°F 1.15 in 7.5 in 7
December 35.7°F 10.0°F 22.9°F 0.82 in 11.7 in 7

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