All-time weather records — Sundance, WY
Climate change signal in Sundance
of Sundance's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (24 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (13 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | 26 | ||
| 1910s | 17 | 56 | ||
| 1920s | 18 | 49 | ||
| 1930s | 79 | 48 | ||
| 1940s | 19 | 30 | ||
| 1950s | 27 | 26 | ||
| 1960s | 10 | 32 | ||
| 1970s | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1980s | 22 | 25 | ||
| 1990s | 46 | 25 | ||
| 2000s | 59 | 13 | ||
| 2010s | 43 | 11 | ||
| 2020s | 7 | 7 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1893, the latest in 2021. Period of observation: 1893-2021.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64.9°F — Jan 23, 1981 | -38.9°F — Jan 12, 1916 | 1.14 in — Jan 5, 1949 |
| February | 66.0°F — Feb 26, 1932 | -42.0°F — Feb 8, 1936 | 1.10 in — Feb 2, 1912 |
| March | 77.0°F — Mar 12, 2007 | -24.0°F — Mar 3, 2019 | 1.60 in — Mar 14, 1929 |
| April | 86.0°F — Apr 24, 2012 | -11.0°F — Apr 3, 1945 | 1.82 in — Apr 6, 1997 |
| May | 100.9°F — May 28, 1934 | 7.0°F — May 12, 1943 | 2.60 in — May 8, 1995 |
| June | 102.0°F — Jun 26, 2012 | 25.0°F — Jun 2, 1919 | 2.73 in — Jun 3, 1940 |
| July | 105.1°F — Jul 5, 1936 | 30.0°F — Jul 10, 1993 | 2.47 in — Jul 5, 2012 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 29, 2012 | 19.9°F — Aug 17, 2001 | 2.80 in — Aug 21, 1964 |
| September | 99.0°F — Sep 4, 1933 | 0.0°F — Sep 18, 1917 | 2.27 in — Sep 23, 2017 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 3, 1992 | -17.0°F — Oct 27, 1925 | 3.25 in — Oct 6, 1994 |
| November | 77.0°F — Nov 7, 1917 | -23.1°F — Nov 16, 1959 | 1.87 in — Nov 1, 2000 |
| December | 64.9°F — Dec 15, 1923 | -40.0°F — Dec 24, 1983 | 0.80 in — Dec 13, 1916 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sundance.