Buckboard Marina, Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Buckboard Marina's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 7.8 inches of precipitation and 30 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.6°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 30°C, 198 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBuckboard Marina
- Station IDUSC00481131
- Location41.25°N 109.60°W
- Elevation6,080 ft (1,853 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Buckboard Marina is 57°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Buckboard Marina.
- Jan 34° 7°
- Feb 37° 12°
- Mar 47° 21°
- Apr 56° 28°
- May 67° 37°
- Jun 78° 45°
- Jul 86° 51°
- Aug 85° 49°
- Sep 75° 40°
- Oct 60° 29°
- Nov 45° 19°
- Dec 35° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Buckboard Marina each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.18 in), the least in January (0.31 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 7°F | 20.8°F | 0.31 | 5.6 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 12°F | 24.5°F | 0.35 | 7.2 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 21°F | 33.8°F | 0.49 | 4.0 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 28°F | 41.9°F | 0.72 | 1.5 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 37°F | 51.6°F | 1.18 | 0.2 | 7 | <1 | 8 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 78°F | 45°F | 61.5°F | 1.02 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 86°F | 51°F | 68.7°F | 0.47 | 0.0 | 4 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 49°F | 67.0°F | 0.76 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 40°F | 57.6°F | 0.85 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 29°F | 44.8°F | 0.88 | 1.4 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 19°F | 32.0°F | 0.43 | 2.7 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 35°F | 10°F | 22.7°F | 0.32 | 7.1 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 29°F | 43.9°F | 7.78 | 29.7 | 55 | 26 | 203 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −14°C | −6.2°C | 8 mm | 14 cm |
| February | 3°C | −11°C | −4.2°C | 9 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 8°C | −6°C | 1.0°C | 12 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 13°C | −2°C | 5.5°C | 18 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 19°C | 3°C | 10.9°C | 30 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 11°C | 20.4°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 9°C | 19.4°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 5°C | 14.2°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | −2°C | 7.1°C | 22 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 7°C | −7°C | 0.0°C | 11 mm | 7 cm |
| December | 2°C | −12°C | −5.2°C | 8 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481131; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Buckboard Marina?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481131.
When is the last frost at Buckboard Marina?
In Buckboard Marina, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 24 in half of years and after June 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 23 in half of years and before September 8 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 241 year in 10 after June 8; 9 in 10 after May 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 231 year in 10 before September 8; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 118 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 144 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 10 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −17°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wyoming · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00481131; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Buckboard Marina?
In a normal year in Buckboard Marina, 26 days a year reach 90°F, 203 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 55 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 203a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 38high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 55a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 11a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00481131.
How sunny is it at Buckboard Marina?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Buckboard Marina, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.2 |
| February | 73% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.3 |
| April | 75% | 5.7 |
| May | 78% | 6.7 |
| June | 84% | 7.6 |
| July | 84% | 7.3 |
| August | 84% | 6.4 |
| September | 86% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 3.8 |
| November | 76% | 2.5 |
| December | 68% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Buckboard Marina record?
A normal year at Buckboard Marina brings 7,936 heating degree days, 48% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 276 cooling degree days, 70% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,878 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,369 | 0 |
| February | 1,134 | 0 |
| March | 969 | 0 |
| April | 693 | 0 |
| May | 418 | 2 |
| June | 141 | 35 |
| July | 19 | 132 |
| August | 36 | 97 |
| September | 233 | 11 |
| October | 626 | 0 |
| November | 990 | 0 |
| December | 1,310 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,936 | 276 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481131. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Buckboard Marina's climate compare?
Buckboard Marina is warmer than 32 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.9°F is warmer than 15%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Buckboard Marina is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Buckboard Marina's climate
What is the coldest month at Buckboard Marina?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 51°F at night).
Does it snow at Buckboard Marina?
Yes: 30 inches in a normal year, falling on 18 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Buckboard Marina?
May, with 1.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Buckboard Marina in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −17°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at Buckboard Marina?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 24; in one year in ten it comes after June 8. Waiting until June 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Manila, UT19 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Green River, WY20 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
- Flaming Gorge, UT24 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Church Buttes Gas Plant, WY27 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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