Burris, Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Burris's normal year runs from 11°F December nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 8.8 inches of precipitation and 33 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.1°C, December lows of −11°C, July highs of 28°C, 223 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBurris
- Station IDUSC00481284
- Location43.37°N 109.28°W
- Elevation6,125 ft (1,867 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Burris is 55°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 8%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Burris.
- Jan 37° 12°
- Feb 39° 12°
- Mar 49° 20°
- Apr 55° 27°
- May 64° 36°
- Jun 73° 42°
- Jul 82° 48°
- Aug 80° 46°
- Sep 71° 38°
- Oct 58° 29°
- Nov 45° 19°
- Dec 36° 11°
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 Burris each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.12 in), the least in January (0.14 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 12°F | 24.5°F | 0.14 | 3.1 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 39°F | 12°F | 25.7°F | 0.35 | 4.9 | 2 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 20°F | 34.6°F | 0.38 | 5.1 | 3 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 27°F | 41.0°F | 1.07 | 6.0 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 64°F | 36°F | 49.7°F | 2.12 | 1.5 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 73°F | 42°F | 57.8°F | 1.22 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 82°F | 48°F | 64.8°F | 0.68 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 80°F | 46°F | 62.7°F | 0.55 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 71°F | 38°F | 54.2°F | 1.00 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 29°F | 43.3°F | 0.70 | 3.2 | 3 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 19°F | 32.1°F | 0.35 | 4.4 | 2 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 36°F | 11°F | 23.7°F | 0.22 | 4.4 | 2 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 28°F | 42.9°F | 8.78 | 33.2 | 44 | 4 | 206 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −11°C | −4.2°C | 4 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 4°C | −11°C | −3.5°C | 9 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 9°C | −7°C | 1.4°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 13°C | −3°C | 5.0°C | 27 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 18°C | 2°C | 9.8°C | 54 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 23°C | 6°C | 14.3°C | 31 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 28°C | 9°C | 18.2°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 8°C | 17.1°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 3°C | 12.3°C | 25 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 14°C | −2°C | 6.3°C | 18 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 7°C | −7°C | 0.1°C | 9 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 2°C | −11°C | −4.6°C | 6 mm | 11 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481284; 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 Burris?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September 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 USC00481284.
When is the last frost at Burris?
In Burris, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 14 in half of years and before September 1 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
- June 11 year in 10 after June 19; 9 in 10 after May 17
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 141 year in 10 before September 1; 9 in 10 before September 27
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 104 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 132 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 15 in half of springs and before September 26 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 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (27 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 USC00481284; 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 Burris?
In a normal year in Burris, 4 days a year reach 90°F, 206 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 44 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 206a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 35high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 44a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 95°F, on June 24, 1988; the lowest is −45°F, on December 22, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1967, with 14.49 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 57.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00481284; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00481284. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Burris?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Burris, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (82%) and May the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.3 |
| February | 79% | 3.3 |
| March | 78% | 4.5 |
| April | 72% | 5.4 |
| May | 66% | 5.8 |
| June | 77% | 7.0 |
| July | 82% | 7.2 |
| August | 81% | 6.2 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 72% | 3.2 |
| November | 73% | 2.2 |
| December | 75% | 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 Burris record?
A normal year at Burris brings 8,150 heating degree days, 52% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 103 cooling degree days, 89% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,422 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,257 | 0 |
| February | 1,099 | 0 |
| March | 944 | 0 |
| April | 719 | 0 |
| May | 475 | 1 |
| June | 224 | 8 |
| July | 63 | 58 |
| August | 103 | 33 |
| September | 325 | 3 |
| October | 673 | 0 |
| November | 989 | 0 |
| December | 1,280 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,150 | 103 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481284. 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.
Have recent years at Burris been warmer than normal?
Over 40 complete years from 1964 to 2018, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.5°F per century (+0.19°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Burris's climate compare?
Burris is warmer than 24 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.9°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Burris 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.
Which places near Burris share this climate record?
Crowheart has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Crowheart, WY135 people · 3 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Burris's climate
What is the coldest month at Burris?
December, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 48°F at night).
Does it snow at Burris?
Yes: 33 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in April (6.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Burris?
May, with 2.12 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.14 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Burris in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Burris?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 19. Waiting until June 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Diversion Dam, WY21 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Dubois, WY22 miles from this station, 40.5°F a year
- Pavillion, WY30 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Thermopolis (21 mi WNW), WY38 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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