Church Buttes Gas Plant, Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Church Buttes Gas Plant's normal year runs from 12°F December nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 7.9 inches of precipitation and 31 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.2°C, December lows of −11°C, July highs of 29°C, 200 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationChurch Buttes Gas Plant
- Station IDUSC00481736
- Location41.40°N 110.09°W
- Elevation7,079 ft (2,158 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Church Buttes Gas Plant is 53°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Church Buttes Gas Plant.
- Jan 31° 13°
- Feb 33° 13°
- Mar 43° 23°
- Apr 52° 28°
- May 63° 37°
- Jun 75° 46°
- Jul 83° 55°
- Aug 81° 53°
- Sep 71° 44°
- Oct 57° 31°
- Nov 41° 21°
- Dec 31° 12°
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 Church Buttes Gas Plant each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.21 in), the least in December (0.24 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 13°F | 21.9°F | 0.53 | 6.9 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 33°F | 13°F | 22.9°F | 0.35 | 4.7 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 43°F | 23°F | 33.0°F | 0.48 | 4.1 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 28°F | 39.9°F | 0.79 | 2.3 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 63°F | 37°F | 50.2°F | 1.21 | 1.1 | 6 | <1 | 10 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 75°F | 46°F | 60.7°F | 0.86 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 83°F | 55°F | 69.0°F | 0.42 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 81°F | 53°F | 67.1°F | 0.70 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 71°F | 44°F | 57.4°F | 1.09 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 57°F | 31°F | 44.1°F | 0.73 | 1.1 | 4 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 41°F | 21°F | 31.0°F | 0.47 | 5.6 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 31°F | 12°F | 21.8°F | 0.24 | 4.7 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 31°F | 43.2°F | 7.87 | 30.8 | 46 | 6 | 196 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −11°C | −5.6°C | 13 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 0°C | −10°C | −5.1°C | 9 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 6°C | −5°C | 0.6°C | 12 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 11°C | −2°C | 4.4°C | 20 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 17°C | 3°C | 10.1°C | 31 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 24°C | 8°C | 15.9°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 13°C | 20.6°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 12°C | 19.5°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 6°C | 14.1°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 14°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 19 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 5°C | −6°C | −0.6°C | 12 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 0°C | −11°C | −5.7°C | 6 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481736; 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 Church Buttes Gas Plant?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00481736.
When is the last frost at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
In Church Buttes Gas Plant, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 25 in half of years and after June 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 27 in half of years and before September 14 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 251 year in 10 after June 11; 9 in 10 after May 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 271 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 124 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 148 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 8 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Church Buttes Gas Plant in zone 5a in ZIP code 82937, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wyoming · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00481736; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Church Buttes Gas Plant?
In a normal year in Church Buttes Gas Plant, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 196 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 46 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 196a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 60high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 46a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00481736.
How sunny is it at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Church Buttes Gas Plant, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.3 |
| February | 74% | 3.2 |
| March | 74% | 4.4 |
| April | 75% | 5.6 |
| May | 77% | 6.6 |
| June | 86% | 7.8 |
| July | 86% | 7.4 |
| August | 85% | 6.5 |
| September | 85% | 5.3 |
| October | 81% | 3.7 |
| November | 75% | 2.5 |
| December | 70% | 1.9 |
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 Church Buttes Gas Plant record?
A normal year at Church Buttes Gas Plant brings 8,205 heating degree days, 53% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 305 cooling degree days, 66% 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 1,872 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,338 | 0 |
| February | 1,179 | 0 |
| March | 994 | 0 |
| April | 753 | 0 |
| May | 462 | 3 |
| June | 164 | 36 |
| July | 25 | 147 |
| August | 41 | 104 |
| September | 242 | 14 |
| October | 650 | 0 |
| November | 1,020 | 0 |
| December | 1,339 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,205 | 305 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00481736. 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 Church Buttes Gas Plant's climate compare?
Church Buttes Gas Plant is warmer than 25 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.2°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Church Buttes Gas Plant 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 Church Buttes Gas Plant share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Granger, WY97 people · 15 mi NE
- Little America, WY19 people · 15 mi NE
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 Church Buttes Gas Plant's climate
What is the coldest month at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
December, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
Yes: 31 inches in a normal year, falling on 15 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
May, with 1.21 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Church Buttes Gas Plant in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Church Buttes Gas Plant in zone 5a in ZIP code 82937, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Church Buttes Gas Plant?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 25; in one year in ten it comes after June 11. Waiting until June 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Buckboard Marina, WY27 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Green River, WY33 miles from this station, 44.1°F a year
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