Dull Center (1 mi SE), Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Dull Center (1 mi SE)'s normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 13.7 inches of precipitation and 47 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.7°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 32°C, 349 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDull Center (1 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00482725
- Location43.41°N 104.96°W
- Elevation4,415 ft (1,346 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Dull Center (1 mi SE) is 58°F and the normal low 30°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 Dull Center (1 mi SE).
- Jan 38° 14°
- Feb 40° 16°
- Mar 51° 24°
- Apr 59° 31°
- May 69° 41°
- Jun 80° 50°
- Jul 90° 57°
- Aug 88° 55°
- Sep 78° 45°
- Oct 62° 33°
- Nov 47° 22°
- Dec 37° 15°
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 Dull Center (1 mi SE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.47 in), the least in January (0.25 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 14°F | 26.0°F | 0.25 | 4.6 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 40°F | 16°F | 27.6°F | 0.59 | 9.1 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 51°F | 24°F | 37.6°F | 0.87 | 7.9 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 31°F | 45.1°F | 1.66 | 7.7 | 8 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 41°F | 54.7°F | 2.47 | 1.4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 80°F | 50°F | 65.3°F | 2.11 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 57°F | 73.3°F | 1.75 | 0.0 | 6 | 17 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 55°F | 71.5°F | 1.21 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 78°F | 45°F | 61.5°F | 0.99 | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 33°F | 47.3°F | 1.05 | 3.6 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 22°F | 34.9°F | 0.45 | 5.5 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 37°F | 15°F | 26.0°F | 0.33 | 6.2 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 34°F | 47.6°F | 13.73 | 46.8 | 71 | 41 | 172 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −10°C | −3.3°C | 6 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 4°C | −9°C | −2.4°C | 15 mm | 23 cm |
| March | 11°C | −4°C | 3.1°C | 22 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 15°C | 0°C | 7.3°C | 42 mm | 20 cm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 63 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 27°C | 10°C | 18.5°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 14°C | 22.9°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 13°C | 21.9°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 25 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 17°C | 0°C | 8.5°C | 27 mm | 9 cm |
| November | 9°C | −5°C | 1.6°C | 11 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 3°C | −9°C | −3.3°C | 8 mm | 16 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00482725; 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 Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00482725.
When is the last frost at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
In Dull Center (1 mi SE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 27 in half of years and before September 13 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 151 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after May 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 271 year in 10 before September 13; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 133 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 155 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 6 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 (28 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 USC00482725; 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 Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
In a normal year in Dull Center (1 mi SE), 41 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 172 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 71 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 41a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 172a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 36high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 71a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1926) is 111°F, on July 15, 1934; the lowest is −49°F, on February 8, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 18.21 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 72.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00482725; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00482725. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Dull Center (1 mi SE), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.0 |
| February | 73% | 2.9 |
| March | 73% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 6.2 |
| June | 83% | 7.2 |
| July | 88% | 7.3 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 4.9 |
| October | 76% | 3.3 |
| November | 76% | 2.3 |
| December | 71% | 1.7 |
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 Dull Center (1 mi SE) record?
A normal year at Dull Center (1 mi SE) brings 6,962 heating degree days, 30% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 642 cooling degree days, 29% 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 2,560 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,211 | 0 |
| February | 1,047 | 0 |
| March | 850 | 0 |
| April | 596 | 0 |
| May | 330 | 11 |
| June | 81 | 89 |
| July | 10 | 265 |
| August | 19 | 221 |
| September | 159 | 55 |
| October | 550 | 2 |
| November | 903 | 0 |
| December | 1,207 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,962 | 642 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00482725. 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 Dull Center (1 mi SE) been warmer than normal?
Over 46 complete years from 1933 to 2020, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.6°F per century (+0.15°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 Dull Center (1 mi SE)'s climate compare?
Dull Center (1 mi SE) is warmer than 61 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.6°F is warmer than 30%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dull Center (1 mi SE) 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 Dull Center (1 mi SE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
Yes: 47 inches in a normal year, falling on 29 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (9.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
May, with 2.47 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.25 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dull Center (1 mi SE) in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Dull Center (1 mi SE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Rochelle (7 mi ENE), WY17 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Lance Creek (11 mi NNE), WY24 miles from this station, 46.5°F a year
- Redbird, WY36 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Wright (12 mi W), WY45 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
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