Emblem, Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Emblem's normal year runs from 9°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 7.7 inches of precipitation and 16 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.2°C, January lows of −13°C, July highs of 30°C, 196 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEmblem
- Station IDUSC00483031
- Location44.50°N 108.39°W
- Elevation4,448 ft (1,356 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Emblem is 55°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 11%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Emblem.
- Jan 31° 9°
- Feb 35° 13°
- Mar 50° 23°
- Apr 59° 32°
- May 68° 41°
- Jun 78° 49°
- Jul 86° 55°
- Aug 84° 53°
- Sep 74° 44°
- Oct 58° 32°
- Nov 43° 20°
- Dec 32° 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 Emblem each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 9°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.41 in), the least in December (0.22 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 9°F | 19.6°F | 0.24 | 2.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 35°F | 13°F | 24.1°F | 0.26 | 3.1 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 50°F | 23°F | 36.4°F | 0.36 | 1.2 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 32°F | 45.0°F | 0.83 | 2.0 | 5 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 68°F | 41°F | 54.5°F | 1.41 | 0.2 | 7 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 78°F | 49°F | 63.5°F | 1.31 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 86°F | 55°F | 70.6°F | 0.63 | 0.0 | 5 | 13 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 84°F | 53°F | 68.3°F | 0.42 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 74°F | 44°F | 58.8°F | 1.00 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 32°F | 45.3°F | 0.76 | 1.2 | 4 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 20°F | 31.4°F | 0.29 | 2.5 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 32°F | 10°F | 20.9°F | 0.22 | 3.3 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 32°F | 44.9°F | 7.73 | 16.3 | 53 | 28 | 181 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −13°C | −6.9°C | 6 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 2°C | −11°C | −4.4°C | 7 mm | 8 cm |
| March | 10°C | −5°C | 2.4°C | 9 mm | 3 cm |
| April | 15°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 21 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C | 36 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.5°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 13°C | 21.4°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 12°C | 20.2°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 7°C | 14.9°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | 0°C | 7.4°C | 19 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 6°C | −7°C | −0.3°C | 7 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 0°C | −12°C | −6.2°C | 6 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00483031; 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 Emblem?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, 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 USC00483031.
When is the last frost at Emblem?
In Emblem, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 27 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 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 121 year in 10 after May 27; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 136 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Emblem in zone 5a in ZIP code 82422, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (22 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 USC00483031; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; 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 Emblem?
In a normal year in Emblem, 28 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 181 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 181a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1911) is 109°F, on June 30, 2007; the lowest is −37°F, on December 31, 1978.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2011, with 13.13 in; the snowiest season is 2010–11, with 46.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00483031; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00483031. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Emblem?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Emblem, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 1.8 |
| February | 72% | 2.8 |
| March | 74% | 4.0 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 6.3 |
| June | 82% | 7.2 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 85% | 6.2 |
| September | 83% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.2 |
| November | 72% | 2.0 |
| December | 65% | 1.4 |
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 Emblem record?
A normal year at Emblem brings 7,731 heating degree days, 44% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 424 cooling degree days, 53% 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 2,183 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,406 | 0 |
| February | 1,146 | 0 |
| March | 887 | 0 |
| April | 600 | 0 |
| May | 337 | 10 |
| June | 108 | 63 |
| July | 17 | 189 |
| August | 34 | 137 |
| September | 209 | 25 |
| October | 611 | 1 |
| November | 1,008 | 0 |
| December | 1,368 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,731 | 424 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00483031. 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 Emblem been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 47.5°F, 2.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 44.9°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45.4°F | +0.5°F | 12.60 | – |
| 2024 | 47.5°F | +2.6°F | 6.43 | 1.2 |
Over 43 complete years from 1914 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.7°F per century (+0.26°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00483031; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Emblem's climate compare?
Emblem is warmer than 41 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 8. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.9°F is warmer than 19%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Emblem is BWk: cold desert. 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 Emblem share this climate record?
Burlington 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.
- Burlington, WY379 people · 4 mi SW
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 Emblem's climate
What is the coldest month at Emblem?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 9°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at Emblem?
Yes: 16 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Emblem?
May, with 1.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.22 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Emblem in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Emblem in zone 5a in ZIP code 82422, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at Emblem?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 27. Waiting until May 27 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Greybull, WY16 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Basin, WY19 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Lovell, WY24 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Powell, WY27 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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