Lance Creek (11 mi NNE), Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)'s normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 14.3 inches of precipitation and 41 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 32°C, 363 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLance Creek (11 mi NNE)
- Station IDUSC00485374
- Location43.18°N 104.60°W
- Elevation4,204 ft (1,281 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) is 57°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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE).
- Jan 37° 12°
- Feb 40° 14°
- Mar 49° 23°
- Apr 58° 30°
- May 67° 40°
- Jun 80° 49°
- Jul 90° 57°
- Aug 88° 54°
- Sep 77° 44°
- Oct 61° 32°
- Nov 48° 20°
- Dec 37° 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.74 in), the least in January (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 12°F | 24.2°F | 0.27 | 4.9 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 40°F | 14°F | 27.0°F | 0.40 | 7.8 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 49°F | 23°F | 35.9°F | 0.75 | 6.7 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 30°F | 44.0°F | 2.07 | 5.8 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | 2.74 | 1.8 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 80°F | 49°F | 64.4°F | 2.08 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 90°F | 57°F | 73.3°F | 1.53 | 0.0 | 6 | 18 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 88°F | 54°F | 70.9°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 6 | 15 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 77°F | 44°F | 60.5°F | 1.38 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 32°F | 46.2°F | 1.13 | 2.8 | 5 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 20°F | 33.9°F | 0.55 | 4.8 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 12°F | 24.6°F | 0.29 | 6.6 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | 14.28 | 41.2 | 64 | 45 | 182 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −11°C | −4.3°C | 7 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 4°C | −10°C | −2.8°C | 10 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 10°C | −5°C | 2.2°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 53 mm | 15 cm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 11.8°C | 70 mm | 5 cm |
| June | 27°C | 10°C | 18.0°C | 53 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 14°C | 22.9°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 12°C | 21.6°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 7°C | 15.8°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 0°C | 7.9°C | 29 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 9°C | −7°C | 1.1°C | 14 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 3°C | −11°C | −4.1°C | 7 mm | 17 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00485374; 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
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 USC00485374.
When is the last frost at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
In Lance Creek (11 mi NNE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 17 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 25 in half of years and before September 9 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 171 year in 10 after June 3; 9 in 10 after May 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 251 year in 10 before September 9; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 151 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 5 in half of springs and before October 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) in zone 4b in ZIP code 82222, 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 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°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 USC00485374; 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
In a normal year in Lance Creek (11 mi NNE), 45 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 182 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 64 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 45a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 182a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 41high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 64a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00485374.
How sunny is it at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE), 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) record?
A normal year at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) brings 7,331 heating degree days, 36% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 624 cooling degree days, 31% 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 2,455 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,265 | 0 |
| February | 1,062 | 0 |
| March | 901 | 0 |
| April | 630 | 0 |
| May | 378 | 12 |
| June | 102 | 85 |
| July | 9 | 265 |
| August | 28 | 209 |
| September | 187 | 50 |
| October | 586 | 2 |
| November | 933 | 0 |
| December | 1,250 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,331 | 624 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00485374. 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)'s climate compare?
Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) is warmer than 56 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 41. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.5°F is warmer than 25%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) 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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) share this climate record?
Lance Creek 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.
- Lance Creek, WY47 people · 10 mi S
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 Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
Yes: 41 inches in a normal year, falling on 29 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
May, with 2.74 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lance Creek (11 mi NNE) in zone 4b in ZIP code 82222, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −23°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Lance Creek (11 mi NNE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 17; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Redbird, WY16 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Dull Center (1 mi SE), WY24 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Lusk, WY30 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Rochelle (7 mi ENE), WY34 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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