Redbird, WY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Redbird's primary NOAA station, REDBIRD.
The climate verdict for Redbird
Dryness leads the climate profile for Redbird, Wyoming, with 14.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 48°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 48°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 14.8"
- annual precipitation · 57" snow
- 131 days
- frost-free growing season
Redbird: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00487555 · Redbird, WY 48°F mean · 14.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,058
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Merriman
- PRCP-DRY 14.8"
- SWING-WIDE 49°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,989 HDD
- STN-1 USC00487555
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Merriman, NE (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WY station list.
- Redbird (this station) 48°F
- Cold Elizabeth, IL 48°F
- Hot Marshalltown, IA 48°F
- Near Merriman, NE 48°F
- Near Oelrichs, SD 48°F
Redbird sits in Wyoming, the #5 coldest U.S. state at 43.3°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Redbird
Redbird: 21/100 · grade F
Redbird publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Redbird, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 47.6°F · 19.9° from 67.5°F | 30/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 14.8 in · 20.2 from 35 in | 27/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 56.7 inches/year | 17/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 131 days/year | 13/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 203 calendar days | 12/100 · F |
Redbird · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Redbird's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 73.6°F
- Coldest month
- 24.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Redbird sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Redbird's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 70%
- Among 6,861 stations, Redbird sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 83%
- Redbird's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 79%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Redbird is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Redbird compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Redbird's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Redbird's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 65 complete annual observations from 1949 to 2025, REDBIRD warmed at a fitted rate of 0.21°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Redbird primary station fitted change +0.21 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F (3°C) | 11°F (-11°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 0.3" | 7.3" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 40°F (4°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.5" | 9.1" | 26.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (11°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.9" | 10.4" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.9" | 8.7" | 16.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 2.6" | 1.3" | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.0 |
| August | 89°F (31°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.2 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 1.2" | 0.4" | 2.7 | 4.9 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 1.1" | 4.3" | 16.1 | 0.1 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.4" | 6.2" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 0.3" | 9.0" | 30.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Redbird works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 19 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 184 dates, bottoming at 10°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 20 through August 7, covering 19 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 17 to October 2.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 17, then returns to freezing around October 17, covering 184 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 27, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 28 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 73 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 35°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Redbird.
Where Redbird Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 184 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 15 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Redbird earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 7.3"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.1"
4.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 10.4"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.7"
8.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
10.0 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
5.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.3"
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.2"
3.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.0"
4.3 days with precipitation
Redbird runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Redbird's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 2.6", on a wide 49.4°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, June, July, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.3".
- Winter share: 7% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Redbird's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 73 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 14.8" between them, or roughly 0.20 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Redbird
Redbird averages 56.7 inches of snowfall a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 21 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 56.7 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 21 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 38% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 24
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
131 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,989
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
701
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WY closest to Redbird on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Bend, OR 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Benton, PA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Bonesteel, SD 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Bonners Ferry, ID 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (14.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Great Falls, MT 14.8" · 0.0" off
- Union, OR 14.8" · 0.0" off
- Walnut Creek, AZ 14.8" · 0.0" off
- Baker, MT 14.7" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Redbird
heating led · dry · mid swing
Redbird's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,989 annual heating degree days against 701 for cooling. Its 49.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 131 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Redbird coldest normal
January
Averaging 24°F (-4°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Redbird typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Redbird snow peak
March
Redbird averages 56.7 inches of snow a year, with March the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Redbird's primary station: REDBIRD (USC00487555). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Redbird; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Redbird comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.