Sunshine (3 mi NE), Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Sunshine (3 mi NE)'s normal year runs from 7°F December nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 13.8 inches of precipitation and 72 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.7°C, December lows of −14°C, July highs of 25°C, 350 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSunshine (3 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00488758
- Location44.08°N 108.95°W
- Elevation6,224 ft (1,897 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Sunshine (3 mi NE) is 51°F and the normal low 23°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sunshine (3 mi NE).
- Jan 34° 8°
- Feb 35° 8°
- Mar 43° 16°
- Apr 49° 23°
- May 58° 32°
- Jun 69° 39°
- Jul 77° 44°
- Aug 76° 43°
- Sep 66° 35°
- Oct 53° 25°
- Nov 41° 15°
- Dec 33° 7°
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 Sunshine (3 mi NE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.88 in), the least in January (0.31 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 8°F | 20.8°F | 0.31 | 6.2 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 35°F | 8°F | 21.4°F | 0.40 | 7.8 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 43°F | 16°F | 29.6°F | 0.71 | 10.2 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 23°F | 36.1°F | 1.50 | 13.6 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 58°F | 32°F | 45.1°F | 2.88 | 6.2 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 69°F | 39°F | 53.5°F | 2.09 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 4 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 77°F | 44°F | 60.8°F | 1.36 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 76°F | 43°F | 59.4°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| September | 66°F | 35°F | 50.4°F | 1.32 | 1.6 | 6 | <1 | 11 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 53°F | 25°F | 39.1°F | 1.11 | 8.0 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 41°F | 15°F | 27.9°F | 0.56 | 9.1 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 33°F | 7°F | 19.9°F | 0.46 | 8.5 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 25°F | 38.7°F | 13.79 | 72.1 | 81 | 1 | 233 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −14°C | −6.2°C | 8 mm | 16 cm |
| February | 1°C | −13°C | −5.9°C | 10 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 6°C | −9°C | −1.3°C | 18 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 10°C | −5°C | 2.3°C | 38 mm | 35 cm |
| May | 14°C | 0°C | 7.3°C | 73 mm | 16 cm |
| June | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 53 mm | 2 cm |
| July | 25°C | 7°C | 16.0°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 6°C | 15.2°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 2°C | 10.2°C | 34 mm | 4 cm |
| October | 12°C | −4°C | 3.9°C | 28 mm | 20 cm |
| November | 5°C | −10°C | −2.3°C | 14 mm | 23 cm |
| December | 1°C | −14°C | −6.7°C | 12 mm | 22 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00488758; 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 Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00488758.
How hot and how cold does it get at Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
In a normal year in Sunshine (3 mi NE), 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 233 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 81 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 233a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 48high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 81a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1963) is 93°F, on July 4, 1982; the lowest is −40°F, on December 24, 1983.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 21.92 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 101.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00488758; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00488758. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Sunshine (3 mi NE), 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 Sunshine (3 mi NE) record?
A normal year at Sunshine (3 mi NE) brings 9,594 heating degree days, 79% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 27 cooling degree days, 97% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 947 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,370 | 0 |
| February | 1,221 | 0 |
| March | 1,099 | 0 |
| April | 866 | 0 |
| May | 619 | 0 |
| June | 345 | 1 |
| July | 145 | 16 |
| August | 182 | 9 |
| September | 437 | 1 |
| October | 801 | 0 |
| November | 1,112 | 0 |
| December | 1,398 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,594 | 27 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00488758. 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 Sunshine (3 mi NE) been warmer than normal?
Over 35 complete years from 1964 to 2019, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.9°F per century (+0.21°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 Sunshine (3 mi NE)'s climate compare?
Sunshine (3 mi NE) is warmer than 13 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 38.7°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sunshine (3 mi NE) 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 Sunshine (3 mi NE) share this climate record?
Meeteetse 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.
- Meeteetse, WY316 people · 7 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 Sunshine (3 mi NE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
December, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 44°F at night).
Does it snow at Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
Yes: 72 inches in a normal year, falling on 39 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in April (13.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Sunshine (3 mi NE)?
May, with 2.88 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.31 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sunshine (3 mi NE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sunshine (3 mi NE) in zone 4b in ZIP code 82433, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Thermopolis (21 mi WNW), WY27 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Cody, WY30 miles from this station, 46.8°F a year
- Buffalo Bill Dam, WY32 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- Wapiti (1 mi WSW), WY35 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
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