Zip 82842 (Story, WY) Climate

The climate in 82842 Story, WY is typically warm and dry. Summers are hot, with temperatures often reaching into the mid to high 80s during the day and dropping down to the low 50s or upper 40s at night. Winters can be cold with temperatures dipping into the teens or single digits during the day and often below zero at night. The area generally experiences low humidity year round. Precipitation is light and spread out throughout the year, but is often limited to light snow in the winter months.

Story (zip 82842), Wyoming gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Story (zip 82842) averages 87 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Story (zip 82842). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Story (zip 82842) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 87 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 82842 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wyoming.

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 82842 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Story, Wyoming	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 82842 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wyoming. In the 82842 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 82842 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 82842 zip code, there are 12.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wyoming.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 82842 zip code with an average of 13.6°. This is warmer than most places in Wyoming.

In the 82842 zip code, there are 176.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Wyoming.

In the 82842 zip code, there are 13.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Wyoming.

Humidity is low in the 82842 zip code, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

May is the wettest month in the 82842 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 37% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.6 inches in the 82842 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Wyoming.

May is the rainiest month in the 82842 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 97.8 rainy days annually in the 82842 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Wyoming. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 86.9 inches in the 82842 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wyoming. March is the snowiest month in the 82842 zip code with 15.5 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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