Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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047 NOUS45 KRIW 160051 PNSRIW WYZ001>020-022>030-161245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 645 PM MDT SAT AUG 15 2026 ...SUMMARY... THE WEATHER PATTERN ALLOWED FOR MONSOONAL MOISTURE TO PUSH INTO WYOMING EARLIER THIS WEEK. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCREASED MOISTURE NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CASPER ENDED UP WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE RAIN TOTALS, MAINLY FROM MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF STORMS THURSDAY. OVERALL, THIS ENDED UP BEING DECENT RAIN FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE ELEVATION (FT.) ...WYOMING... ...BIG HORN COUNTY... COWLEY 0.3 NNE (COCO) 0.24 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4016 LOVELL 0.4 NNW (COCO) 0.19 IN 0700 AM 08/15 3626 DEAVER (COOP) 0.18 IN 0800 AM 08/15 4105 LOVELL 0.14 IN 0700 AM 08/15 3848 LOVELL 0.5 ESE (COCO) 0.13 IN 1005 AM 08/15 3829 BYRON 2.9 WSW (COCO) 0.12 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4040 GREYBULL AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.09 IN 0553 PM 08/15 3934 ...FREMONT COUNTY... PAVILLION 4 E (COCO) 0.64 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5353 LANDER 2 NNW (COCO) 0.38 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5352 LANDER AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.34 IN 0553 PM 08/15 5587 LANDER 4 WSW (COCO) 0.30 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5768 LANDER 7 WNW (COCO) 0.25 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6042 RIVERTON 2.2 WSW (COCO) 0.21 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5033 LANDER 5.9 SSE (COCO) 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5556 LANDER 9 SSE (COCO) 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5818 RIVERTON 1.9 W (COCO) 0.20 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5123 LANDER 5.1 SW (COCO) 0.18 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5980 LANDER 6 SW (COCO) 0.18 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6088 RIVERTON AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.17 IN 0553 PM 08/15 5443 PAVILLION 5.8 E (COCO) 0.07 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5322 RIVERTON (COOP) 0.06 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4955 ...HOT SPRINGS COUNTY... THERMOPOLIS 15.8 WNW (COCO) 0.78 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5164 THERMOPOLIS 18.6 E (COCO) 0.55 IN 0800 AM 08/15 4879 LUCERNE (COOP) 0.42 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4282 HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT (AWOS) 0.40 IN 0555 PM 08/15 4903 THERMOPOLIS 33.2 W (COCO) 0.39 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6612 THERMOPOLIS 2.8 SSW (COCO) 0.32 IN 0800 AM 08/15 4617 THERMOPOLIS 6 NNE (COCO) 0.19 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4434 THERMOPOLIS 10.7 N (COCO) 0.07 IN 0800 AM 08/15 4352 ...JOHNSON COUNTY... BUFFALO 13 SSE (COCO) 0.35 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4819 KAYCEE 14.6 W (COCO) 0.32 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5247 KAYCEE 10.9 WNW (COCO) 0.26 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5481 KAYCEE 17 NNW (COCO) 0.24 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5056 KAYCEE 5.2 NNW (COCO) 0.14 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4917 BUFFALO 0.6 E (COCO) 0.13 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4696 CLEARMONT 16 SE (COCO) 0.10 IN 0700 AM 08/15 3761 BUFFALO AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.02 IN 0553 PM 08/15 4925 ...LINCOLN COUNTY... SMOOT 5 SSE (COCO) 1.00 IN 0700 AM 08/15 7005 THAYNE 2 SE (COCO) 0.90 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6086 BEDFORD 1.8 S (COCO) 0.82 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6302 FOSSIL BUTTE (COOP) 0.80 IN 0400 PM 08/15 6785 STAR V RANCH 0.3 WNW (COCO) 0.73 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6253 STAR V RANCH 1 S (COCO) 0.70 IN 0730 AM 08/15 6204 ETNA 3.3 N (COCO) 0.44 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5989 ALPINE 5.9 S (COCO) 0.39 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5932 ...NATRONA COUNTY... CASPER AIRPORT (ASOS) 1.73 IN 0553 PM 08/15 5348 CASPER 1.7 W (COCO) 1.50 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5146 CASPER 1.2 E (COCO) 1.35 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5285 CASPER 0.7 WSW (COCO) 1.29 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5224 POWDER RIVER 0.1 NNE (COCO) 1.17 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5714 CASPER 1.5 SW (COCO) 1.05 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5406 CASPER 5 SSW (COCO) 1.03 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6262 MILLS 12.8 SSE (COCO) 0.84 IN 0700 AM 08/15 7940 CASPER 17.2 SW (COCO) 0.80 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5364 CASPER 6.6 S T IN 0800 AM 08/15 7978 ...PARK COUNTY... TOWER FALLS YNP (COOP) 0.94 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6275 PAHASKA (COOP) 0.74 IN 1134 AM 08/15 6692 MEETEETSE 4 NNE (COCO) 0.74 IN 0800 AM 08/15 5522 RALSTON 6 SW (COCO) 0.49 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4763 MEETEETSE 2 SE (COCO) 0.39 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6071 MEETEETSE 0.2 NE (COCO) 0.38 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5807 CODY (COOP) 0.32 IN 0857 AM 08/15 5280 CODY 7.3 SW (COCO) 0.32 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5419 CODY 2 WSW (COCO) 0.31 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5161 POWELL 4 WSW (COCO) 0.29 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4509 CLARK (COOP) 0.26 IN 0800 AM 08/15 4117 CODY 1 SE (COCO) 0.26 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5102 CODY 0.4 SE (COCO) 0.25 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5090 CODY 2.9 ESE (COCO) 0.23 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5093 CODY 4.3 NNE (COCO) 0.21 IN 0915 AM 08/15 5074 POWELL 0.5 WNW (COCO) 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4412 CODY AIRPORT (AWOS) 0.17 IN 0556 PM 08/15 5089 POWELL 3.9 ENE (COCO) 0.17 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4288 CODY 5.3 E (COCO) 0.14 IN 0700 AM 08/15 5081 CODY 21.9 W (COCO) 0.02 IN 1124 AM 08/15 5887 ...SUBLETTE COUNTY... DANIEL (COOP) 0.81 IN 0800 AM 08/15 7341 CORA 14.2 N (COCO) 0.64 IN 0700 AM 08/15 7740 PINEDALE 2 WSW (COCO) 0.48 IN 0800 AM 08/15 7302 BIG PINEY AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.44 IN 0553 PM 08/15 6946 PINEDALE 6.3 SE (COCO) 0.43 IN 0653 AM 08/15 7314 PINEDALE 1 NNW (COCO) 0.42 IN 0800 AM 08/15 7213 PINEDALE 0.3 SSW (COCO) 0.39 IN 0800 AM 08/15 7177 BOULDER (COOP) 0.37 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6940 ...SWEETWATER COUNTY... GREEN RIVER 0.8 SSW (COCO) 1.02 IN 0900 AM 08/15 6314 GREEN RIVER (COOP) 0.90 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6160 GREEN RIVER 0.5 NNW (COCO) 0.84 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6185 ROCK SPRINGS 4 NNW (COCO) 0.81 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6498 GREEN RIVER 1 SSE (COCO) 0.76 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6241 GREEN RIVER 1 SE (COCO) 0.67 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6176 LONETREE 9.4 E (COCO) 0.65 IN 0700 AM 08/15 7172 ROCK SPRINGS 6.7 WSW (COCO) 0.61 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6252 GREEN RIVER 2 SSE (COCO) 0.60 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6209 ROCK SPRINGS 1 SSE (COCO) 0.39 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6330 ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.28 IN 0554 PM 08/15 6759 ROCK SPRINGS 7.2 SSE 0.21 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6760 ...TETON COUNTY... YELLOWSTONE LAKE (ASOS) 1.56 IN 0556 PM 08/15 7835 BECHLER RANGER STATION 1.19 IN 0800 AM 08/15 6432 JACKSON (COOP) 0.94 IN 0900 AM 08/15 6210 JACKSON 0.3 ENE (COCO) 0.86 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6264 WILSON 1 SE (COCO) 0.80 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6155 TETON VILLAGE 2 NE (COCO) 0.64 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6339 JACKSON AIRPORT (AWOS) 0.59 IN 0556 PM 08/15 6450 MOOSE (COOP) 0.59 IN 0900 AM 08/15 6444 JACKSON 5 NW (COCO) 0.50 IN 0700 AM 08/15 6217 LAKE YELLOWSTONE (COOP) 0.40 IN 0715 AM 08/15 7892 JACKSON 12 NE (COCO) 0.36 IN 0952 AM 08/15 6663 ...WASHAKIE COUNTY... TEN SLEEP 2.3 ENE (COCO) 0.25 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4577 WORLAND 9.6 N (COCO) 0.23 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4043 WORLAND 2.3 NE (COCO) 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4107 TEN SLEEP 0.3 SSW (COCO) 0.20 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4426 WORLAND AIRPORT (ASOS) 0.19 IN 0553 PM 08/15 4226 WORLAND (COOP) 0.09 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4058 WORLAND 8 SW (COCO) 0.08 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4136 TEN SLEEP 5 NNW (COCO) 0.05 IN 0700 AM 08/15 4531 OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$