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Storms bring much-needed rain to Wyoming
May 28, 2008

According to the National Weather Service in Riverton, precipitation over the past five to six days over central and western Wyoming has brought as much as seven inches of rain. Below are storm rainfall totals from Wednesday, May 21 through 6:00 AM on Tuesday, May 27.

BIG HORN COUNTY
Greybull Asos 1.85 Inches
Basin 4.8 Nw 1.33 Inches

FREMONT COUNTY
Boysen Dam 4.73 Inches
Lander 4.50 Inches
Riverton Asos 4.37 Inches
Hudson 4.17 Inches
Lander Asos 4.03 Inches
Riverton 3.98 Inches
Shoshoni 3.01 Inches
Lysite 10 Ne 2.53 Inches
Dubois 2.20 Inches
Jeffrey City 1.58 Inches

HOT SPRINGS COUNTY
Thermopolis 0.2 Ssw 4.82 Inches
Thermopolis 9ne 4.73 Inches
Thermopolis 4n 4.43 Inches
Thermopolis (Town) 4.15 Inches

JOHNSON COUNTY
Kaycee 17 Nnw 7.64 Inches
Buffalo Asos 5.78 Inches
Kaycee 17 E 3.75 Inches
Buffalo 0.89 Inch

LINCOLN COUNTY
Thayne 4.2 Nne 1.63 Inches
Afton 12.2 S 1.51 Inches

NATRONA COUNTY
Casper 2.1 Ene 3.22 Inches
Casper 4.3 Wsw 2.97 Inches
Casper Asos 2.87 Inches
Casper 5.8 Sw 1.81 Inches

PARK COUNTY
Cody 3.28 Inches
Cody Awos 2.99 Inches
Crandall Creek 2.18 Inches
Pahaska 2.07 Inches

SUBLETTE COUNTY
Big Piney Asos 1.11 Inches

SWEETWATER COUNTY
Rock Springs 0.6 W 1.33 Inches
Rock Springs Asos 1.11 Inches
Rock Springs 0.7 Wnw 1.07 Inches

TETON COUNTY
Teton Village 1.6 Sw 1.35 Inches
Moose .4 S 1.16 Inches
Jackson 12.3 Ne 1.09 Inches

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Lake Yellowstone Asos 1.20 Inches
East Entrance Ranger Station 1.09 Inches

WASHAKIE COUNTY
Worland Asos 2.43 Inches

Wettest May in history for Lander; 2nd wettest May in history for Riverton

One of the wettest periods in Fremont County history brought tremendous amounts of precipitation across the area since last Wednesday. The Lander airport received 4.77 inches of total rain from the 6 day storm with 4.50 inches in downtown Lander.

The Riverton airport received 4.37 inches of rain during the 6 day period with 3.98 inches at the official co-op site on the east side of Riverton.

Total rainfall so far for the month in Lander stands at 6.25 inches making this the wettest May since records began in 1892. The old record was 6.06 inches set in 1924. The 6.25 inches in Lander is also the 4th wettest month of all-time.

In Riverton, the official rainfall through Tuesday morning stands at 4.60 inches making it the second wettest May since records began in 1907. The wettest May was 6.22 inches in 1921. The 4.60 inches in Riverton is also the 6th wettest month of all-time.



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