Wyoming Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Wyoming city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

Avg #  days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

Avg # hail days
Casper 13.03 76.9 95 34 3
Cheyenne 15.45 56.1 100 41 3
Lander 13.42 99.6 72 32 2
Sheridan 14.72 71.4 107 33 1
State Average - 12.97", 48th wettest in the U.S. 

Wyoming Precipitation Records

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual precipitation: Lysite, central Wyoming, 5.11"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual precipitation: Snake River, western Wyoming, 31.54"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual snowfall: Bechler Ranger Station, northwestern Wyoming, 285.0"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Cheyenne, southeastern Wyoming, 8/1/1985, 6.06" 
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Grassy Lake Dam, western Wyoming, 1945, 55.46"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Glenrock, central Wyoming, 4/19/1973, 41.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Bechler River, northwestern Wyoming, 1932-1933, 491.6"
  • Wyoming is the seventh most earthquake-prone state in the nation 
  • Although Wyoming is the third driest state in the nation, Lander, Wyoming is the seventh snowiest city in the 
    U.S. with 102.5 inches of snowfall per year
  • Cheyenne, Wyoming is considered to have the cleanest air in the nation, based on long-term particle pollution

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center