Public Information Statement Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Riverton WY
112 PM MST Sun Mar 3 2024
...SNOWFALL REPORTS...
A potent winter storm brought significant snow to western WY over the
last 3 days. Light snow began across far western WY late Thursday
night and continued through Friday morning. By Friday afternoon,
snowfall rates began to intensify. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches
per hour occurred Friday night into Saturday morning. Light snow
then continued into Saturday afternoon. A cold front also tracked
across the region Saturday afternoon, bringing brief light snow to
Sweetwater County, the Wind River Basin. The front eventually
tracked into Natrona County, where precipitation mainly fell as
rain. Below are some of the snowfall totals from this 3-day event.
Location Amount Elevation (ft.)
...Big Horn County...
14 NE Shell 15.0 in 9355
19 N Shell 14.0 in 9372
17 E Shell 6.0 in 9571
...Fremont County...
23 NW Dubois 18.0 in 9347
6 WSW Dubois 13.0 in 9419
11 N Dubois 13.0 in 8658
14 SW Fort Washakie 11.0 in 10067
11 WSW Burris 11.0 in 9909
1 WNW Dubois 11.0 in 6947
15 W Fort Washakie 8.0 in 8426
10 NNW South Pass City 5.0 in 9674
16 NE Dubois 5.0 in 8410
7 NNW South Pass City 4.0 in 8941
13 SW Lander 4.0 in 8714
6 ESE Dubois 3.3 in 6657
6 SW Lander 0.7 in 6046
6 WNW Riverton 0.3 in 5565
4 W Riverton 0.1 in 5116
2 W Riverton 0.1 in 5073
1 NE Riverton 0.1 in 4949
...Hot Springs County...
15 WSW Hamilton Dome 1.5 in 6608
...Johnson County...
16 W Buffalo 9.0 in 8691
18 WNW Buffalo 9.0 in 9860
27 WNW Buffalo 5.0 in 8543
15 WSW Buffalo 3.0 in 8300
14 WNW Mayoworth 2.0 in 8065
5 SSW Buffalo 0.8 in 5296
...Lincoln County...
3 SE Turnerville 23.0 in 8219
16 ENE Turnerville 21.0 in 9022
10 ENE Turnerville 19.0 in 6642
16 ENE Turnerville 18.0 in 8796
15 ESE Smoot 16.0 in 9033
6 ENE Smoot 16.0 in 8380
10 ESE Smoot 13.0 in 9378
3 N Etna 11.0 in 5929
8 S Smoot 10.0 in 7577
2 NNW Turnerville 9.0 in 6346
21 NE Cokeville 8.0 in 9329
Afton 7.5 in 6249
1 SE Thayne 7.2 in 6079
2 S Bedford 7.1 in 6296
4 NE Thayne 5.5 in 6199
5 SSE Smoot 5.0 in 6971
4 NNE Thayne 4.7 in 6247
15 NNE Cokeville 4.0 in 8368
5 NNE Thayne 4.0 in 6370
15 ENE Cokeville 2.0 in 7886
...Natrona County...
22 SE Casper 1.0 in 8401
7 S Casper 1.0 in 8081
20 N Arminto 1.0 in 8590
...Park County...
19 SW Valley 20.0 in 8546
20 SW Pitchfork 17.0 in 9784
12 SE Pahaska 16.0 in 9643
13 WSW Sunlight Basin 16.0 in 9358
16 N Pahaska 15.0 in 9327
1 SW Canyon 15.0 in 7868
2 WSW East Entrance 14.0 in 7352
8 W East Entrance 14.0 in 8416
6 SW Pitchfork 12.0 in 7925
14 N Sunlight Basin 12.0 in 9361
Pahaska 11.0 in 6690
Tower Junction 10.1 in 6268
9 E Tower Junction 9.4 in 6565
7 NW Sunlight Basin 8.0 in 8031
15 SE Wapiti 7.0 in 8918
2 SE Meeteetse 5.6 in
5 NNE Meeteetse 5.3 in 5518
3 WSW Wapiti 0.4 in 5882
7 NNE Cody 0.2 in 4849
7 SW Ralston 0.1 in 4750
...Sublette County...
17 ESE Turnerville 21.0 in 8500
16 SW Dubois 11.0 in 9738
14 E Bondurant 10.0 in 8202
20 E Bondurant 9.0 in 7730
12 ESE Bondurant 7.0 in 7953
12 N Cora 7.0 in 8392
20 NW Calpet 5.0 in 8065
11 NNE Pinedale 5.0 in 9016
17 WNW South Pass City 3.0 in 8878
20 E Bondurant 3.0 in 7684
6 WNW Cora 2.9 in 7461
5 NW Daniel 1.5 in 7345
11 E Big Sandy 1.0 in 9082
3 W Boulder 1.0 in 6945
2 WSW Pinedale 0.3 in 7298
...Sweetwater County...
1 SSW Green River 2.4 in 6307
7 SSE Rock Springs 1.7 in 6752
1 S Rock Springs 1.2 in 6278
1 SSE Green River 1.0 in 6210
Wamsutter 1.0 in 6732
2 SE Green River 0.9 in 6168
2 SSE Green River 0.7 in 6203
7 SSE Rock Springs 0.7 in 6769
1 NNW Green River 0.5 in 6086
...Teton County...
3 NW Teton Village 43.0 in 9657
4 WNW Teton Village 40.0 in 9634
6 ENE Alta 33.0 in 9259
8 W South Entrance 31.0 in 7357
6 NNW Moose 30.0 in 9580
2 NW Wilson 29.0 in 8020
5 N South Entrance 29.0 in 7881
5 ENE Alta 29.0 in 8807
3 NW Teton Village 28.0 in 8225
3 SSW Wilson 26.0 in 7002
2 NNE Teton Village 25.5 in 6338
1 S Jackson 25.0 in 7808
22 E South Entrance 24.0 in 9320
2 SSW Teton Village 23.0 in 6221
23 ESE Moran Junction 22.0 in 9624
South Entrance 22.0 in 7005
16 E Moran Junction 22.0 in 9190
2 NW Teton Village 22.0 in 6611
Jackson 21.2 in 6263
2 SSW Grant Village 21.0 in 7967
4 WNW Moran Junction 19.0 in 6806
19 NE Bondurant 18.7 in 8192
8 NNE Moran Junction 18.0 in 7677
1 NNE Jackson 17.4 in 6225
19 NE Bondurant 14.0 in 8768
10 N Bondurant 14.0 in 6904
1 N Lake 13.3 in 7893
1 N Alta 13.0 in 6446
...Washakie County...
12 SE Big Trails 2.0 in 7628
18 ENE Ten Sleep 2.0 in 9455
9 SSW Big Trails 0.6 in 4994
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.
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