Dead Horse Creek Weather Records (USC00482410)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dead Horse Creek (USC00482410), Wyoming, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Dead Horse Creek

Dead Horse Creek (USC00482410) is a weather station in Wyoming, United States at 44.18 latitude and -105.90 longitude, 1,353 m (4,440 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1992, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Dead Horse Creek still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Wyoming, United States, 44.18 latitude, -105.90 longitude.
Elevation: 1,353 m (4,440 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1992, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dead Horse Creek. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Dead Horse Creek, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Dead Horse Creek still stand. 1988 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Dead Horse Creek by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	38
1963	69
1964	51
1965	68
1966	72
1967	36
1968	50
1969	32
1972	26
1973	59
1974	43
1975	60
1976	42
1977	4
1978	43
1979	46
1980	54
1981	52
1982	55
1983	73
1984	48
1985	69
1986	49
1987	47
1988	79
1989	66
1990	44
1991	46
1992	43

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 78.7 mm (3.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dead Horse Creek. The most was 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 9 June 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Dead Horse Creek
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	29 January 1965
Feb	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 February 1977
Mar	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 March 1982
Apr	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 April 1974
May	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 May 1978
Jun	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	9 June 1964
Jul	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 July 1982
Aug	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 August 1990
Sep	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 September 1982
Oct	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 October 1974
Nov	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 November 1967
Dec	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 December 1983

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1992

29 years of record at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1992.

Days with data per year at Dead Horse Creek
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	269	74%	No
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	358	98%	Yes
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	175	48%	No
1972	141	39%	No
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	67	18%	No
1978	184	50%	No
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	330	90%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	339	93%	Yes
1983	340	93%	Yes
1984	359	98%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	362	99%	Yes
1987	340	93%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	352	96%	Yes
1990	355	97%	Yes
1991	361	99%	Yes
1992	278	76%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1963 to 1991

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Dead Horse Creek, 1963 to 1991. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 7.1 C (44.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1985, at 5.5 C (41.9 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 9.1 C (48.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Dead Horse Creek as warming stripes, 1963 to 1991
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1963	9.1 C	+2.03 C
1964	6.8 C	-0.24 C
1965	7.1 C	-0.03 C
1966	7.9 C	+0.80 C
1967	7.1 C	0.00 C
1968	6.5 C	-0.54 C
1973	7.0 C	-0.10 C
1974	7.3 C	+0.21 C
1975	6.2 C	-0.87 C
1976	7.3 C	+0.19 C
1979	6.5 C	-0.60 C
1981	8.5 C	+1.38 C
1982	5.8 C	-1.25 C
1983	6.5 C	-0.55 C
1984	6.7 C	-0.37 C
1985	5.5 C	-1.60 C
1986	7.7 C	+0.59 C
1988	8.0 C	+0.91 C
1989	6.5 C	-0.61 C
1990	7.4 C	+0.33 C
1991	7.5 C	+0.39 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1962 to 1992

Yearly extremes at Dead Horse Creek: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1981	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	1983	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	1964	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	1964	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1973	44 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Dead Horse Creek by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1964	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	11.1 C (52.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is -32.8 C (-27.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Dead Horse Creek by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1964	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1965	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1966	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1968	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1969	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1973	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1974	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1975	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1976	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1977	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1979	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1980	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1981	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1982	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1983	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1984	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1985	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1986	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1987	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1988	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1989	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)
1990	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)
1991	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1992	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. The record is 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.2 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dead Horse Creek by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1963	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1965	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1966	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	22.4 mm (0.9 in)
1973	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1974	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1975	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1976	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1978	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1980	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1982	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1984	19.6 mm (0.8 in)
1985	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1986	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1987	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1988	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1989	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1990	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1991	17.5 mm (0.7 in)
1992	31.8 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. The record is 85.8 mm (3.4 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 44.0 mm (1.7 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dead Horse Creek by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1963	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1965	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1966	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1967	40.3 mm (1.6 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	44.0 mm (1.7 in)
1972	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1973	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1974	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1975	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1976	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1978	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1979	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1980	44.8 mm (1.8 in)
1981	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1982	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1983	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1984	24.2 mm (1.0 in)
1985	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1986	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1987	34.9 mm (1.4 in)
1988	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1989	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1990	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1991	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1992	82.6 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Dead Horse Creek, 1962 to 1992. The record is 72 days in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 44 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dead Horse Creek by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	44 days
1963	32 days
1964	31 days
1965	70 days
1966	62 days
1967	48 days
1968	40 days
1969	70 days
1972	59 days
1973	72 days
1974	38 days
1975	47 days
1976	49 days
1977	29 days
1978	29 days
1979	38 days
1980	31 days
1981	51 days
1982	49 days
1983	50 days
1984	51 days
1985	18 days
1986	31 days
1987	33 days
1988	41 days
1989	45 days
1990	55 days
1991	44 days
1992	38 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

21 years with a frost

Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dead Horse Creek falls on 27 May and the median first autumn frost on 19 September, which leaves a median of 112 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Dead Horse Creek
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1963 to 1991)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 May	n/a	27 May	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	19 September	n/a	19 September	n/a	n/a
Growing days	112 days	n/a	112 days	n/a	n/a

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Download the Data

Data for Dead Horse Creek standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).