The snow in Wyoming doesn’t bother most people as much as the cold. After all, it has to get colder than a polar bear’s behind to keep all that snow intact for a full ski season. “How cold is it in Wyoming?” you might ask, well, frosty enough that one of our cities is among the top 10 coldest places in the country. If you’ve ever had to scrape a windshield in this little Wyoming town, you’re probably not surprised.
When it comes to harsh winter weather, Laramie, Wyoming has the market cornered, and it’s not all due to the snow.
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Snow notwithstanding, Laramie is one of the coldest places in the entire country.
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Sure, the residents have plenty of days when they have to brush the snow off their vehicles…
Swiss4Travel/TripAdvisor It snows in Laramie nearly one-third of the days throughout winter.
…but the real inconvenience for those who park on the street is the thick ice that has to be chipped from windshields before the morning commute.
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So, how cold is it in Laramie? The average temperature during the winter is between 19 and 20 degrees.
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The lows in Laramie typically hit around -27, but the temperature has been known to dip even further. The record low was -43 in 1979.
madpoet_one/Flickr January of 2017 brought a near-record low of -40 to Laramie.
Casper and Rock Springs are other Wyoming towns that made the list of the 25 coldest places in America. They both get as much snow as Laramie, and the average low temperatures are only warmer by a couple of degrees.
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What’s the coldest Wyoming temperature you’ve experienced? Was it in Laramie?
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It snows in Laramie nearly one-third of the days throughout winter.
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January of 2017 brought a near-record low of -40 to Laramie.
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