Climate in Big Piney
Big Piney's climate follows a real, historically extreme high-elevation mountain-valley pattern, alongside a real, county-level wildfire risk this record credits directly.
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Learn moreA genuinely extreme, historic winter climate
Big Piney earned its 'Icebox of the Nation' nickname in 1930 for the coldest year-round average temperature in the US; today it still runs the third-coldest winters in Wyoming (December-January average 12.5°F, 246.8 sub-freezing nights per year) (base record).
A real, elevated, county-level wildfire risk
Sublette County carries a FEMA National Risk Index wildfire-risk score of 87.7 (relatively high), reinforced by the real, documented 2018 Roosevelt Fire (61,511 acres burned, 55 primary homes destroyed) (base record).
A genuinely favorable overall county disaster-risk rating
Despite the elevated wildfire score, Sublette County's overall FEMA all-hazards rating ran a comparatively favorable 'Very Low' (22nd percentile nationally) -- a real, disclosed, two-sided hazard picture (base record).
A genuinely low earthquake, hurricane, and tornado profile
This pass's research found no specific citation supporting an earthquake, hurricane, or tornado risk tag for Sublette County specifically (base record).
Key takeaways
- Big Piney's winter climate runs genuinely extreme, per its historic 'Icebox of the Nation' identity.
- Sublette County carries a real, elevated wildfire-risk score, reinforced by the 2018 Roosevelt Fire.
- Sublette County's overall FEMA disaster-risk rating runs favorably 'Very Low' despite the wildfire score.
- Earthquake, hurricane, and tornado risk all run genuinely low for Big Piney specifically.
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