WY has most of the good qualities (in fact, WY in better in most of them) of AK but is the 3rd warmest of the 10 states. Also, Wyoming is the 3rd least isolated of all 10 states. The only state with better weather and that is less isolated than WY is DE. Many of the FSP member originally supported AK or MT but later changed their support to WY. You might want to compare WY and AK some.
Sorry, I'm just not going to let you get away with those statements about Wyoming. They're just not true. Both in temperature and snowfall, Wyoming's weather is not clearly superior to 7 of the other states. North Dakota is clearly worse. Alaska is fairly clearly worse. I havnen't studied Vermont's weather in detail, but I'm confident I could defend this position: ND and AK have the worst weather. DE and ID have the best weather. SD, NH, and VT have a modest lead over MT, WY, and ME. That puts WY at best in 6th place. But, honestly, I don't have time to spit out all the data. So I guess I'm just gonna have to say that and let it be.
As for the isolated issue, it depends on how you define isolated. I wouldn't define Idaho as isolated and it's weather is significantly better than Wyoming's.
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Varrin, I almost feel insulted. I have studied the issues of weather and climate for about 20-24 hours. Yes, I put that much time into it. I read reports on weather in most of the large towns and cities and many of the countries in all of the states. I will post you some of my related findings. A future tip, please, when you openly admit that you have not studied the issue do not come out, like another person is a liar. Thanks.
Temps:
Average January Temperatures for selected Wyoming and other cities:
Cheyenne, WY 26.4 F
Cody, WY 24.1 F
Casper, WY 22.3 F
Phillips, WY 27.8 F
Yoder, WY 27.0 F
Pine Bluffs, WY 26.8 F
Sheridan, WY 20.0 F
Chugwater, WY 27.6 F
Riverton, WY 13.8 F
Glenrock, WY 24.8 F
Yellowstone Park, WY 19.1 F
Laramie, WY 20.2 F
Rock Springs, WY 20.1 F
La Grange, WY 25.7 F
Wheatland, WY 28.2 F
Albin, WY 26.1 F
Carpenter, WY 26.2 F
Gillette, WY 20.6 F
Saratoga, WY 21.2 F
Douglas, WY 23.2 F
Dubois, WY 22.8 F
Torrington, WY 25.1 F
Buffalo, WY 22.1 F
Archer, WY 26.1 F
Midwest, WY 23.5 F
Lusk, WY 23.4 F
Rock Springs, WY 20.1 F
Mountain View, WY 21.7 F
New Castle, WY 21.9 F
Fairbanks, AK -10 F
Nome, AK 7 F
Anchorage, AK 15.8 F
Juneau, AK 26.5 F
Grand Forks, ND 5.3 F
Fargo, ND 5.8 F
Minot, ND 7.5 F
Bismarck, ND 9.2 F
Aberdeen, SD 10.1 F
Watertown, SD 9.9 F
Mitchell, SD 15.2 F
Sioux Falls, SD 14.0 F
Deadwood, SD 22.1 F
Saint Johnsbury, VT 17.3 F
Burlington, VT 18.0 F
Caribou, ME 9.9 F
Bangor, ME 17.5 F
Augusta, ME 19.0 F
Rumford, ME 16.5 F
Portland, ME 20.9 F
Berlin, NH 14.6 F
Hanover, NH 17.7 F
Massabesic Lake, NH 20.8 F
Concord, NH 18.9 F
Keene, NH 20.9 F
Glasgow, MT 10.8 F
Great Falls, MT 21.2 F
Lewiston, MT 19.5 F
Miles City, MT 16.0 F
Billings, MT 23.7 F
Butte, MT 16.7 F
Idaho Falls, ID 20.5 F
Coeur d Alene, ID 28.6 F
Pocatello, ID 24.4 F
Dover, DE 33.7 F
Wilmington, DE 30.4 F
I know these are just selected temps and do not prove that WY is the 3 warmest state. I know that The FSP spreadsheet just uses selected temps and Jason's research does not prove that WY is the 3rd warmest state. However, the official 'Taps' do prove that Wyoming is the 3rd warmest state. Spend 10 hours reading them and you will find the numbers above plus other numbers for other cities and towns.
I do not remember mentioning snow, but here is some interesting info:
Wyoming is also, one of the better states for snow. The Northeastern states, are by far, the worst states for snow. If you do not think that it snows a great deal in VT, NH, and ME I'll give you the email addresses of my family in VT and ME and you can ask them.
Average yearly snow for selected Wyoming and other cities:
Laramie, WY 33.9 in
Casper, WY 82.1 in
Moorcroft, WY 34.8 in
Riverton, WY 29.5 in
Torrington, WY 29.7 in
Lovell, WY 18 in
Buffalo, WY 32 in
Cheyenne, WY 52.4 in
Pine Bluffs, WY 37.2 in
Thermopolis, WY 43.1 in
Wheatland, WY 43.6 in
Sheridan, WY 58.6 in
Green River, WY 25.2 in
Evanston, WY 32.6 in
Newcastle, WY 35.6 in
Carpenter, WY 30.3 in
Pavillion, WY 18.3 in
Dubois, WY 28.3 in
Yoder, WY 45 in
Kaycee, WY 39.2 in
Cody, WY 33.4 in
Rock Springs, WY 44.2 in
Worland, WY 22.4 in
Concord, NH 65 in
Berlin, NH 83.4 in
Hanover, NH 71.2 in
Nashua, NH 62.1 in
Nome, AK 54.4 in
Juneau, AK 87.9 in
Anchorage, AK 67.6 in
Dover, DE 18.4 in
Willington, DE 21.4 in
Grangeville, ID 53.4 in
Coeur d Alene, ID 54.7 in
Pocatello, ID 45.2 in
Twin Falls, ID 28.7 in
Great Falls, MT 62.1 in
Lewiston, MT 66.4 in
Kalispell, MT 63 in
Bozeman, MT 92.1 in
Missoula, MT 53.1 in
Bismarck, ND 43.1 in
Fargo, ND 39.8 in
Minot, ND 44.1 in
Spearfish, SD 62.5 in
Aberdeen, SD 34.4 in
Rapid City, SD 40.1 in
Newport, VT 97.7 in
Burlington, VT 82.2 in
Montpelier, VT 93.9 in
Brunswick, ME 74.6 in
Rumford, ME 90.7 in
Caribou, ME 114.5
Bangor, ME 79.1 in
Augusta, ME 77.9 in
Source:
ftp://ftp.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/support/climate/taps/ Again, all of this info came from the offical 'Taps'
Overall:
According to Jason P. Sorens’ analysis, Wyoming has the 3rd warmest January of all 10 states, only behind Idaho and Delaware. Wyoming has both cold and warm winter spells. During the warm winter spells, the warm Chinooks winds are common on the eastern mountain slopes. Also, Wyoming gets less snow than most of the other candidate states. However, there is no need to worry for those of you that love snow, Wyoming has a few cities that get over 7 feet of snow a year.
P.S. I also emailed you a 4 page, very detailed, weather report on Wyoming. The report compares Wyoming to other states in many factors and talked about a lot of Wyoming only, factors.
