Wyoming damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1,065 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Wyoming, 1,063 of them 58 mph or more and 74 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 338 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 6, 2020 (55 reports in Wyoming). The highest wind on record is 105 mph, on April 24, 1983. 2026 so far: 247 preliminary reports.
Wyoming's biggest wind day since 2016: June 6, 2020
55 damaging wind reports in Wyoming, 9 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Wyoming
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6, 2020 | 55 | 9 | 85 mph |
| June 20, 2026 | 52 | 7 | 87 mph |
| July 3, 2023 | 29 | 4 | 96 mph |
| June 22, 2010 | 21 | 7 | 85 mph |
| July 13, 2020 | 20 | 1 | 78 mph |
| August 13, 2025 | 18 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 4, 2025 | 18 | 2 | 87 mph |
| July 27, 2024 | 18 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 27, 2017 | 18 | 3 | 90 mph |
| June 27, 2026 | 17 | 2 | 89 mph |
| June 12, 2001 | 16 | 4 | 79 mph |
| June 25, 2026 | 14 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 7, 2026 | 14 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 28, 2020 | 14 | 0 | 72 mph |
| July 11, 2012 | 14 | 1 | 84 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Wyoming
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 1983 | 1 | 1 | 105 mph |
| May 27, 1974 | 3 | 1 | 104 mph |
| June 12, 2022 | 4 | 1 | 100 mph |
| June 12, 1994 | 4 | 2 | 100 mph |
| April 24, 1989 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 3, 2023 | 29 | 4 | 96 mph |
| July 27, 2015 | 8 | 2 | 96 mph |
| May 16, 2022 | 4 | 1 | 94 mph |
| September 2, 1980 | 1 | 1 | 94 mph |
| April 7, 1988 | 1 | 1 | 92 mph |
Wyoming damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 247 | 234 | 15 | 89 mph | 54 |
| 2025 | 164 | 164 | 12 | 87 mph | 38 |
| 2024 | 159 | 159 | 6 | 81 mph | 49 |
| 2023 | 113 | 112 | 11 | 96 mph | 36 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 5 | 100 mph | 32 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 4 | 79 mph | 28 |
| 2020 | 170 | 169 | 12 | 85 mph | 30 |
| 2019 | 105 | 105 | 8 | 81 mph | 39 |
| 2018 | 89 | 89 | 7 | 90 mph | 30 |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 | 5 | 90 mph | 22 |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | 4 | 90 mph | 34 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 96 mph | 24 |
| 2014 | 85 | 85 | 2 | 81 mph | 30 |
| 2013 | 100 | 100 | 9 | 81 mph | 36 |
| 2012 | 91 | 91 | 7 | 84 mph | 21 |
| 2011 | 88 | 88 | 3 | 81 mph | 36 |
| 2010 | 106 | 106 | 21 | 90 mph | 34 |
| 2009 | 70 | 67 | 6 | 83 mph | 29 |
| 2008 | 63 | 63 | 4 | 81 mph | 25 |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 74 mph | 18 |
| 2006 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 86 mph | 16 |
| 2005 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 81 mph | 21 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 75 mph | 11 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 2002 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 81 mph | 19 |
| 2001 | 58 | 58 | 14 | 87 mph | 19 |
| 2000 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 75 mph | 18 |
| 1999 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 86 mph | 17 |
| 1998 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 79 mph | 21 |
| 1997 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 83 mph | 15 |
| 1996 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 83 mph | 16 |
| 1995 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 84 mph | 18 |
| 1994 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 100 mph | 25 |
| 1993 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 70 mph | 13 |
| 1992 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 90 mph | 24 |
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 6 |
| 1990 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 69 mph | 19 |
| 1989 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 100 mph | 18 |
| 1988 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 92 mph | 19 |
| 1987 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 67 mph | 17 |
| 1986 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 81 mph | 18 |
| 1985 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 81 mph | 8 |
| 1984 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 75 mph | 13 |
| 1983 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 105 mph | 16 |
| 1982 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 82 mph | 12 |
| 1981 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 89 mph | 13 |
| 1980 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 94 mph | 16 |
| 1979 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 74 mph | 9 |
| 1978 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 81 mph | 11 |
| 1977 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 81 mph | 8 |
| 1976 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 72 mph | 6 |
| 1975 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 79 mph | 10 |
| 1974 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 104 mph | 10 |
| 1973 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 68 mph | 10 |
| 1972 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 81 mph | 9 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 2 |
| 1970 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 63 mph | 4 |
| 1969 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 64 mph | 5 |
| 1968 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 92 mph | 3 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph | 3 |
| 1966 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 81 mph | 6 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 mph | 3 |
| 1964 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 90 mph | 8 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 1 |
| 1962 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 75 mph | 6 |
| 1961 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 60 mph | 4 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 81 mph | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 72 mph | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 2 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 mph | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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