Church Buttes
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The Church Buttes is an eroded sandstone butte formation in Uinta County, Wyoming. It is notable for its prehistorical archaeological remains as well as being the location a camp site for the first party of Mormon leader Brigham Young, July 7, 1847.[1] It was the site of one of the relays for the pony express.[2]
The U.S. Geographic Names Information System identifies another Church Butte in Sweetwater County, Wyoming.[3]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, the area has a cold semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded at the Church Buttes Gas Plant was 100 °F (37.8 °C) on June 24, 1985, while the coldest temperature recorded was −40 °F (−40.0 °C) on December 21, 1990.[4]
Climate data for Church Battles Gas Plant, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1955–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 54 (12) | 58 (14) | 71 (22) | 80 (27) | 89 (32) | 100 (38) | 98 (37) | 98 (37) | 94 (34) | 82 (28) | 67 (19) | 60 (16) | 100 (38) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.9 (7.2) | 47.2 (8.4) | 58.7 (14.8) | 69.7 (20.9) | 78.5 (25.8) | 87.2 (30.7) | 91.5 (33.1) | 89.4 (31.9) | 83.4 (28.6) | 73.0 (22.8) | 58.4 (14.7) | 46.3 (7.9) | 92.1 (33.4) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 32.7 (0.4) | 43.3 (6.3) | 52.2 (11.2) | 63.3 (17.4) | 75.2 (24.0) | 83.4 (28.6) | 81.3 (27.4) | 71.3 (21.8) | 56.9 (13.8) | 41.2 (5.1) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 55.3 (12.9) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 21.9 (−5.6) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 33.0 (0.6) | 39.9 (4.4) | 50.2 (10.1) | 60.7 (15.9) | 69.0 (20.6) | 67.1 (19.5) | 57.4 (14.1) | 44.1 (6.7) | 31.0 (−0.6) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 43.2 (6.2) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.5 (−10.8) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 22.6 (−5.2) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 37.1 (2.8) | 46.3 (7.9) | 54.5 (12.5) | 52.8 (11.6) | 43.5 (6.4) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 12.2 (−11.0) | 31.2 (−0.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −5.5 (−20.8) | −3.3 (−19.6) | 7.1 (−13.8) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 34.3 (1.3) | 45.0 (7.2) | 42.8 (6.0) | 30.0 (−1.1) | 14.9 (−9.5) | 2.4 (−16.4) | −4.3 (−20.2) | −11.2 (−24.0) |
Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) | −35 (−37) | −15 (−26) | −2 (−19) | 11 (−12) | 25 (−4) | 30 (−1) | 29 (−2) | 5 (−15) | −19 (−28) | −16 (−27) | −40 (−40) | −40 (−40) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.53 (13) | 0.35 (8.9) | 0.48 (12) | 0.79 (20) | 1.21 (31) | 0.86 (22) | 0.42 (11) | 0.70 (18) | 1.09 (28) | 0.73 (19) | 0.47 (12) | 0.24 (6.1) | 7.87 (201) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.9 (18) | 4.7 (12) | 4.1 (10) | 2.3 (5.8) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 1.1 (2.8) | 5.6 (14) | 4.7 (12) | 30.8 (78.16) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 45.8 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 15.4 |
Source 1: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ Federal Writers Project (1941), Wyoming: A Guide to Its History, Highways, and People, American guide series, North American Book Dist LLC, p. 261, ISBN 0403021995.
- ^ Guthrie, Carol; Smith, Bart (2009), The Pony Express: An Illustrated History, Two Dot Series, Globe Pequot, p. 90, ISBN 0762748168.
- ^ "Church Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Salt Lake City". National Weather Service. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Church Buttes Gas PLT, WY". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Walsh, Dave (July 13, 2012), "Church Buttes", Wonders of Wyoming, retrieved 2012-08-17
- "Church Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
41°30′20″N 110°08′06″W / 41.50551°N 110.13487°W