Below normal temperatures reported

Wyoming experienced below normal temperatures for the week ending Aug. 19, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mountain Regional Field Office, Wyoming. Seventeen of the 33 reporting stations reported below normal temperatures for the week with a high temperature of 102 degrees recorded at Kaycee and a low of 34 degrees recorded at Yellowstone. Above normal moisture was reported at 20 of the 34 reporting stations. Three reporting stations had no precipitation. Cheyenne reported the most moisture with 1.93 inches. A reporter from north central Wyoming noted that crops and livestock seem to be doing well, although the smoky conditions may be a hazard for breathing. A reporter from western Wyoming reported that the week was hot and dry with cool nights. They also reported that the rangelands are primed for fire. Another reporter from western Wyoming stated that they had not received rain for some time.