Leiter, Wyoming facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Leiter, Wyoming
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 Leiter, Wyoming
Location in Wyoming
Leiter, Wyoming
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Sheridan |
| Elevation | 3,780 ft (1,150 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
82837
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| GNIS feature ID | 1597382 |
Leiter is a small, quiet community in eastern Sheridan County, Wyoming, in the United States. It's not a city or town with its own government, but rather an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that are part of the larger county. Leiter is located right along Clear Creek and can be found where U.S. Routes 14 and 16 meet. It's east of the city of Sheridan, which is the main city in Sheridan County.
Leiter sits at an elevation of about 3,779 feet (1,152 meters) above sea level. Even though it's not a formal town, Leiter has its own post office and a special ZIP code, which is 82837. Kids in Leiter attend public schools provided by Sheridan County School District #3.
The community of Leiter was named after Levi Z. Leiter. He was a very important person who owned a huge ranch in this area a long time ago. The name "Leiter" comes from his family's estate.
Leiter's Weather and Climate
Leiter experiences a type of weather known as a hot-summer humid continental climate. This is often shortened to "Dfa" on climate maps. This kind of climate means that Leiter has warm to hot summers and cold winters. There are also clear differences between the four seasons.
You can see more details about the weather in Leiter in the chart below. It shows average temperatures and how much rain or snow the area usually gets throughout the year.
| Climate data for Leiter, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1964–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
88 (31) |
94 (34) |
106 (41) |
111 (44) |
105 (41) |
104 (40) |
92 (33) |
77 (25) |
73 (23) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 52.5 (11.4) |
55.7 (13.2) |
69.5 (20.8) |
78.1 (25.6) |
85.0 (29.4) |
95.2 (35.1) |
101.4 (38.6) |
99.5 (37.5) |
95.3 (35.2) |
82.1 (27.8) |
66.6 (19.2) |
54.5 (12.5) |
102.3 (39.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.7 (1.5) |
37.4 (3.0) |
49.1 (9.5) |
57.3 (14.1) |
66.8 (19.3) |
78.1 (25.6) |
88.7 (31.5) |
87.5 (30.8) |
76.6 (24.8) |
59.8 (15.4) |
45.6 (7.6) |
35.1 (1.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
36.8 (2.7) |
44.6 (7.0) |
54.0 (12.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
73.0 (22.8) |
71.7 (22.1) |
61.5 (16.4) |
47.0 (8.3) |
34.2 (1.2) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
46.9 (8.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 13.7 (−10.2) |
15.7 (−9.1) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
41.1 (5.1) |
50.0 (10.0) |
57.4 (14.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
46.3 (7.9) |
34.1 (1.2) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
14.1 (−9.9) |
34.0 (1.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −10.5 (−23.6) |
−7.0 (−21.7) |
3.9 (−15.6) |
17.1 (−8.3) |
27.9 (−2.3) |
38.1 (3.4) |
47.6 (8.7) |
44.1 (6.7) |
31.5 (−0.3) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
0.8 (−17.3) |
−7.1 (−21.7) |
−17.8 (−27.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −34 (−37) |
−35 (−37) |
−19 (−28) |
−1 (−18) |
15 (−9) |
31 (−1) |
38 (3) |
34 (1) |
12 (−11) |
−13 (−25) |
−20 (−29) |
−36 (−38) |
−36 (−38) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.55 (14) |
0.50 (13) |
1.04 (26) |
1.82 (46) |
2.71 (69) |
2.31 (59) |
1.72 (44) |
0.80 (20) |
1.28 (33) |
1.59 (40) |
0.65 (17) |
0.58 (15) |
15.55 (396) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 9.1 (23) |
7.7 (20) |
8.6 (22) |
7.7 (20) |
1.2 (3.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
4.2 (11) |
6.4 (16) |
8.1 (21) |
53.4 (137) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.2 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 86.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 6.1 | 35.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
