Record 99-degree high marks hottest July 26 in Cheyenne history
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming’s capital city has broken many weather-related records over the past several months, and Sunday’s high temperature was just the latest.
Colby Goatley, National Weather Service of Cheyenne lead meteorologist, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Monday that Sunday’s high of 99 degrees broke the previous record for the hottest July 26 of 95 degrees, set in 1910.
“It’s primarily just a very strong area of high pressure that’s been sitting over the central and even right along the Front Range of the U.S.,” Goatley said. “Also, with the way the flow’s set up, we are pulling in a little bit of some air from Nevada and the southern part of California.
“So, while we are still getting some moisture with it, which is going to, at night, keep the temperatures warmer, we’re also pulling in a little bit of warmer air from that southwestern portion of the U.S.”
The hottest temperature ever in Cheyenne’s recorded weather history is 100 degrees, Goatley said.
According to recordtemps. in, Cheyenne has only reached the triple-digit high four times: on July 14, 1881; July 15, 1881; July 11, 1939, and June 23, 1954.
This story was published on July 28, 2026.
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