Lysite, Wyoming

Lysite (also Lysaght) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along local roads northeast of the city of Lander, the county seat of Fremont County.[2] Its elevation is 5,276 feet (1,608 m).[1] Although Lysite is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82642.[3] The Bridger Trail passed near Lysite on its way north to the gold fields of Montana in the 19th century.

Lysite, Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Lysite
Location within the state of Wyoming
Lysite
Lysite (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°16′5″N 107°41′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyFremont
Elevation
5,276 ft (1,608 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
82642
Area code(s)307
GNIS feature ID1609118[1]

In the local drought year of 1960, Lysite recorded a mere 1.28 inches or 32.5 millimetres of precipitation for the entire calendar year. This is not merely the lowest annual precipitation total recorded in Wyoming,[4] but is the lowest anywhere in the United States outside the Southwest.

Public education in the community of Lysite is provided by Fremont County School District #24. The district has three campuses – Shoshoni Elementary School (grades PK-6), Shoshoni Junior High School (grades 7-8) and Shoshoni High School (grades 9-12).

Lysite is home to the J.B. Okie[5] mansion, as well as the dollhouse. It has an old one room schoolhouse, library, and a general store. It also plays host to a very diverse culture. Most of the residents own cows and horses, and most residents have some background in agriculture. Every summer the locals host the gymkhanas, which is a series of mini rodeos. On Labor Day, Lysite hosts a large rodeo, including a night of Ranch Rodeo.

It also has the Natural Gas Plant, owned and operated by Conoco Phillips.

Climate
Climate data for Lysite, Wyoming
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °F (°C) 30
(−1)		 38
(3)		 47
(8)		 57
(14)		 67
(19)		 78
(26)		 88
(31)		 87
(31)		 76
(24)		 60
(16)		 42
(6)		 34
(1)		 59
(15)
Average low °F (°C) 1
(−17)		 9
(−13)		 19
(−7)		 28
(−2)		 37
(3)		 45
(7)		 51
(11)		 49
(9)		 38
(3)		 28
(−2)		 14
(−10)		 6
(−14)		 27
(−3)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.2
(5.1)		 0.1
(2.5)		 0.4
(10)		 0.8
(20)		 1.8
(46)		 1.0
(25)		 0.7
(18)		 0.6
(15)		 0.8
(20)		 1.0
(25)		 0.3
(7.6)		 0.2
(5.1)		 7.9
(199.3)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 3.1
(7.9)		 2.7
(6.9)		 2.8
(7.1)		 2.6
(6.6)		 1.1
(2.8)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.6
(1.5)		 1.1
(2.8)		 2.7
(6.9)		 2.9
(7.4)		 19.6
(49.9)
Average precipitation days 1 0 2 3 5 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 26
Average snowy days 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Source: Google/NOAA [6]

References
  1. "Lysite, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  3. Zip Code Lookup
  4. Record Minimum Annual Precipitation by State
  5. Rea, Tom. "J. B. Okie, Sheep King of Central Wyoming". wyohistory.org. Wyoming State Historical Society. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  6. "Google.com". Retrieved October 30, 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.