Emblem, Wyoming

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Emblem (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°30′21″N108°23′30″W / 44.50583°N 108.39167°W / 44.50583; -108.39167 Coordinates: 44°30′21″N108°23′30″W / 44.50583°N 108.39167°W / 44.50583; -108.39167
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Big Horn
Elevation
4,449 ft (1,356 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
82422
GNIS feature ID1609087 [1]

Emblem (also Germania or Liberty Bench) is an unincorporated community in western Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The community has an official population of 10, although the surrounding rural area increases the number to over 100. [2] It lies along the concurrent U.S. Routes 14, 16 and 20, west-northwest of the town of Basin, the county seat of Big Horn County. [3] Its elevation is 4,449 feet (1,356 m). [1] Although Emblem is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82422. [4]

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History

Emblem was founded in 1896 when Solon Wiley's Big Horn Basin Development Company brought irrigation to the Emblem Bench. [5] Lutheran Germans Settled there. The area now known as Emblem was once called Germania Bench after a settlement of German Lutherans arrived to farm the land. [6] The name became a subject of Anti-German sentiment during the first World War and the surrounding communities demanded that it be changed. Specifically, the community was told that the new name should be an "emblem of liberty." Accordingly, the name was changed to Emblem and the area was often referred to as "Liberty Bench."

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emblem has a cold desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Emblem was 109 °F (43 °C) on June 30, 2007, while the coldest temperature recorded was −37 °F (−38 °C) on December 31, 1978. [7]

Climate data for Emblem, Wyoming, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1911-present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)62
(17)		69
(21)		79
(26)		89
(32)		97
(36)		109
(43)		105
(41)		103
(39)		97
(36)		88
(31)		72
(22)		68
(20)		109
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)48.9
(9.4)		53.8
(12.1)		68.9
(20.5)		78.3
(25.7)		85.9
(29.9)		93.6
(34.2)		97.2
(36.2)		95.7
(35.4)		90.4
(32.4)		78.7
(25.9)		62.8
(17.1)		51.9
(11.1)		98.4
(36.9)
Average high °F (°C)30.8
(−0.7)		35.4
(1.9)		49.5
(9.7)		58.5
(14.7)		67.7
(19.8)		77.6
(25.3)		85.9
(29.9)		84.0
(28.9)		73.7
(23.2)		58.3
(14.6)		43.1
(6.2)		31.8
(−0.1)		58.0
(14.4)
Daily mean °F (°C)19.6
(−6.9)		24.1
(−4.4)		36.4
(2.4)		45.0
(7.2)		54.5
(12.5)		63.5
(17.5)		70.6
(21.4)		68.3
(20.2)		58.8
(14.9)		45.3
(7.4)		31.4
(−0.3)		20.9
(−6.2)		44.9
(7.1)
Average low °F (°C)8.5
(−13.1)		12.7
(−10.7)		23.3
(−4.8)		31.5
(−0.3)		41.2
(5.1)		49.4
(9.7)		55.2
(12.9)		52.7
(11.5)		44.0
(6.7)		32.3
(0.2)		19.7
(−6.8)		9.9
(−12.3)		31.7
(−0.2)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−13.2
(−25.1)		−7.4
(−21.9)		5.4
(−14.8)		18.1
(−7.7)		27.6
(−2.4)		38.2
(3.4)		46.1
(7.8)		42.1
(5.6)		31.1
(−0.5)		15.9
(−8.9)		−1.0
(−18.3)		−8.5
(−22.5)		−19.1
(−28.4)
Record low °F (°C)−35
(−37)		−34
(−37)		−19
(−28)		5
(−15)		18
(−8)		31
(−1)		34
(1)		30
(−1)		16
(−9)		−10
(−23)		−28
(−33)		−37
(−38)		−37
(−38)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.24
(6.1)		0.26
(6.6)		0.36
(9.1)		0.83
(21)		1.41
(36)		1.31
(33)		0.63
(16)		0.42
(11)		1.00
(25)		0.76
(19)		0.29
(7.4)		0.22
(5.6)		7.73
(195.8)
Average snowfall inches (cm)2.8
(7.1)		3.1
(7.9)		1.2
(3.0)		2.0
(5.1)		0.2
(0.51)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		1.2
(3.0)		2.5
(6.4)		3.3
(8.4)		16.3
(41.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)2.82.73.35.47.37.54.64.74.43.93.22.952.7
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)1.51.30.61.10.50.00.00.00.00.51.51.38.3
Source 1: NOAA [8]
Source 2: National Weather Service [7]

Education

Public education in the community of Emblem is provided by Big Horn County School District #3. The district has three campuses – Greybull Elementary School (grades K-5), Greybull Middle School (grades 6-8), and Greybull High School (grades 9-12).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Emblem, Wyoming". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  2. ↑ US Census - 2000
  3. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 116.
  4. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  5. ↑ "Northwest College". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
  6. ↑ "12 U.S. places where your visit could double the population". Mother Nature Network. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved on August 16, 2022
  8. ↑ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved on August 16, 2022.
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