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PinYour Wyoming Sunrise: Monday, November 9, 2026

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Phil Stewart. Phil writes, "Top of Snowy Range Pass looking over Laramie & lakes."

Photo by Phil Stewart

Today's question to Don Day

Mark James Mullins of Douglas
In regard to your thunderstorm season article, can you reassess the data on a per-capita basis, especially when considering population of the states? It could affect me as I own a hill on my property which I plan a communications tower and likely will have a lightning rod installed when it goes in.
Don Day
FEMA has a good lightning database that takes into account lightning risk, potential property loss, etc. based on population and lightning frequency. Data is available on a county by county basis. Lots and lots of lightning data available here which may help in quest for more lightning information. https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/lightning
DD