Portions of southeast Wyoming could see occasional wind gusts around 50 mph today, but it won't be anything like what the area saw a year ago.

According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, both Cheyenne and Scottsbluff recorded their strongest wind gusts of the year on Jan. 13, 2021.

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Cheyenne saw an 89 mph gust -- crazy even by Wyoming standards -- while Scottsbluff was blasted with an 86 mph gust.

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The NWS says peak wind gusts greater than or equal to 50 mph were recorded in Cheyenne on 48 days in 2021.

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