This is the current conditions weather report for Green River. The report was made 18 minutes ago, at 11:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5 miles per hour / 7.4 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (340°). The temperature was 54°F / 12°C, with a dew-point at 54°F / 12°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.03 inHg / 1018 hPa. The relative humidity was 33%. The skies were clear.
Green River is a city in southwestern Wyoming in Sweetwater County. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sweetwater County. Its importance as part of the Dakota Territory was enhanced when it was made a division point for the Union Pacific railroad in 1868, the year of its incorporation. The city is also known as being one of the first in the United States to ban door-to-door solicitation; see Green River Ordinance. The Mayor of Green River is Hank Castillion, who was elected in November 2006.
The Green River Basin contains the world's largest known deposit of trona ore. Soda ash mining from trona veins 900 and 1600 feet deep is a major industrial activity in the area, employing over 2000 persons at four mines. The mining operation is less expensive for production of soda ash in the United States than the synthetic Solvay process, which predominates in the rest of the world.
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