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CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1002 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023 WILL BE
AVAILABLE IN APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION (HTTP://WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV/CDO-
WEB/DATASETS). UNOFFICIAL ASOS DAILY SUMMARIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CLIMATE/INDEX.PHP?WFO=RIW

...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN OCTOBER WAS 40.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 73 DEGREES ON THE 9TH AND 19TH. THE 19TH HIGH OF 73 BROKE THE
2003 RECORD OF 71. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 1 DEGREE BELOW ZERO
ON THE 30TH.  PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.32 INCHES…WHICH IS
52 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND WITH
0.14 INCHES. THE 26TH HAD 0.02 INCHES AND TIED THE 2004 RECORD. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 48 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 22ND.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   10/03/2010
                       10/08/1980
                       10/07/1980
 LOW             -26   10/30/2019
HIGHEST           73   10/09
                       10/19
LOWEST            -1   10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.5               55.0     2.5
AVG. MINIMUM    23.9               21.4     2.5
MEAN            40.7               38.2     2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    24
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.47   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1996
TOTALS          0.32               0.62   -0.30     0.10
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.14   10/02 TO 10/02
                       10/01 TO 10/02
                       10/02 TO 10/02
 STORM TOTAL    0.14

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    743                831     -88
 SINCE 7/1      1287               1534    -247
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1        47                 30      17
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/260    DATE  10/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/260    DATE  10/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 47 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 16 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 32
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 3 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.26 INCHES.

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