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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1221 PM MDT SAT APR 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH 2023..

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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

...MARCH WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN MARCH WAS 26.7 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 9.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
53 DEGREES ON THE 30TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 6 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO ON THE 8TH...WHICH TIED THE 1969 RECORD. NO OTHER TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.65 INCHES...WHICH IS 77 PERCENT OF
NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 22ND WHEN 0.39 INCHES
FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR MARCH WAS 9.4 INCHES WHICH IS JUST 0.9 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS ON THE 22ND WITH 4.8 INCHES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 64 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 10TH

...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            464   03/11/2020
 LOW             -25   03/10/2022
                       03/10/2022
HIGHEST           53   03/30
LOWEST            -6   03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    37.5               48.8   -11.3
AVG. MINIMUM    15.9               22.7    -6.8
MEAN            26.7               35.8    -9.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     9
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.83   2021
 MINIMUM        0.12   2004
TOTALS          0.65               0.84   -0.19     1.54
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.39   03/22 TO 03/22
 STORM TOTAL    0.39

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           9.3               10.3    -1.0
SINCE 7/1       95.3               58.6    36.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1180                907     273
 SINCE 7/1      6881               6269     612
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   9/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/210    DATE  03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/210    DATE  03/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 54 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 26 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 60
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 31. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.41 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 10.5
INCHES.

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