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CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF MARCH 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024 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 WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN MARCH WAS 29 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
58 DEGREES ON THE 18TH AND 19TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 11
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 5TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN
THIS MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH IS 126 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 31ST WITH 0.17
INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE
2ND.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             69   03/31/2015
 LOW             -23   03/08/1998
                       03/04/1993
HIGHEST           58   03/18
                       03/19
LOWEST           -11   03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    43.2               41.1     2.1
AVG. MINIMUM    14.7               12.7     2.0
MEAN            29.0               26.9     2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     2
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.81   1983
 MINIMUM           T   1979
TOTALS          0.53               0.42    0.11     0.34
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.01    0.01
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.17   03/31 TO 03/31

 STORM TOTAL    0.17

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1109               1181     -72
 SINCE 7/1      7636               8610    -974
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/220    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/220    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

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                       5
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 19 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 56
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.69 INCHES.

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