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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1021 AM MDT MON OCT 02 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN SEPTEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN SEPTEMBER WAS 59.4
DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 82 DEGREES ON THE 1ST. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 35
DEGREES ON THE 23RD. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.74 INCHES...WHICH WAS 94 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 3RD-4TH WITH 0.47
INCHES.  NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 71 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 1ST.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             93   09/04/2022
 LOW               5   09/18/1965
HIGHEST           82   09/01
LOWEST            35   09/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    73.2               70.7     2.5
AVG. MINIMUM    45.6               43.9     1.7
MEAN            59.4               57.3     2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.67   1965
 MINIMUM           T   2018
TOTALS          0.74               0.79   -0.05     0.62
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        5
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.47   09/03 TO 09/04
 STORM TOTAL    0.42

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                1.2      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM                1.2      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    172                242     -70
 SINCE 7/1       198                301    -103
COOLING TOTAL     12                 11       1
 SINCE 1/1       323                320       3
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/220    DATE  09/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    71/210    DATE  09/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     46

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 64 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 38 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 49
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 28. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.81 INCHES.

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