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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
533 PM MDT MON MAY 01 2023


...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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

...BUFFALO WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN APRIL WAS 41.6 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
78 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES ON
THE 5TH. THE HIGH ON THE 10TH OF 75 BROKE THE 2006 RECORD OF 68.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.72 INCHES...WHICH IS 49 PERCENT OF
NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 27TH WITH 0.37 INCHES.
THIS BROKE THE 2017 RECORD OF 0.27. THE 4TH HAD 0.06 INCHES WHICH
BROKE THE 2003 RECORD OF 0.05. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 59 MPH FROM
THE NORTHWEST ON THE 27TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             84   04/28/2018
 LOW               2   04/02/2020
HIGHEST           78   04/11
LOWEST            13   04/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    52.7               53.4    -0.7
AVG. MINIMUM    30.6               32.3    -1.7
MEAN            41.6               42.9    -1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     2
DAYS MIN <= 32    19
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.38   1999
 MINIMUM        0.21   2007
TOTALS          0.72               1.46   -0.74     1.62
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.05   -0.03
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.37   04/27 TO 04/27
 STORM TOTAL    0.37

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    696                665      31
 SINCE 7/1      6711               6725     -14
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   5/340
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/330    DATE  04/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/340    DATE  04/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 58 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 36 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 68
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 46. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.73 INCHES.

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