Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 012343
CLMBYG
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
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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
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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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