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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
330 PM MDT MON MAR 11 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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

...BUFFALO WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN FEBRUARY WAS 31.4 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 4.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 59 DEGREES ON THE 26TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 5
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 16TH. THERE WERE NO RECORDS BROKEN THIS
MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.31 INCHES...WHICH IS 129 PERCENT
OF NORMAL  THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 3-4TH WITH 0.30
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 61 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON THE 26TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             69   02/06/2015
 LOW             -22   02/06/2014
HIGHEST           59   02/26
LOWEST            -5   02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.1               37.0     5.1
AVG. MINIMUM    20.8               17.5     3.3
MEAN            31.4               27.3     4.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6
DAYS MIN <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.73   2004
 MINIMUM        0.01   1999
TOTALS          0.31               0.24    0.07     0.10
DAILY AVG.      0.01                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01        3
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.30   02/03 TO 02/04
 STORM TOTAL    0.28

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    966               1057     -91
 SINCE 7/1      4593               5229    -636
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/340    DATE  02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/350    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 41 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 20 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 51
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 29. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.73 INCHES.

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