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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1235 PM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 WETTER IN AUGUST...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN AUGUST WAS 69.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
97 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE 2010 RECORD OF 96 DEGREES.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH AND 31ST.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.84 INCHES...WHICH IS 245 PERCENT
OF NORMAL MAKING IT THE 5TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 6TH-7TH WITH 0.85 INCHES. THE 6TH HAD 0.84
INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 2022 RECORD OF 0.23. THE 19TH HAD 0.18 INCHES
AND BROKE 0.13 FROM 2016. THE 28TH HAD 0.26 AND BROKE THE 2002
RECORD OF 0.06.THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 52 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ON THE 22ND.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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            103   08/03/2001
 LOW              36   08/23/2015
                       08/17/2002
                       08/26/1992
HIGHEST           97   08/21
LOWEST            48   08/14
                       08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.2               83.2    -1.0
AVG. MINIMUM    57.4               56.7     0.7
MEAN            69.8               69.9    -0.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.60   2014
 MINIMUM        0.02   2001
TOTALS          1.84               0.75    1.09     0.53
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.02    0.04
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        6
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.85   08/06 TO 08/07
 STORM TOTAL    0.84


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     23                 37     -14
 SINCE 7/1        49                 56      -7
COOLING TOTAL    179                190     -11
 SINCE 1/1       358                468    -110
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/330    DATE  08/12
                                35/230          08/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/220    DATE  08/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.22
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     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 SEPTEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 79 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 53 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 65 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 41. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.17 INCHES.

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