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CXUS55 KRIW 011605
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1005 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 MUCH WETTER IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN OCTOBER WAS 44.9 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 79 DEGREES ON THE 19TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS -1
DEGREES ON THE 27TH. THIS BROKE THE 2019 RECORD OF 6 DEGREES. THE
26TH LOW OF 0 DEGREES BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 2.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.33 INCHES...WHICH IS 330 PERCENT
OF NORMAL MAKING IT THE WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. IT BROKE THE 1998
MONTHLY RECORD OF 2.43 INCHES. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE
11TH-12TH WITH 2.81 INCHES. THE 11TH HAD 1.16 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE
2021 RECORD OF 0.73. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON THE 17TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             88   10/10/2015
 LOW              -3   10/29/2019
HIGHEST           76   10/19
LOWEST            -1   10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    55.2               57.2    -2.0
AVG. MINIMUM    34.5               35.2    -0.7
MEAN            44.9               46.2    -1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4
DAYS MIN <= 32     8
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.43   1998
 MINIMUM        0.21   2014
TOTALS          3.33R              1.01    2.32     0.69
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.03    0.08
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.81   10/11 TO 10/12
 STORM TOTAL    1.74

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    617                586      31
 SINCE 7/1       715                856    -141
COOLING TOTAL      0                  3      -3
 SINCE 1/1       403                528    -125
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/320    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/320    DATE  10/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      3

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 51 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 39
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.36 INCHES.


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