Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011602
CLMBPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1002 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY 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
...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN OCTOBER WAS 40.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 73 DEGREES ON THE 9TH AND 19TH. THE 19TH HIGH OF 73 BROKE THE
2003 RECORD OF 71. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 1 DEGREE BELOW ZERO
ON THE 30TH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.32 INCHES…WHICH IS
52 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND WITH
0.14 INCHES. THE 26TH HAD 0.02 INCHES AND TIED THE 2004 RECORD. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 48 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 22ND.
...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 78 10/03/2010
10/08/1980
10/07/1980
LOW -26 10/30/2019
HIGHEST 73 10/09
10/19
LOWEST -1 10/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.5 55.0 2.5
AVG. MINIMUM 23.9 21.4 2.5
MEAN 40.7 38.2 2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.47 2016
MINIMUM T 1996
TOTALS 0.32 0.62 -0.30 0.10
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 4
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.14 10/02 TO 10/02
10/01 TO 10/02
10/02 TO 10/02
STORM TOTAL 0.14
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 743 831 -88
SINCE 7/1 1287 1534 -247
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 47 30 17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/260 DATE 10/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/260 DATE 10/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- 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 47 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 16 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 32
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 3 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.26 INCHES.
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