Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 111859
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1252 PM MDT SUN JUN 11 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
MAY 2023...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 AND MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL IN MAY...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MAY WAS 57.9 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE WARMEST MAY ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 83 DEGREES ON THE 22ND. THE
HIGH ON THE 3RD OF 79 DEGREES TIED THE OLD RECORD FROM 2000. THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 36 DEGREES ON THE 1ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.31 INCHES...WHICH IS 121 PERCENT
OF NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 10T-11TH WITH 1.27
INCHES. THE 26TH HAD 1.27 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 2008 RECORD OF
0.78. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 26TH.
...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 91 05/13/2001
LOW 17 05/02/2005
HIGHEST 83 05/22
LOWEST 36 05/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 69.4 62.8 6.6
AVG. MINIMUM 46.5 41.1 5.4
MEAN 57.9 52.0 5.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.74 2011
MINIMUM 0.31 2009
TOTALS 3.31 2.73 0.58 2.88
DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.09 0.02
DAYS >= .01 13
DAYS >= .10 6
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.27 05/10 TO 05/11
STORM TOTAL 1.02
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 218 412 -194
SINCE 7/1 6929 7138 -209
COOLING TOTAL 5 7 -2
SINCE 1/1 5 7 -2
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/190 DATE 05/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/180 DATE 05/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 14 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 19 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 3
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 68 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 46 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 80
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 54. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.07 INCHES.
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