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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER 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

...FEBRUARY WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN FEBRUARY WAS 31.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 5.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 60 DEGREES ON THE 6TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 16
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 16TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.67 INCHES...WHICH IS 120 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 15-16TH WHEN 0.20
INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.8 INCHES WHICH IS 81 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
THE SNOWIEST 24-HOURS WAS ON THE 15-16TH WITH 4 INCHES. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 62 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 26TH.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             68   02/21/1982
 LOW             -32   02/17/2006
HIGHEST           60   02/06
LOWEST           -16   02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.7               37.8     4.9
AVG. MINIMUM    20.6               15.4     5.2
MEAN            31.7               26.6     5.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5
DAYS MIN <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.42   1987
 MINIMUM        0.13   2005
TOTALS          0.67               0.56    0.11     0.69
DAILY AVG.      0.02                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01        8
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   02/03 TO 02/03
                       02/15 TO 02/16
 STORM TOTAL    0.20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           8.8               10.9    -2.1
SINCE 7/1       29.6               48.3   -18.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= 1.0        4

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    961               1075    -114
 SINCE 7/1      4955               5433    -478
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              14.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  11/220
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/210    DATE  02/18
                                46/240          02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/240    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     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 MARCH 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 43 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 18 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 53
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 26. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.84 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 10.3
INCHES.

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