Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011849 CCA
CLMBPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1235 PM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY 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
...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN AUGUST WAS 61.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 90 DEGREES ON THE 16TH, THIS BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 88. THE
15TH HAD 88 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE 2000 RECORD OF 87. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 32 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.29 INCHES...WHICH IS 148 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 4TH WETTEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN
1998. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 22ND WITH 0.44 INCHES.
THE 3RD HAD 0.29 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 0.25. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 66 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 22ND.
...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 99 08/06/2003
LOW 19 08/27/1992
08/26/1992
HIGHEST 90 08/16
LOWEST 32 08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.6 79.8 -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM 44.8 40.4 4.4
MEAN 61.7 60.1 1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 1
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.82 1997
MINIMUM T 2020
TOTALS 1.29 0.87 0.42 1.28
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.03 0.01
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 08/22 TO 08/22
STORM TOTAL 0.44
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 105 164 -59
SINCE 7/1 172 277 -105
COOLING TOTAL 12 12 0
SINCE 1/1 47 30 17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/240 DATE 08/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 66/240 DATE 08/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- 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 75 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 36 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 63 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.64 INCHES.
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