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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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

...MARCH WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN MARCH WAS 36 DEGREES WHICH WAS
0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 63
DEGREES ON THE 18TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES ON THE
25TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.57 INCHES...WHICH IS 68 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 13TH WHEN 0.25 INCHES
FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.7 INCHES WHICH IS 26 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
IT WAS THE 4TH LEAST SNOWFALL FOR MARCH ON RECORD. THE SNOWIEST 24-
HOURS WAS ON THE 25TH WITH 1.2 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 59
MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 2ND.

...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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            464   03/11/2020
 LOW             -25   03/10/2022
                       03/10/2022
HIGHEST           63   03/18
LOWEST            13   03/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    48.7               48.8    -0.1
AVG. MINIMUM    23.3               22.7     0.6
MEAN            36.0               35.8     0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.83   2021
 MINIMUM        0.12   2004
TOTALS          0.57               0.84   -0.27     0.65
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.25   03/13 TO 03/13
 STORM TOTAL    0.25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           2.7               10.3    -7.6
SINCE 7/1       32.0               58.6   -26.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        1

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    893                907     -14
 SINCE 7/1      5848               6269    -421
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   6/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/220    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/210    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 54 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 26 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 60
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 31. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.41 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 10.5
INCHES.

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