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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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

...LANDER WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN MARCH WAS 36.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
62 DEGREES ON THE 23RD. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 12 DEGREES ON
THE 5TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.37 INCHES...WHICH IS 106 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 13-14TH WHEN 0.73
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 16.6 INCHES WHICH IS 115 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 14TH WHEN 7.2 INCHES
FELL. THIS BROKE THE 1960 RECORD OF 6.7 INCHES. SNOWFALL FOR MARCH
IS ESTIMATED BASED ON SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 53 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 1ST FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND ON
THE 2ND FROM THE SOUTH.

...THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             76   03/31/2015
                       03/31/2012
                       03/30/1966
 LOW             -16   03/02/1960
HIGHEST           62   03/23
LOWEST            12   03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    47.7               48.6    -0.9
AVG. MINIMUM    25.8               23.4     2.4
MEAN            36.8               36.0     0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    26
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.65   2017
 MINIMUM        0.03   2004
TOTALS          1.37               1.29    0.08     0.58
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.04   -0.00
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.73   03/13 TO 03/14
 STORM TOTAL    0.53

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          16.6               14.4     2.2
SINCE 7/1       66.5               66.6    -0.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0        4

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    868                899     -31
 SINCE 7/1      6176               6550    -374
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/180    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/210    DATE  03/01
                                53/170          03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

-  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 28 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 60
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.07 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 16.4 INCHES.

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