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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1000 AM MDT SAT JUL 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
JUNE 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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 COLDER WITH RECORD RAINFALL IN JUNE...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JUNE WAS 61.4 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
82 DEGREES ON THE 19TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 43 DEGREES ON
THE 17TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.85 INCHES...WHICH IS 283 PERCENT
OF NORMAL MAKING IT THE FIRST WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS 3.53 INCHES IN JUNE 2005. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS
ON THE 9TH-10TH WITH 1.09 INCHES. THE 10TH HAD 1 INCH WHICH BROKE
THE 2009 RECORD OF 0.20. OTHER DAILY RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

DATE      RAIN            PREVIOUS      YEAR
8TH      0.46 (TIE)        0.46         2011
11TH     0.35              0.27         2017
15TH     0.60              0.27         2018
16TH     0.76              0.45         2011
26TH     0.51              0.28         2014

THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 51 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 24TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   06/15/2021
 LOW              31   06/08/2009
HIGHEST           82   06/19
LOWEST            43   06/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    71.3               74.0    -2.7
AVG. MINIMUM    51.4               49.8     1.6
MEAN            61.4               61.9    -0.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.53   2005
 MINIMUM        0.39   2016
TOTALS          5.85R              2.07    3.78     0.76
DAILY AVG.      0.20               0.07    0.13
DAYS >= .01       22
DAYS >= .10       15
DAYS >= .50        4
DAYS >= 1.00       1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.09   06/09 TO 06/10
 STORM TOTAL    1.00

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    110                150     -40
 SINCE 7/1      7039               7286    -247
COOLING TOTAL      6                 57     -51
 SINCE 1/1        11                 64     -53
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/320    DATE  06/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/310    DATE  06/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             19     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      12
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO JULY 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 81 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 54 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 86
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 59. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.63 INCHES.

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