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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1220 PM MDT SAT APR 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 MUCH COLDER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MARCH WAS 25.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 10.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND COLDEST MARCH SINCE
RECORDS STARTED IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 54
DEGREES ON THE 15TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEGREES ON THE
8TH. THE LOW ON THE 17TH OF 14 TIED THE 2002 RECORD. A LOW ON THE
28TH OF 14 BROKE THE 1999 RECORD OF 15 DEGREES.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.68 INCHES...WHICH IS 93 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 24TH-25TH WITH 0.25
INCHES. THE 3RD HAD 0.09 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 0.07.
THE 21ST HAD 0.09 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2005 RECORD OF 0.05. THE 24TH
HAD 0.07 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2002 RECORD OF 0.05. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 66 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 10TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             79   03/18/2017
 LOW             -15   03/03/2019
HIGHEST           54   03/15
LOWEST             5   03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    34.5               46.4   -11.9
AVG. MINIMUM    17.1               25.3    -8.2
MEAN            25.8               35.9   -10.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    16
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.02   2017
 MINIMUM        0.06   2012
TOTALS          0.68               0.73   -0.05     0.14
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02   -0.00
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.25   03/24 TO 03/25
 STORM TOTAL    0.20

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1210                904     306
 SINCE 7/1      6015               6059     -44
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/230    DATE  03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/240    DATE  03/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      8

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 51 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 36. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.46 INCHES.

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