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CXUS55 KRIW 031625
CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1012 AM MDT FRI MAY 03 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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

...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN APRIL WAS 38.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 69 DEGREES ON THE 12TH. THIS BROKE THE 1998 RECORD OF 67. THE
14TH HIT 68 AND TIED 2002. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 14 DEGREES ON
THE 8TH..THE 11TH AND 21ST.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.41 INCHES...WHICH IS 59 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 26TH-27TH WITH 0.40
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 58 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 5TH.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             77   04/23/2012
                       04/29/2007
 LOW              -7   04/06/2023
HIGHEST           69   04/12
LOWEST            14   04/08
                       04/11
                       04/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    54.9               51.9     3.0
AVG. MINIMUM    22.4               20.8     1.6
MEAN            38.7               36.4     2.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.51   1999
 MINIMUM           T   1979
TOTALS          0.41               0.69   -0.28     0.20
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.40   04/26 TO 04/27
 STORM TOTAL    0.39

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    782                860     -78
 SINCE 7/1      8418               9471   -1053
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   5/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/200    DATE  04/05
                                39/290          04/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/190    DATE  04/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     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 MAY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST
OF THE MONTH IS 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24
DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 67
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.22 INCHES.

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