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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1044 AM MDT WED AUG 02 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF JULY 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN JULY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN JULY WAS 70.6 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 97 DEGREES ON THE 17TH. THIS BROKE THE 2006 RECORD OF 95
DEGREES. THE 24TH HAD A HIGH OF 94 WHICH TIED THE 2003 RECORD. THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 5TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.45 INCHES...WHICH WAS 96 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 18TH WITH 0.15 INCHES.
THIS TIED THE 1971 RECORD. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 71 MPH FROM THE
WEST ON THE 6TH.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   07/13/2002
 LOW              35   07/04/1972
HIGHEST           97   07/17
LOWEST            44   07/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.5               84.1     2.4
AVG. MINIMUM    54.7               54.8    -0.1
MEAN            70.6               69.4     1.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.67   1973
 MINIMUM           T   2008
TOTALS          0.45               0.47   -0.02     0.29
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.15   07/18 TO 07/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.15


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      9                 21     -12
 SINCE 7/1         9                 16      -7
COOLING TOTAL    192                159      33
 SINCE 1/1       195                200      -5
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/240    DATE  07/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    71/260    DATE  07/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.15
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     41

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             13     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               18     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 85 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 55 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 77
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 49. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.56 INCHES.

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