Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011846
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1235 PM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 2023...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 WETTER IN AUGUST...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN AUGUST WAS 69.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
97 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE 2010 RECORD OF 96 DEGREES.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 14TH AND 31ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.84 INCHES...WHICH IS 245 PERCENT
OF NORMAL MAKING IT THE 5TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 6TH-7TH WITH 0.85 INCHES. THE 6TH HAD 0.84
INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 2022 RECORD OF 0.23. THE 19TH HAD 0.18 INCHES
AND BROKE 0.13 FROM 2016. THE 28TH HAD 0.26 AND BROKE THE 2002
RECORD OF 0.06.THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 52 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ON THE 22ND.
...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 103 08/03/2001
LOW 36 08/23/2015
08/17/2002
08/26/1992
HIGHEST 97 08/21
LOWEST 48 08/14
08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.2 83.2 -1.0
AVG. MINIMUM 57.4 56.7 0.7
MEAN 69.8 69.9 -0.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.60 2014
MINIMUM 0.02 2001
TOTALS 1.84 0.75 1.09 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.02 0.04
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 6
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.85 08/06 TO 08/07
STORM TOTAL 0.84
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 23 37 -14
SINCE 7/1 49 56 -7
COOLING TOTAL 179 190 -11
SINCE 1/1 358 468 -110
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/330 DATE 08/12
35/230 08/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/220 DATE 08/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.22
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 79 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 53 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 65 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 41. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.17 INCHES.
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