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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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

...BUFFALO WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MARCH WAS 34.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
64 DEGREES ON THE 18TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 10 DEGREES ON
THE 26TH. THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.31 INCHES...WHICH IS 42 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 31ST WITH 0.20 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 50 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 3RD FROM THE NORTHWEST AND ON THE
27TH FROM THE NORTH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024

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           64   03/18
LOWEST            10   03/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    44.9               46.4    -1.5
AVG. MINIMUM    24.7               25.3    -0.6
MEAN            34.8               35.9    -1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.02   2017
 MINIMUM        0.06   2012
TOTALS          0.31               0.73   -0.42     0.68
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   03/31 TO 03/31
 STORM TOTAL    0.20


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    931                904      27
 SINCE 7/1      5524               6059    -535
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/350    DATE  03/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/300    DATE  03/03
                                50/360          03/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      3

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2024. 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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