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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1025 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023 WILL BE
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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

...WORLAND WAS WETTER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN OCTOBER WAS 43.7 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS
79 DEGREES ON THE 10TH. THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 5
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 27TH...WHICH BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 3
BELOW.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.10 INCHES...WHICH WAS 143
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS
ON THE 11-12TH WHEN 0.75 INCHES FELL. THE 11TH HAD 0.43 INCHES AND
BROKE THE 2021 RECORD OF 0.26. THE 12TH HAD 0.32 AND BROKE THE 2021
RECORD OF 0.31 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 46 MPH FROM THE
NORTH ON THE 12TH.

...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             91   10/01/2011
 LOW             -18   10/26/2020
HIGHEST           79   10/10
LOWEST            -5   10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.0               60.2    -2.2
AVG. MINIMUM    29.4               29.8    -0.4
MEAN            43.7               45.0    -1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4
DAYS MIN <= 32    13
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.54   MM
 MINIMUM        0.09   1987
TOTALS          1.10               0.77    0.33     0.47
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.02    0.02
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.75   10/11 TO 10/12
 STORM TOTAL    0.43

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    651                620      31
 SINCE 7/1       782                861     -79
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       440                528     -88
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/000
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/330    DATE  10/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/350    DATE  10/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 52 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 23 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 36
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 10 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.37 INCHES.

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