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CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 MUCH DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN JANUARY WAS 17.6 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IT WAS THE 7TH WARMEST JANUARY ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE
29TH. THIS BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 43 DEGREES. THE 28TH HIGH OF 47
BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 44. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO ON THE 15TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.08 INCHES...WHICH IS 18 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 14TH WITH 0.03 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 65 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 12TH.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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             55   01/16/2011
 LOW             -47   01/18/1984
HIGHEST           48   01/29
LOWEST           -25   01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    31.7               26.7     5.0
AVG. MINIMUM     3.5               -3.3     6.8
MEAN            17.6               11.7     5.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0     12

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.99   2017
 MINIMUM           T   1994
TOTALS          0.08               0.44   -0.36     0.79
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.03   01/14 TO 01/14
 STORM TOTAL    0.03

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1461               1652    -191
 SINCE 7/1      5314               6028    -714
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/340
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  01/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/300    DATE  01/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      4

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 27 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS -2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 34
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.37 INCHES.

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