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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON 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

...RIVERTON WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN MARCH WAS 36.6 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 61
DEGREES ON THE 18TH, 19TH AND 21ST. THE COLDEST READING WAS 12
DEGREES ON THE 5TH.THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN THIS
MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.46 INCHES...WHICH IS 71 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 31ST WHEN 0.20 INCHES FELL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.5 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD
WAS THE 31ST WITH 1.6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 53
MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 2ND FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             76   03/31/2012
 LOW             -13   03/10/2022
                       03/10/2022
HIGHEST           61   03/18
                       03/19
                       03/21
LOWEST            12   03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    47.9               48.5    -0.6
AVG. MINIMUM    25.4               22.7     2.7
MEAN            36.6               35.6     1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.71   2017
 MINIMUM           T   2004
TOTALS          0.46               0.65   -0.19     0.41
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   03/31 TO 03/31
 STORM TOTAL    0.20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.5                 MM      MM
SINCE 7/1       35.7                 MM      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T
DAYS >= 1.0        2

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    874                912     -38
 SINCE 7/1      6458               6790    -332
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/210    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/200    DATE  03/02

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

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                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               11     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     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 APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 54 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 61
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.20 INCHES.

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