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CXUS55 KRIW 012207
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
359 PM MDT THU AUG 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER FOR THE MONTH OF
JULY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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

...JULY WAS DRIER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN JULY WAS 70.1 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
100 DEGREES ON THE 11TH AND ALSO ON THE 25TH WHICH BROKE THE 2011
RECORD OF 98. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 39 DEGREES ON THE 8TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH IS 45 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 19TH WHEN 0.15 INCHES
FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 57 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THE 6TH.

...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   07/29/2006
                       07/16/2005
                       07/12/1954
 LOW              30   07/04/1972
HIGHEST          100   07/11
                       07/25
LOWEST            39   07/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    90.0               89.0     1.0
AVG. MINIMUM    50.3               53.0    -2.7
MEAN            70.1               71.0    -0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    16
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.54   2007
 MINIMUM        0.02   2020
TOTALS          0.53               1.19   -0.66     1.33
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.15   07/19 TO 07/19
 STORM TOTAL    0.15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     16                 14       2
 SINCE 7/1        16                  9       7
COOLING TOTAL    185                200     -15
 SINCE 1/1       291                255      36
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/250    DATE  07/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/020    DATE  07/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.09
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           30
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     45

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 90 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 55 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 83
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 47. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.79 INCHES.

$$