Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
236 CXUS55 KRIW 031759 CLMBPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1053 AM MST WED JAN 03 2024 ...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... ...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023 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 WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN DECEMBER WAS 19.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 6.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IT WAS THE 4TH WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 4TH AND 31ST. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 12 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 26TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.09 INCHES...WHICH IS 39 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 8TH WITH 0.05 INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 43 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 2ND. ...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 57 12/12/2017 LOW -50 12/23/1983 HIGHEST 44 12/04 12/31 LOWEST -12 12/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 33.4 27.6 5.8 AVG. MINIMUM 4.9 -2.2 7.1 MEAN 19.1 12.7 6.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 12 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 10 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.39 1983 MINIMUM T 2019 TOTALS 0.09 0.23 -0.14 0.53 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 0.05 12/08 TO 12/08 STORM TOTAL 0.05 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1412 1621 -209 SINCE 7/1 3853 4374 -521 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 47 30 17 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/340 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/310 DATE 12/02 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/300 DATE 12/02 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 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 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 26 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS -4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 27 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS -1 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.23 INCHES. $$