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CXUS55 KRIW 012205
CLMBYG

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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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

...BUFFALO WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JULY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JULY WAS 71.5 DEGREES WHICH
WAS A MERE 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 98 DEGREES ON THE 25TH. THIS BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 97.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 43 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. THIS BROKE THE
2010 RECORD OF 45. THE 3RD HAD 47 DEGREES AND BROKE 50 FROM 2008 AND
THE 5TH LOW OF 45 BROKE THE 2004 RECORD OF 46 DEGREES.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.97 INCHES...WHICH IS 60 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 3RD-4TH WITH 0.24
INCHES. THE 19TH HAD 0.16 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 0.09.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 74 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 27TH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   07/14/2002
 LOW              41   07/12/2008
HIGHEST           98   07/25
LOWEST            43   07/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.3               84.8     0.5
AVG. MINIMUM    57.7               57.7     0.0
MEAN            71.5               71.3     0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    11
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.24   2009
 MINIMUM        0.07   1999
TOTALS          0.97               1.63   -0.66     2.43
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.05   -0.02
DAYS >= .01       13
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   07/03 TO 07/04
                       07/18 TO 07/19
 STORM TOTAL    0.23


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     39                 20      19
 SINCE 7/1        39                 15      24
COOLING TOTAL    247                214      33
 SINCE 1/1       319                278      41
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/270    DATE  07/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    74/230    DATE  07/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           28
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     45

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             12     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

-  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 86 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 59 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 79
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 53. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.75 INCHES.

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