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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1149 AM MST MON NOV 02 2026

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER 2026...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026 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 WARMER AND DRIER IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN OCTOBER WAS 52 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 5.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 4TH WARMEST OCTOBER ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 87 DEGREES ON THE 5TH
AND BROKE THE 2021 RECORD OF 82. THE 9TH HIT 85 AND BROKE 83 FROM
2003. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 27 DEGREES ON THE 16TH
AND 26TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.37 INCHES...WHICH IS 37 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. IT WAS THE 6TH DRIEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR
PERIOD WAS ON THE 11TH WITH 0.31 INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS
WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH OCCURRING
ON THE 15TH FROM THE NORTH AND ON THE 23RD FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             88   10/10/2015
 LOW              -3   10/29/2019
HIGHEST           87   10/05
LOWEST            27   10/16
                       10/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.9               57.2     7.7
AVG. MINIMUM    39.1               35.2     3.9
MEAN            52.0               46.2     5.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    12
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.33   2023
 MINIMUM        0.21   2014
TOTALS          0.37               1.01   -0.64     2.32
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        3
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.31   10/11 TO 10/11
 STORM TOTAL    0.31

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    404                586    -182
 SINCE 7/1       520                856    -336
COOLING TOTAL     10                  3       7
 SINCE 1/1       686                528     158
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/360    DATE  10/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/360    DATE  10/15
                                56/240          10/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     48

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      3

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 51 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 39
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.36 INCHES.

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