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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN OCTOBER WAS 51.6 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 7.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE SECOND WARMEST
OCTOBER ON RECORD.  THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 80 DEGREES
ON THE 5TH AND BROKE THE 1975 RECORD OF 76. THE 6TH HIGH OF 79 BROKE
78 DEGREES FROM 1975. THE 7TH HIGH OF 78 TIED 1956. THE 8TH HIGH OF
77 BROKE 76 FROM 2020. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 27 DEGREES ON THE
29TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.41 INCHES...WHICH WAS 174 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 13TH-14TH WITH 0.66
INCHES. THE 14TH HAD 0.59 INCHES AND BROKE 0.39 FROM 1980. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 62 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 11TH.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             82   10/04/2024
 LOW             -10   10/26/2020
HIGHEST           80   10/05
LOWEST            27   10/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    62.9               56.0     6.9
AVG. MINIMUM    40.3               32.9     7.4
MEAN            51.6               44.5     7.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.81   1949
 MINIMUM        0.00   1952
TOTALS          1.41               0.81    0.60     0.75
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.03    0.02
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.66   10/13 TO 10/14
 STORM TOTAL    0.59

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                6.6      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM                7.8      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    412                637    -225
 SINCE 7/1       559                939    -380
COOLING TOTAL      2                  0       2
 SINCE 1/1       560                320     240
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/200
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/180    DATE  10/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/190    DATE  10/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

-  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 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 33
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 16. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.40 INCHES.

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