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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1014 AM MST THU JAN 02 2025

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024 WILL BE
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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

...WORLAND WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN DECEMBER WAS 28 DEGREES WHICH IS
9.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD.
THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 54 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE HIGH
ON THE 20TH OF 51 DEGREES BROKE THE 2003 RECORD OF 50. THE COLDEST
READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 7 DEGREES ON THE 11TH.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.09 INCHES...WHICH IS 50
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS
ON THE 26TH WITH 0.07 INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN
THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 43 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON
THE 8TH.

...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             64   12/10/1981
 LOW             -50   12/21/1990
HIGHEST           54   12/03
LOWEST             7   12/11
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.1               31.5    10.6
AVG. MINIMUM    14.0                4.8     9.2
MEAN            28.0               18.2     9.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.88   1989
 MINIMUM        0.00   2006
TOTALS          0.09               0.18   -0.09        T
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.07   12/26 TO 12/26
 STORM TOTAL    0.07


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1138               1452    -314
 SINCE 7/1      2694               3360    -666
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       544                528      16
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/200
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/300    DATE  12/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/310    DATE  12/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

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                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 30 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 32
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.22 INCHES.

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