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CXUS55 KRIW 011942
CLMWRL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
121 PM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 WETTER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN AUGUST WAS 69.4 DEGREES WHICH IS
0.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 101
DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE HIGH OF 100 ON THE 2ND TIES 2001 AND 2016.
THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 37 DEGREES ON THE 29TH AND
BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 38.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.89 INCHES...WHICH IS 223
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS
ON THE 25TH-26TH WITH 0.43 INCHES. THE 26TH HAD 0.32 INCHES AND
BROKE THE 1977 RECORD OF 0.29. THE 7TH HAD 0.28 INCHES AND BROKE THE
2016 RECORD OF 0.18 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 62 MPH FROM
THE NORTHWEST ON THE 6TH.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            106   08/08/1983
                       08/05/1979
 LOW              34   08/30/1964
HIGHEST          101   08/03
LOWEST            37   08/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.7               87.9    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    52.1               51.7     0.4
MEAN            69.4               69.8    -0.4
DAYS MAX >= 90    14
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.79   1968
 MINIMUM           T   1970
TOTALS          0.89               0.40    0.49     0.60
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.01    0.02
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.43   08/25 TO 08/26
 STORM TOTAL    0.32


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     21                 27      -6
 SINCE 7/1        35                 34       1
COOLING TOTAL    165                175     -10
 SINCE 1/1       497                497       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/160
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/320    DATE  08/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/330    DATE  08/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 83 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 47 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 69
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 37 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.93 INCHES.

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