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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY ...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN FEBRUARY WAS 27.1
DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 47 DEGREES ON THE 29TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 1
DEGREE BELOW ZERO ON THE 17TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.36 INCHES...WHICH WAS 97 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 7TH WITH 0.12 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 60 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 26TH.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             60   02/20/1977
 LOW             -29   02/07/1989
HIGHEST           47   02/29
LOWEST                 02/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.2               32.9     2.3
AVG. MINIMUM    18.9               15.7     3.2
MEAN            27.1               24.3     2.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.45   1959
 MINIMUM           T   2013
TOTALS          0.36               0.37   -0.01     0.21
DAILY AVG.      0.01                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01       10
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.12   02/07 TO 02/07
 STORM TOTAL    0.12

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                7.9      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM               35.7      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1095               1139     -44
 SINCE 7/1      5308               5865    -557
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION  10/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/260    DATE  02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/250    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                      4

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 20 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 49
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.58 INCHES.

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