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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
533 PM MDT MON MAY 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023 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 COLDER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL ...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN APRIL WAS 42.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS
2.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 78
DEGREES ON THE 11TH. THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 17
DEGREES ON THE 1ST AND 6TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.05 INCHES...WHICH WAS JUST 5
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 2ND DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON THE 18TH WHEN 0.04
INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 61 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 27TH.

...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             88   04/23/2012
                       04/28/2000
                       04/21/1994
 LOW               2   04/03/2020
HIGHEST           78   04/11
LOWEST            17   04/01
                       04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.1               59.6    -2.5
AVG. MINIMUM    27.7               30.2    -2.5
MEAN            42.4               44.9    -2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    22
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.50   2017
 MINIMUM        0.00   1987
TOTALS          0.05               0.98   -0.93     1.60
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.03   -0.03
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.04   04/18 TO 04/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.04

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    673                603      70
 SINCE 7/1      8416               7528     888
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/210
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  04/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/350    DATE  04/27

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     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 MAY 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 64 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 35 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 75
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 45 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.66 INCHES.

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