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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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

...JANUARY WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN JANUARY WAS 22.3 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 2.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
56 DEGREES ON THE 31ST. THE 29TH HIT 53 DEGREES AND TIED THE 1971
RECORD. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 37 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE
13TH. NO OTHER TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.36 INCHES...WHICH IS 73 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 11TH WHEN 0.15 INCHES
FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.5 INCHES WHICH IS 72 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
THE SNOWIEST 24-HOURS WAS ON THE 11TH WITH 2.1 INCHES. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 53 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 9TH.

...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             60   01/31/1971
                       01/30/1971
 LOW             -40   01/14/1972
                       01/13/1972
                       01/24/1949
HIGHEST           56   01/31
LOWEST           -37   01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    34.0               35.2    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    10.7               15.0    -4.3
MEAN            22.3               25.1    -2.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    12
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.99   2023
 MINIMUM        0.03   2004
TOTALS          0.36               0.49   -0.13     1.99
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.15   01/11 TO 01/11
 STORM TOTAL    0.15

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           6.5                9.0    -2.5
SINCE 7/1       20.8               37.4   -16.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1
DAYS >= 1.0        3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1315               1237      78
 SINCE 7/1      3994               4293    -299
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   9/220
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/220    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/210    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

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                       1
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      8

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 36 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 15 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 42
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.56 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 10.9
INCHES.


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