Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011823
CLMGEY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1223 PM MDT SAT APR 01 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR GREYBULL FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH 2023...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023 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
...GREYBULL WAS MUCH WETTER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR GREYBULL IN MARCH WAS 29.3 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 8.6 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND COLDEST MARCH SINCE
RECORDS STARTED IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 57
DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 2 DEGREES ON THE
7TH. THIS BROKE THE 2003 RECORD OF 3 DEGREES.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH IS 241 PERCENT
OF NORMAL AND THE 3RD WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR
PERIOD OCCURRED ON THE 21ST WITH 0.24 INCHES. THIS BROKE THE 2005
RECORD OF 0.03 INCHES. THE 30TH HAD 0.08 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 2013
RECORD OF 0.06. THE 31ST HAD 0.03 AND TIED 2011. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 52 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 15TH.
...THE GREYBULL WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 81 03/31/2012
LOW -24 03/04/2019
HIGHEST 57 03/14
LOWEST 2 03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 40.5 51.2 -10.7
AVG. MINIMUM 18.1 24.6 -6.5
MEAN 29.3 37.9 -8.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.49 2003
MINIMUM 0.00 2009
TOTALS 0.53 0.22 0.31 0.23
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 5
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 03/21 TO 03/21
STORM TOTAL 0.24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1063 840 223
SINCE 7/1 7294 6662 632
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/340 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/350 DATE 03/15
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
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 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 64
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 37 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.53 INCHES.
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