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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1044 AM MDT WED AUG 02 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON FOR THE MONTH OF
JULY 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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

...RIVERTON WAS COLDER AND DRIER IN JULY....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN JULY WAS 71 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
95 DEGREES ON THE 23RD AND 24TH. THE COLDEST READING WAS 46 DEGREES
ON THE 5TH. THIS BROKE THE 1999 RECORD OF 49 DEGREES.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.43 INCHES...WHICH IS 80 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 7TH WHEN 0.19 INCHES FELL. NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED ON
THE 3RD WITH 69 MPH FROM THE WEST.

...THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            102   07/18/2006
                       07/15/2006
                       07/13/2005
 LOW              40   07/07/2010
HIGHEST           95   07/23
                       07/24
LOWEST            46   07/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.5               88.1    -1.6
AVG. MINIMUM    55.6               55.7    -0.1
MEAN            71.0               71.9    -0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    14
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.67   2007
 MINIMUM           T   2016
TOTALS          0.43               0.54   -0.11     0.06
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        5
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.19   07/07 TO 07/07
 STORM TOTAL    0.19

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                 MM      MM
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 MM      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     21                 10      11
 SINCE 7/1        21                  6      15
COOLING TOTAL    216                224      -8
 SINCE 1/1       217                299     -82
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/270    DATE  07/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/280    DATE  07/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.11
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               10     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      1
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 89 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 57 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 81
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 50. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.42 INCHES.

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