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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1235 PM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN AUGUST WAS 70.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS
0.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 100
DEGREES ON THE 21ST WHICH BROKE THE 1969 RECORD OF 99. THE COLDEST
READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 39 DEGREES 31ST.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.60 INCHES...WHICH WAS 150
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS
ON THE 5TH-6TH WHEN 0.24 INCHES FELL. THE 5TH HAD 0.23 INCHES WHICH
BROKE 0.20 FROM 2000. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 42 MPH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST ON THE 21ST.

...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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            106   08/08/1983
                       08/05/1979
 LOW              34   08/30/1964
HIGHEST          100   08/21
LOWEST            39   08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.4               87.9    -1.5
AVG. MINIMUM    54.4               51.7     2.7
MEAN            70.4               69.8     0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    11
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.79   1968
 MINIMUM           T   1970
TOTALS          0.60               0.40    0.20     0.26
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.01    0.01
DAYS >= .01        8
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   08/05 TO 08/06
 STORM TOTAL    0.23


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      5                 27     -22
 SINCE 7/1        15                 34     -19
COOLING TOTAL    182                175       7
 SINCE 1/1       417                497     -80
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/200
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/240    DATE  08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/230    DATE  08/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.15
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 83 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 47 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 69 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 37 DEGREES. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.93 INCHES.

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