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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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

...BIG PINEY WAS DRIER AND MUCH COLDER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN APRIL WAS 26.9 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 9.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND THE 1ST COLDEST APRIL ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 69 DEGREES ON THE
30TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 7 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 6TH
WHICH BROKE THE 1983 RECORD OF 13 BELOW. OTHER LOW TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE BROKEN:

DATE  LOW    OLD RECORD  YEAR
5TH    -3       8        1983
7TH    -5       4        1980
16TH   10 TIE  10        2008
19TH    5      12        1991
20TH    5      11        2008

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.20 INCHES...WHICH IS 29 PERCENT OF
NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 18TH WITH 0.13 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 45 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 1ST.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             77   04/23/2012
                       04/29/2007
 LOW              -7   04/06/2023
HIGHEST           69   04/30
LOWEST            -7R  04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    39.7               51.9   -12.2
AVG. MINIMUM    14.1               20.8    -6.7
MEAN            26.9               36.4    -9.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     9
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.51   1999
 MINIMUM           T   1979
TOTALS          0.20               0.69   -0.49     0.09
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.13   04/18 TO 04/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.13

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1133                860     273
 SINCE 7/1     10502               9471    1031
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/350
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/270    DATE  04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/270    DATE  04/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

-  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 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 24 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 67
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.22 INCHES.


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