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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER 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

...JULY WAS WETTER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN JULY WAS 69.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
101 DEGREES ON THE 17TH. THIS BROKE THE 1977 RECORD OF 99 DEGREES.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEGREES ON THE 17TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.33 INCHES...WHICH IS 112 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 20TH WHEN 0.49
INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 62 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 3RD.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   07/29/2006
                       07/16/2005
                       07/12/1954
 LOW              30   07/04/1972
HIGHEST          101   07/17
LOWEST            40   07/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.0               89.0    -1.0
AVG. MINIMUM    51.6               53.0    -1.4
MEAN            69.8               71.0    -1.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    16
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.54   2007
 MINIMUM        0.02   2020
TOTALS          1.33               1.19    0.14     0.31
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.04    0.00
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.49   07/20 TO 07/20
 STORM TOTAL    0.49

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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     23                 14       9
 SINCE 7/1        23                  9      14
COOLING TOTAL    179                200     -21
 SINCE 1/1       186                255     -69
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/310    DATE  07/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/290    DATE  07/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             14     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

-  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 90 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 55 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 83
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 47. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.79 INCHES.

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