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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
239 PM MST FRI DEC 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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 SNOWIER IN NOVEMBER WITH RECORD PRECIPITATION....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN NOVEMBER WAS 32.2 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 60 DEGREES ON THE 2ND, 3RD, 5TH, AND 6TH. THE COLDEST
READING WAS 9 BELOW ZERO ON THE 28TH…WHICH BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF
3 BELOW. THE 26TH HAD 6 BELOW AND BROKE THE 2019 RECORD OF 2 BELOW
AND THE 27TH HAD 8 BELOW WHICH BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 5 BELOW. THE
LOW OF 7 BELOW ON THE 29TH BROKE THE 2022 RECORD OF 3 BELOW ZERO.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.06 INCHES...WHICH IS 312 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE WETTEST NOVEMBER SINCE RECORDS STARTED IN
1998. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.03 INCHES SET IN 2019.
THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 23RD-24TH WHEN 1.01 INCHES FELL. THE
23RD HAD 0.71 INCHES WHICH BROKE 0.11 FROM 2002.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 17.7 INCHES. IT WAS THE SECOND SNOWIEST
NOVEMBER ON RECORD. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 23RD WITH 11
INCHES OF SNOW. THIS BROKE THE 2002 RECORD OF 4.1 INCHES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 5TH FROM THE WEST.

...THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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             71   11/01/2014
 LOW             -21   11/13/2014
HIGHEST           60   11/03
                       11/05
                       11/06
LOWEST            -9   11/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    43.6               42.6     1.0
AVG. MINIMUM    20.7               18.9     1.8
MEAN            32.2               30.8     1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     7
DAYS MIN <= 32    24
DAYS MIN <= 0      6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.03   2019
 MINIMUM        0.03   2013
TOTALS          1.06               0.34    0.72     0.81
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.01    0.03
DAYS >= .01        3
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.01   11/23 TO 11/24
 STORM TOTAL    1.01

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          17.7                 MM      MM
SINCE 7/1       19.0                 MM      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     2
DAYS >= 1.0        2

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    977               1028     -51
 SINCE 7/1      1699               1896    -197
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       401                499     -98
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/240    DATE  11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/260    DATE  11/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

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                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO DECEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 35 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 12 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 30
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 7. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.26 INCHES.

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