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

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

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

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN AUGUST WAS 61.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 90 DEGREES ON THE 16TH, THIS BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 88. THE
15TH HAD 88 DEGREES WHICH BROKE THE 2000 RECORD OF 87. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 37 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.29 INCHES...WHICH IS 148 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 4TH WETTEST AUGUST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN
1998. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 22ND WITH 0.44 INCHES.
THE 3RD HAD 0.29 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 0.25. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 66 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 22ND.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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             99   08/06/2003
 LOW              19   08/27/1992
                       08/26/1992
HIGHEST           90   08/16
LOWEST            32   08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.6               79.8    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    44.8               40.4     4.4
MEAN            61.7               60.1     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.82   1997
 MINIMUM           T   2020
TOTALS          1.29               0.87    0.42     1.28
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.03    0.01
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.44   08/22 TO 08/22
 STORM TOTAL    0.44

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    105                164     -59
 SINCE 7/1       172                277    -105
COOLING TOTAL     12                 12       0
 SINCE 1/1        47                 30      17
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/240    DATE  08/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/240    DATE  08/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.25
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  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 75 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 36 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 63 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES. THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.64 INCHES.

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