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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN AUGUST WAS 68 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 91 DEGREES ON THE 16TH AND 17TH. THE 16TH BROKE 90 DEGREES
FROM 2002 AND 1970. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 45 DEGREES ON THE
9TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.92 INCHES...WHICH WAS 164 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 2ND-3RD WITH 0.49
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 21ST.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   08/14/2003
 LOW              33   08/31/1962
HIGHEST           91   08/16
                       08/17
LOWEST            45   08/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.0               81.5     0.5
AVG. MINIMUM    53.9               53.1     0.8
MEAN            68.0               67.3     0.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.12   1963
 MINIMUM        0.01   2012
TOTALS          0.92               0.56    0.36     0.93
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.49   08/02 TO 08/03
 STORM TOTAL    0.31


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     17                 38     -21
 SINCE 7/1        26                 56     -30
COOLING TOTAL    116                109       7
 SINCE 1/1       311                309       2
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/200    DATE  08/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/210    DATE  08/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  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 77 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 49 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 64 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 39. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.79 INCHES.

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