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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024 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 MUCH WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY ...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN FEBRUARY WAS 23 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 8.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IT WAS THE 3RD WARMEST FEBRUARY
ON RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 46 DEGREES ON THE
25TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 7 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 28TH.
NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH  PRECIPITATION FOR THE
MONTH WAS 0.38 INCHES...WHICH IS 103 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 21ST WITH 0.19 INCHES. THE 6TH HAD 0.02
INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 2019 RECORD OF A TRACE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 49 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 26TH.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             57   02/13/2015
 LOW             -43   02/06/1989
HIGHEST           46   02/25
LOWEST            -7   02/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.1               29.6     5.5
AVG. MINIMUM    10.9                0.2    10.7
MEAN            23.0               14.9     8.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     8
DAYS MIN <= 32    29
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.99   1995
 MINIMUM           T   2022
TOTALS          0.38               0.37    0.01     0.33
DAILY AVG.      0.01                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.19   02/21 TO 02/21
 STORM TOTAL    0.19

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1213               1403    -190
 SINCE 7/1      6527               7517    -990
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/280    DATE  02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/260    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      6

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 34 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 47
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.42 INCHES.

$$


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