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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE FOR THE
MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024 WILL BE
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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

...LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE IN FEBRUARY WAS 17.8
DEGREES WHICH IS 4.3 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE
MONTH WAS 41 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. THE 1ST HAD 40 DEGREES AND BROKE
THE 2003 RECORD OF 37. THE 20TH HIT 36 DEGREES AND BROKE 35 FROM
2012. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE 17TH  WITH 26
DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THIS BROKE THE 2006 RECORD OF 25 BELOW.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION AT LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS 3.29 INCHES...WHICH WAS
194 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH
WAS THE 26-27TH WHEN 0.88 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE 26TH HAD
0.68 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2009 RECORD OF 0.33. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 38 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 26TH.

...THE LAKE YELLOWSTONE WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             49   02/05/2000
 LOW             -38   02/24/2003
HIGHEST           41   02/02
LOWEST           -26   02/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    28.1               26.1     2.0
AVG. MINIMUM     7.4                0.9     6.5
MEAN            17.8               13.5     4.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    23
DAYS MIN <= 32    29
DAYS MIN <= 0      8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.56   2017
 MINIMUM        0.00   2022
TOTALS          3.29               1.70    1.59     1.68
DAILY AVG.      0.11                NAN     NAN
DAYS >= .01       23
DAYS >= .10       12
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.88   02/26 TO 02/27
 STORM TOTAL    0.68


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1361               1442     -81
 SINCE 7/1      7474               8298    -824
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              1.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   0/110
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    16/280    DATE  02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/230    DATE  02/26

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

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                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

-  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 31 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 3 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 38 DEGREES
AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 12 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.90 INCHES.

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