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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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

...WORLAND WAS COLDER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN JANUARY WAS 15.1 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS
56 DEGREES ON THE 31ST. THIS BROKE THE 1999 RECORD OF 54. THE
COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 36 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 13TH.
THIS BROKE THE 1993 RECORD OF 29 BELOW. THE 14TH LOW OF 28 BELOW
TIED 1972.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS A TRACE...WHICH WAS 1 PERCENT
OF NORMAL IT WAS THE SECOND DRIEST JANUARY ON RECORD. 1992 HAD ZERO
PRECIPITATION. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON
SEVERAL DAYS WITH JUST A TRACE. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE
BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 42 MPH FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON THE 23RD,

...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             62   01/08/1966
 LOW             -38   01/18/1984
                       01/12/1963
                       01/10/1962
HIGHEST           56   01/31
LOWEST           -36   01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    29.5               30.7    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM     0.7                3.0    -2.3
MEAN            15.1               16.9    -1.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0     10

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.09   1995
 MINIMUM        0.00   1992
TOTALS             T               0.22   -0.22     0.01
DAILY AVG.         T               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        0
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL      T   01/15 TO 01/15
                       01/16 TO 01/16
                       01/18 TO 01/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.00


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1538               1492      46
 SINCE 7/1      4516               4852    -336
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/210
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/330    DATE  01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  01/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

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                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 32 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 43
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 14 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.17 INCHES.

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