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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1023 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 DRIER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN OCTOBER WAS 46.1 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 72 DEGREES ON THE 20TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 14
DEGREES ON THE 29TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH WAS 94 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 11-12TH WITH 0.28
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 60 MPH FROM THE SOUTHEAST ON THE 1ST.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
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             80   10/03/2010
 LOW             -10   10/26/2020
HIGHEST           72   10/20
LOWEST            14   10/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.6               56.0     2.6
AVG. MINIMUM    33.5               32.9     0.6
MEAN            46.1               44.5     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1
DAYS MIN <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.81   1949
 MINIMUM        0.00   1952
TOTALS          0.53               0.81   -0.28     0.10
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        5
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.28   10/12 TO 10/12
 STORM TOTAL    0.28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                6.6      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM                7.8      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    577                637     -60
 SINCE 7/1       775                939    -164
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       323                320       3
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   6/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/150    DATE  10/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/150    DATE  10/01

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.24
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     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 NOVEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 33
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 16. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.40 INCHES.

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