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CXUS55 KRIW 032045 AAA
CLMP60

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
239 PM MST FRI DEC 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE FOR THE
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023 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 DRIER IN NOVEMBER...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE IN NOVEMBER WAS 25 DEGREES
WHICH IS 3.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH
WAS 47 DEGREES ON THE 13TH. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS ON
THE 25TH WITH 4 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE
BROKEN THIS MONTH.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION AT LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS 1.83 INCHES... WHICH WAS
89 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH
WAS THE 4TH-5TH WHEN 0.82 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE 5TH HAD
0.80 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2022 RECORD OF 0.47. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 32 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 5TH.

...THE LAKE YELLOWSTONE WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             57   11/01/2014
                       11/12/1999
                       11/07/1999
 LOW             -23   11/25/2010
HIGHEST           47   11/13
LOWEST            -4   11/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.7               32.0     3.7
AVG. MINIMUM    14.3               11.0     3.3
MEAN            25.0               21.5     3.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     8
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.18   2017
 MINIMUM        0.42   2000
TOTALS          1.83               2.06   -0.23     3.32
DAILY AVG.      0.06               0.07   -0.01
DAYS >= .01       10
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.82   11/04 TO 11/05
 STORM TOTAL    0.80

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1145               1305    -160
 SINCE 7/1      3074               3506    -432
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   0/050
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    16/290    DATE  11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    32/300    DATE  11/05

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)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                6     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 DECEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 26 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 6 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 23 DEGREES
AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 1 DEGREE. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.35 INCHES.

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