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

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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 WETTER THAN NORMAL IN NOVEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN NOVEMBER WAS 34.3
DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 59 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 10
DEGREES ON THE 24TH, 26TH AND 29TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE
BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.56 INCHES...WHICH WAS 140 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 16TH WITH 0.35 INCHES.
THIS BROKE THE 1957 RECORD OF 0.23 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS
58 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THE 23RD.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
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             66   11/05/2009
                       11/04/1977
 LOW             -13   11/30/1979
                       11/27/1976
HIGHEST           59   11/04
LOWEST            10   11/24
                       11/26
                       11/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    44.0               40.5     3.5
AVG. MINIMUM    24.7               21.8     2.9
MEAN            34.3               31.2     3.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3
DAYS MIN <= 32    24
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.60   1983
 MINIMUM        0.00   1974
TOTALS          0.56               0.40    0.16     0.11
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.01    0.01
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.35   11/16 TO 11/16
 STORM TOTAL    0.35

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                6.0      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM               13.8      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    914               1016    -102
 SINCE 7/1      1689               1955    -266
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       323                320       3
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   6/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/060    DATE  11/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/050    DATE  11/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

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

-  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 33 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 16 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 29
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 13. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.31 INCHES.

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