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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024 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 JANUARY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN JANUARY WAS 22.5 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1 DEGREE ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 29TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 14 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO ON THE 15TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.11 INCHES...WHICH WAS 29 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 25TH-26TH WITH 0.07
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 65 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 12TH.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             55   01/07/1969
 LOW             -37   01/12/1963
HIGHEST           44   01/29
LOWEST           -14   01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    31.3               29.5     1.8
AVG. MINIMUM    13.7               13.6     0.1
MEAN            22.5               21.5     1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.54   1978
 MINIMUM           T   2022
TOTALS          0.11               0.38   -0.27     0.02
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.07   01/25 TO 01/26
 STORM TOTAL    0.05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                8.2      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM               27.8      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1311               1347     -36
 SINCE 7/1      4213               4649    -436
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   8/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/260    DATE  01/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/260    DATE  01/12

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

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                3     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               16     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      8

-  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 30 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 14 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 37
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 19. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.37 INCHES.

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