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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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

...LANDER WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN JANUARY WAS 17 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 4.3 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
47 DEGREES ON THE 28TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 27 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO ON THE 13TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.46 INCHES...WHICH IS 90 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 7-8TH WHEN 0.20 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.2 INCHES WHICH IS 100 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 7TH-8TH WHEN 6 INCHES
FELL. SNOWFALL FOR JANUARY IS ESTIMATED BASED ON SURROUNDING
OBSERVATIONS. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED ON THE 9TH WITH 51 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             64   01/01/1918
 LOW             -39   01/17/1930
HIGHEST           47   01/28
LOWEST           -27   01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    27.8               32.8    -5.0
AVG. MINIMUM     6.6                9.8    -3.2
MEAN            17.2               21.3    -4.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    17
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.55   2023
 MINIMUM        0.00   1952
TOTALS          0.46               0.51   -0.05     2.55
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02    0.00
DAYS >= .01        5
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.20   01/07 TO 01/08
 STORM TOTAL    0.16

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           8.2                8.2     0.0
SINCE 7/1       40.5               40.1     0.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     6
DAYS >= 1.0        3

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1383               1355      28
 SINCE 7/1      4241               4529    -288
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/230    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/220    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.21
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

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

-  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 34 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 11 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 42
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.70 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 12.1 INCHES.

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