Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 020103
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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
...BUFFALO WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JANUARY WAS 23.9 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 3.6 DEGREES BELOW THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 64
DEGREES ON THE 31ST...WHICH BROKE THE 2009 RECORD OF 59. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 15TH. IT SET A NEW
MONTHLY ALL-TIME LOW FOR JANUARY. THERE WERE SEVERAL RECORDS BROKEN
THIS MONTH.
RECORD LOWS RECORD HIGHS
DATE NEW OLD YEAR DATE NEW OLD YEAR
12TH -23 -16 2007 9TH 55 54 2018
13TH -24 -13 2005 30TH 61 58 2018
14TH -22 -10 2005
18TH -7 -1 2012
19TH -7 -3 2012
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.01 INCHES...WHICH IS 4 PERCENT OF
NORMAL IT WAS THE SECOND DRIEST JANUARY. THE DRIEST WAS 2004 WITH A
TRACE. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 18TH WITH 0.01 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 65 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 18TH.
...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 67 01/27/2015
01/26/2015
01/16/2206854
LOW -25 01/15/2024
HIGHEST 64 01/31
LOWEST -25R 01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 34.0 37.5 -3.5
AVG. MINIMUM 13.7 17.4 -3.7
MEAN 23.9 27.5 -3.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 11
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 7
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.55 2009
MINIMUM 0.00 2004
TOTALS 0.01 0.23 -0.22 0.39
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 1
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.01 01/18 TO 01/18
STORM TOTAL 0.01
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1205 1164 41
SINCE 7/1 3627 4097 -470
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/350 DATE 01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/350 DATE 01/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.31
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
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 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 6
- 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 36 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 40
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.24 INCHES.
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