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CXUS55 KRIW 031627
CLMBYG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1012 AM MDT FRI MAY 03 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
APRIL 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN APRIL WAS 45 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
76 DEGREES ON THE 12TH AND 14TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 19
DEGREES ON THE 18TH AND 20TH. THE LOW ON THE 19TH OF 20 DEGREES
BROKE THE 2021 RECORD OF 21.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.57 INCHES...WHICH IS 39 PERCENT OF
NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 16TH-17TH WITH 0.32
INCHES. AND BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 0.26. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS
64 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 6TH FROM THE NORTHWEST.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             84   04/28/2018
 LOW               2   04/02/2020
HIGHEST           76   04/12
                       04/14
LOWEST            19   04/18
                       04/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    56.9               53.4     3.5
AVG. MINIMUM    33.0               32.3     0.7
MEAN            45.0               42.9     2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    16
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.38   1999
 MINIMUM        0.21   2007
TOTALS          0.57               1.46   -0.89     0.72
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.05   -0.03
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.32   04/16 TO 04/17
 STORM TOTAL    0.31


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    592                665     -73
 SINCE 7/1      6116               6725    -609
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   7/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/340    DATE  04/06
                                39/350          04/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/340    DATE  04/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST
OF THE MONTH IS 58 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 36
DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 58
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 46. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.73 INCHES.

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