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CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1044 AM MDT WED AUG 02 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF JULY 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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

...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JULY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN JULY WAS 63.7 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
93 DEGREES ON THE 17TH. THIS BROKE THE 2006 RECORD OF 92. ON THE
24TH A HIGH OF 88 TIED THE 2002 RECORD. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS
38 DEGREES ON THE 2ND...6TH AND 12TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.62 INCHES...WHICH IS 70 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 20TH WITH 0.19 INCHES.
THE 8TH HAD 0.13 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2012 RECORD OF 0.03. THE 30TH
HAD 0.16 AND BROKE THE 1998 RECORD OF 0.15. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 61 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 3RD.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   07/14/2002
                       07/13/1976
 LOW              23   07/20/1987
HIGHEST           93   07/17
LOWEST            38   07/02
                       07/06
                       07/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.3               81.9     1.4
AVG. MINIMUM    44.1               42.0     2.1
MEAN            63.7               61.9     1.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     2
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.66   1982
 MINIMUM           T   2019
TOTALS          0.62               0.89   -0.27     0.14
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.19   07/20 TO 07/20
 STORM TOTAL    0.19

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     67                112     -45
 SINCE 7/1        67                108     -41
COOLING TOTAL     35                 17      18
 SINCE 1/1        35                 18      17
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  07/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/310    DATE  07/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.12
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             13     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 83 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 43 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 76
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 36 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.87 INCHES.

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