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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1235 PM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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

...LANDER WAS COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN AUGUST WAS 69.1 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
95 DEGREES ON THE 16TH...WHICH TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2007
AND 2021. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE 7TH AND
31ST.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.58 INCHES...WHICH IS 304 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 5TH-6TH WHEN 0.65
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED ON THE 6TH WITH 53 MPH FROM THE
NORTHWEST.

...THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            101   08/05/1979
 LOW              23   08/25/1910
HIGHEST           95   08/16
LOWEST            48   08/07
                       08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.2               85.8    -2.6
AVG. MINIMUM    54.9               53.8     1.1
MEAN            69.1               69.8    -0.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     7
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.61   2014
 MINIMUM        0.00   1970
TOTALS          1.58               0.52    1.06     0.53
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.02    0.03
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        6
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.65   08/05 TO 08/06
 STORM TOTAL    0.60

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     17                 25      -8
 SINCE 7/1        46                 37       9
COOLING TOTAL    149                174     -25
 SINCE 1/1       332                452    -120
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/320    DATE  08/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/320    DATE  08/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     50

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON
THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 81 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW
TEMPERATURE IS 50 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH
IS 67 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 39. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.98 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 1.5
INCHES.

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