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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1053 AM MST WED JAN 03 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
DECEMBER 2023...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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

...BUFFALO WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN DECEMBER WAS 35 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST DECEMBER ON
RECORD...BREAKING THE 2020 RECORD OF 33.1 DEGREES FOR THE MONTH. THE
WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 58 DEGREES ON THE 6TH AND 16TH.
THE 18TH HAD A HIGH OF 56 WHICH BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 54. THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 11 DEGREES ON THE 24TH AND 25TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.05 INCHES...WHICH IS 29 PERCENT OF
NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 4TH WITH 0.04 INCHES.
THE 9TH HAD 0.01 INCHES WHICH BROKE A TRACE FROM 2012. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 61 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 23RD.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   12/01/2021
 LOW             -24   12/21/1998
HIGHEST           58   12/06
                       12/16
LOWEST            11   12/24
                       12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    45.2               36.8     8.4
AVG. MINIMUM    24.9               17.1     7.8
MEAN            35.0               27.0     8.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4
DAYS MIN <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.54   1999
 MINIMUM        0.00   2009
TOTALS          0.05               0.17   -0.12     0.03
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.04   12/04 TO 12/04
 STORM TOTAL    0.04


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    921               1179    -258
 SINCE 7/1      2422               2936    -514
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       403                528    -125
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/340    DATE  12/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.19
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      0

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 36
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 17. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.23 INCHES.

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