Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 031811
CLMWRL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1053 AM MST WED JAN 03 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023 WILL BE
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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
...WORLAND WAS WARMER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER...
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN DECEMBER WAS 24.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 6.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS
50 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 5
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 25TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN
THIS MONTH.
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS A TRACE...WHICH WAS 1 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THIS TIED IT WITH SEVERAL YEARS AS THE DRIEST DECEMBER.
THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON THE 7TH AND 23RD
WHEN A TRACE FELL. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS
MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 42 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE
23RD.
...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 64 12/10/1981
LOW -50 12/21/1990
HIGHEST 50 12/21
LOWEST -5 12/25
AVG. MAXIMUM 38.1 31.5 6.6
AVG. MINIMUM 11.4 4.8 6.6
MEAN 24.8 18.2 6.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.88 MM
MINIMUM 0.00 2006
TOTALS T 0.18 -0.18 0.12
DAILY AVG. T 0.01 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 0
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL T 12/23 TO 12/23
12/07 TO 12/07
12/23 TO 12/23
STORM TOTAL 0.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1242 1452 -210
SINCE 7/1 2978 3360 -382
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 440 528 -88
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/200
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/330 DATE 12/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/330 DATE 12/23
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
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 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 1 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 JANUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 30 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 32
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.22 INCHES.
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