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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024 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

...LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE IN MARCH WAS 20.7 DEGREES
WHICH IS 0.5  DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH
WAS 52 DEGREES ON THE 18TH. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS ON
THE 8TH  WITH 16 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. THE 15TH LOW OF 6 BELOW TIED
THE 2002 RECORD.

TOTAL PRECIPITATION AT LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS 4.31 INCHES... WHICH WAS
227 PERCENT OF NORMAL AND THE 2ND WETTEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN
IN 1998. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS THE 5TH-6TH
WHEN 0.98 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE 5TH HAD 0.63 INCHES AND
BROKE THE 2017 RECORD OF 0.31. THE 1ST HAD 0.73 INCHES AND BROKE THE
2014 RECORD OF 0.27. THE 2ND HAD 0.59 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2004
RECORD OF 0.16. THE 23RD HAD 0.26 INCHES AND BROKE 0.22 FROM 2015.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 34 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 1ST AND
FROM THE WEST ON THE 21ST.

...THE LAKE YELLOWSTONE WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
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             57   03/27/2022
 LOW             -34   03/10/2022
                       03/10/2022
HIGHEST           52   03/18
LOWEST           -16   03/08
AVG. MAXIMUM    34.3               34.7    -0.4
AVG. MINIMUM     7.2                7.7    -0.5
MEAN            20.7               21.2    -0.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.58   2014
 MINIMUM        0.68   1999
TOTALS          4.31               1.90    2.41     4.03
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.06    0.08
DAYS >= .01       19
DAYS >= .10       13
DAYS >= .50        4
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.98   03/05 TO 03/06
 STORM TOTAL    0.73

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1368               1358      10
 SINCE 7/1      8842               9561    -719
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              2.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/110
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    17/280    DATE  03/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    34/220    DATE  03/01
                                34/270          03/21

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.00
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           31
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

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               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                       0     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 APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 13 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 45
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 21 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 2.28 INCHES.

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