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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1103 AM MST WED FEB 01 2023

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 MUCH COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN JANUARY WAS 13.4 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 7.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
36 DEGREES ON THE 26TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO ON THE 31ST WHICH TIED 1979. THE 30TH LOW OF 27 BELOW ZERO
BROKE THE 1979 RECORD OF 25 BELOW.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.55 INCHES...WHICH IS 500 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THIS WAS THE WETTEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 1ST WHEN 0.90 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THIS
BROKE THE 1996 RECORD OF 0.29 INCHES. THE 11TH HAD 0.53 INCHES WHICH
BROKE THE 2013 RECORD OF 0.32 INCHES. THE 28TH HAD 0.32 INCHES AND
TIED 1959.

SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 36.2 INCHES WHICH IS 28 INCHES ABOVE
NORMAL. IT WAS THE SNOWIEST JANUARY ON RECORD. THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS
THE 1ST WHEN 11.6 INCHES FELL. THIS BROKE THE 1996 RECORD OF 5.5
INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED ON THE 28TH WITH 35 MPH FROM
THE NORTHEAST.

...THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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             64   01/01/1918
 LOW             -39   01/17/1930
HIGHEST           36   01/26
LOWEST           -31   01/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    22.1               32.8   -10.7
AVG. MINIMUM     4.7                9.8    -5.1
MEAN            13.4               21.3    -7.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.06   1910
 MINIMUM        0.00   1952
TOTALS          2.55               0.51    2.04     0.71
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.02    0.06
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.90   01/01 TO 01/01
 STORM TOTAL    0.90

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          36.2R               8.2    28.0
SINCE 7/1       65.2               40.1    25.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    18
DAYS >= 1.0        7

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1589               1355     234
 SINCE 7/1      4834               4529     305
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              3.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    28/060    DATE  01/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/060    DATE  01/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     82

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                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               14     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     12

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2023...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 34 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 11 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 42
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.70 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 12.1
INCHES.

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