Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011826
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1103 AM MST WED FEB 01 2023
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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
...ROCK SPRINGS WAS COLDER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN JANUARY WAS 17 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 4.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 35 DEGREES ON THE 10TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 19
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 30TH WHICH BROKE THE 1985 RECORD OF 15
BELOW ZERO.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.02 INCHES...WHICH WAS JUST 5
PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIODS WERE THE 2ND AND THE
10TH WITH 0.01 INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS
MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 26TH.
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY
2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 55 01/07/1969
LOW -37 01/12/1963
HIGHEST 35 01/10
LOWEST -19 01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 23.8 29.5 -5.7
AVG. MINIMUM 10.3 13.6 -3.3
MEAN 17.0 21.5 -4.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 28
DAYS MIN <= 32 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.54 1978
MINIMUM T 2022
TOTALS 0.02 0.38 -0.36 T
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 0.01 01/02 TO 01/02
01/10 TO 01/10
STORM TOTAL 0.01
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 8.2 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 27.8 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1479 1347 132
SINCE 7/1 4508 4649 -141
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/260 DATE 01/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/260 DATE 01/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
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 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 4
- 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 30 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 14 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 37
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 19. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.37 INCHES.
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