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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1013 AM MDT FRI MAY 02 2025

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF APRIL 2025...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 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

...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN APRIL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN APRIL WAS 37.6 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 74 DEGREES ON THE 11TH AND BROKE THE 2012 RECORD OF 71.
THE 15TH HIGH OF 66 DEGREES TIED THE 1988 RECORD. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 12 DEGREES ON THE 3RD.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.04 INCHES...WHICH IS 151 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 17TH-18TH WITH 0.56 INCHES. THE 17TH HAD 0.50
INCHES AND BROKE THE 1995 RECORD OF 0.15 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 50 MPH OCCURRING. ON THE 16TH FROM THE NORTHWEST.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             77   04/23/2012
                       04/29/2007
 LOW              -7   04/06/2023
HIGHEST           74   04/11
LOWEST            12   04/03
AVG. MAXIMUM    52.9               51.9     1.0
AVG. MINIMUM    22.3               20.8     1.5
MEAN            37.6               36.4     1.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     1
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.51   1999
 MINIMUM           T   1979
TOTALS          1.04               0.69    0.35     0.41
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.02    0.01
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.56   04/17 TO 04/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.50

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    813                860     -47
 SINCE 7/1      8891               9471    -580
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/290    DATE  04/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/300    DATE  04/16

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST
OF THE MONTH IS 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24
DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 67
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.22 INCHES.

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