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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
608 PM MST SAT FEB 01 2025

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY 2025...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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

...BUFFALO WAS MUCH COLDER WITH RECORD DRYNESS IN JANUARY...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JANUARY WAS 23.1 DEGREES
WHICH IS 4.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IT WAS THE 4TH COLDEST JANUARY
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
56 DEGREES ON THE 16TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO ON THE 20TH. THIS BROKE THE 2008 RECORD OF 8 BELOW. THE 19TH
LOW OF 9 BELOW BROKE THE 2024 RECORD OF 7 BELOW ZERO.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS JUST A TRACE...WHICH IS BARELY 1
PERCENT OF NORMAL IT TIES WITH 2004 FOR THE DRIEST JANUARY ON
RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS A TRACE ON SEVERAL DAYS. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 68 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 8TH FROM THE
NORTHWEST. A GUST OF 66 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST OCCURRED ON THE 9TH.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             67   01/27/2015
                       01/26/2015

 LOW             -25   01/15/2024
HIGHEST           56   01/16
LOWEST           -13   01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    33.2               37.5    -4.3
AVG. MINIMUM    13.1               17.4    -4.3
MEAN            23.1               27.5    -4.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    14
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.55   2009
 MINIMUM        0.00   2004
TOTALS             T               0.23   -0.23     0.01
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   01/23 TO 01/23
                       01/24 TO 01/24
                       01/25 TO 01/25
 STORM TOTAL    0.00


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1289               1164     125
 SINCE 7/1      3632               4097    -465
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   6/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  01/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/330    DATE  01/08

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      3

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 36 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 40
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.24 INCHES.

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