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CXUS55 KRIW 011934
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
121 PM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER FOR THE MONTH OF
AUGUST 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024 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 WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST....

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN AUGUST WAS 70.7 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
100 DEGREES ON THE 3RD WHICH BROKE THE 1955 RECORD OF 96. THE 2ND
HIT 97 DEGREES AND BROKE 96 FROM 2001. THE 20TH HIGH OF 94 DEGREES
TIED 1960, 2003 AND 2019. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 42 DEGREES ON
THE 29TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.74 INCHES...WHICH IS 49 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 25TH-26TH WHEN 0.29
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 74 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 17TH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

...THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            101   08/05/1979
 LOW              23   08/25/1910
HIGHEST          100   08/03
LOWEST            42   08/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    86.9               85.8     1.1
AVG. MINIMUM    54.5               53.8     0.7
MEAN            70.7               69.8     0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    12
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.61   2014
 MINIMUM        0.00   1970
TOTALS          0.74               0.52    0.22     1.58
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02    0.00
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.29   08/26 TO 08/26
 STORM TOTAL    0.29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= 1.0        0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     12                 25     -13
 SINCE 7/1        18                 37     -19
COOLING TOTAL    196                174      22
 SINCE 1/1       561                452     109
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/210    DATE  08/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    74/210    DATE  08/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     38

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 81 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 50 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 67
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 39. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.98 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 1.5 INCHES.

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