Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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CXUS55 KRIW 011935
CLMRIW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
121 PM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON 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
...RIVERTON WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST....
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN AUGUST WAS 70.4 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 99 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THIS BROKE THE 2001 RECORD OF 97
AND TIED FOR THE ALL-TIME MONTHLY RECORD HIGH. THE 2ND HIT 97
DEGREES AND BROKE THE 2008 RECORD OF 95. THE 21ST HIGH OF 94 TIED
2010 AND 2023. THE COLDEST READING WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 27TH. THIS
BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 46 DEGREES SET IN 2021 AND SEVERAL
OTHER YEARS.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.32 INCHES...WHICH IS 76 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 13-14TH WHEN 0.17 INCHES FELL.
THE 13TH HAD 0.14 INCHES AND BROKE 0.01 FROM 1997. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 60 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND OCCURRED ON THE 13TH.
...THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 99 08/14/2003
08/06/2001
LOW 36 08/31/2020
HIGHEST 99R 08/03
LOWEST 44 08/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.4 85.5 0.9
AVG. MINIMUM 54.5 53.7 0.8
MEAN 70.4 69.6 0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 11
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.36 2023
MINIMUM 0.01 2020
TOTALS 0.32 0.42 -0.10 1.36
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 5
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.17 08/13 TO 08/14
STORM TOTAL 0.14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 11 26 -15
SINCE 7/1 18 34 -16
COOLING TOTAL 187 169 18
SINCE 1/1 542 468 74
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/310 DATE 08/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/310 DATE 08/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.10
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 40
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- 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 66
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 39. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.77 INCHES.
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