Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011939
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
121 PM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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
...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN AUGUST...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN AUGUST WAS 68.4 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 96 DEGREES ON THE 3RD WHICH BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 94.
THIS ALSO TIED THE ALL-TIME MONTHLY RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST. THE 2ND
HIT 94 AND BROKE 93 FROM 1954 AND 2020. THE 6TH HIGH OF 93 TIED
2001. THE 7TH HIGH OF 92 TIED 1990 AND 2001. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
WAS 44 DEGREES ON THE 27TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.85 INCHES...WHICH WAS 152 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 12TH WITH 0.27 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 60 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 17TH.
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 08/14/2003
LOW 33 08/31/1962
HIGHEST 96R 08/03
LOWEST 44 08/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 83.7 81.5 2.2
AVG. MINIMUM 53.0 53.1 -0.1
MEAN 68.4 67.3 1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 5
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.12 1963
MINIMUM 0.01 2012
TOTALS 0.85 0.56 0.29 0.92
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.27 08/12 TO 08/12
STORM TOTAL 0.27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 0.0 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 0.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 24 38 -14
SINCE 7/1 31 56 -25
COOLING TOTAL 135 109 26
SINCE 1/1 407 309 98
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/220
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/260 DATE 08/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/270 DATE 08/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.12
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 44
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
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 77 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 49 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 64
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 39. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.79 INCHES.
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