Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 031518
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
853 AM MDT THU APR 03 2025
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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
...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN MARCH WAS 36.5 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 71 DEGREES ON THE 27TH. THIS BROKE THE 2022 RECORD OF 70.
THE 26TH HIGH OF 69 BROKE THE RECORD OF 68 FROM 2022. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 11 DEGREES ON THE 8TH AND 19TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.23 INCHES...WHICH WAS 212 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH WETTEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1948.
THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 6TH-7TH WITH 0.32 INCHES. THE
6TH HAD 0.29 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1990 RECORD OF 0.21. THE 4TH HAD
0.26 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1995 RECORD OF 0.23. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST
WAS 62 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 22ND
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 72 03/31/2012
LOW -12 03/11/1969
HIGHEST 71 03/27
LOWEST 11 03/08
03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.4 43.9 3.5
AVG. MINIMUM 25.5 24.1 1.4
MEAN 36.5 34.0 2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.97 1977
MINIMUM 0.05 1956
TOTALS 1.23 0.58 0.65 1.16
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 12
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 03/06 TO 03/07
STORM TOTAL 0.29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 6.4 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 42.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 874 961 -87
SINCE 7/1 6095 6751 -656
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 9/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/260 DATE 03/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/250 DATE 03/22
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 49 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.91 INCHES.
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