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CXUS55 KRIW 020057  
CLMBPI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH  
OF JANUARY 2024...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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  
   
..BIG PINEY WAS MUCH DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY
 
 
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN JANUARY WAS 17.6 DEGREES  
WHICH WAS 5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IT WAS THE 7TH WARMEST JANUARY ON  
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES ON THE  
29TH. THIS BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 43 DEGREES. THE 28TH HIGH OF 47  
BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 44. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES  
BELOW ZERO ON THE 15TH.  
 
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.08 INCHES...WHICH IS 18 PERCENT OF  
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 14TH WITH 0.03 INCHES.  
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND  
GUST WAS 65 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 12TH.  
   
..THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 55 01/16/2011  
LOW -47 01/18/1984  
HIGHEST 48 01/29  
LOWEST -25 01/15  
AVG. MAXIMUM 31.7 26.7 5.0  
AVG. MINIMUM 3.5 -3.3 6.8  
MEAN 17.6 11.7 5.9  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 14  
DAYS MIN <= 32 31  
DAYS MIN <= 0 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 0.99 2017  
MINIMUM T 1994  
TOTALS 0.08 0.44 -0.36 0.79  
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01  
DAYS >= .01 4  
DAYS >= .10 0  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.03 01/14 TO 01/14  
STORM TOTAL 0.03  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1461 1652 -191  
SINCE 7/1 5314 6028 -714  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/340  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/300 DATE 01/12  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/300 DATE 01/12  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0  
LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1  
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0  
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4  
HAZE 4  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE  
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 27 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS -2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 34  
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE  
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.37 INCHES.  
 

 
 
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