906  
CXUS55 KRIW 020133  
CLMWRL  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
527 PM MST THU FEB 01 2024  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT  
FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024 WILL BE  
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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  
   
..WORLAND WAS COLDER AND MUCH DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JANUARY
 
 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN JANUARY WAS 15.1 DEGREES WHICH  
WAS 1.8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS  
56 DEGREES ON THE 31ST. THIS BROKE THE 1999 RECORD OF 54. THE  
COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 36 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 13TH.  
THIS BROKE THE 1993 RECORD OF 29 BELOW. THE 14TH LOW OF 28 BELOW  
TIED 1972.  
 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS A TRACE...WHICH WAS 1 PERCENT  
OF NORMAL IT WAS THE SECOND DRIEST JANUARY ON RECORD. 1992 HAD ZERO  
PRECIPITATION. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON  
SEVERAL DAYS WITH JUST A TRACE. NO DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE  
BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 42 MPH FROM THE  
NORTHWEST ON THE 23RD,  
   
..THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
..........................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 62 01/08/1966  
LOW -38 01/18/1984  
01/12/1963  
01/10/1962  
HIGHEST 56 01/31  
LOWEST -36 01/13  
AVG. MAXIMUM 29.5 30.7 -1.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 0.7 3.0 -2.3  
MEAN 15.1 16.9 -1.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 14  
DAYS MIN <= 32 31  
DAYS MIN <= 0 10  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 1.09 1995  
MINIMUM 0.00 1992  
TOTALS T 0.22 -0.22 0.01  
DAILY AVG. T 0.01 -0.01  
DAYS >= .01 0  
DAYS >= .10 0  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL T 01/15 TO 01/15  
01/16 TO 01/16  
01/18 TO 01/18  
STORM TOTAL 0.00  
 
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1538 1492 46  
SINCE 7/1 4516 4852 -336  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0    
..........................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/210  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/330 DATE 01/18  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/330 DATE 01/18  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.21  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1  
 
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 9 SLEET 0  
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 2  
 
- 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 32 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 43  
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 14 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE  
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.17 INCHES.  
 

 
 
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