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CXUS55 KRIW 112132 CCA
CLMCPR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER FOR THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY 2024...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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
..FEBRUARY WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN FEBRUARY WAS 31.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 5.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 60 DEGREES ON THE 6TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 16
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 16TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.67 INCHES...WHICH IS 120 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 15-16TH WHEN 0.20
INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.8 INCHES WHICH IS 81 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
THE SNOWIEST 24-HOURS WAS ON THE 15-16TH WITH 4 INCHES. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 62 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 26TH.
..THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 68 02/21/1982
LOW -32 02/17/2006
HIGHEST 60 02/06
LOWEST -16 02/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.7 37.8 4.9
AVG. MINIMUM 20.6 15.4 5.2
MEAN 31.7 26.6 5.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.42 1987
MINIMUM 0.13 2005
TOTALS 0.67 0.56 0.11 0.69
DAILY AVG. 0.02 NAN NAN
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 02/03 TO 02/03
02/15 TO 02/16
STORM TOTAL 0.20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 8.8 10.9 -2.1
SINCE 7/1 29.6 48.3 -18.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= 1.0 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 961 1075 -114
SINCE 7/1 4955 5433 -478
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 11/220
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/210 DATE 02/18
46/240 02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/240 DATE 02/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 43 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 18 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 53
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 26. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.84 INCHES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SNOWFALL IS 10.3
INCHES.
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