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CXUS55 KRIW 112137 CCA
CLMLND
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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
..LANDER WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN FEBRUARY WAS 27.9 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 2.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 54 DEGREES ON THE 29TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 4
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 17TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN
THIS MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.45 INCHES...WHICH IS 207 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 3-4TH WHEN 1.10 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE
BROKEN.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 8.8 INCHES WHICH IS 73 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 3RD WHEN 3.2 INCHES FELL.
SNOWFALL FOR FEBRUARY IS ESTIMATED BASED ON SURROUNDING
OBSERVATIONS. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OCCURRED ON THE 9TH WITH 51 MPH
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
..THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 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 02/10/1951
02/27/1932
LOW -48 02/09/1933
HIGHEST 54 02/29
LOWEST -4 02/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 38.0 36.6 1.4
AVG. MINIMUM 17.8 13.3 4.5
MEAN 27.9 25.0 2.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.32 1911
MINIMUM 0.00 1970
TOTALS 1.45 0.70 0.75 1.34
DAILY AVG. 0.05 NAN NAN
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.10 02/03 TO 02/04
STORM TOTAL 0.88
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 8.8 12.1 -3.3
SINCE 7/1 49.3 52.2 -2.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1067 1121 -54
SINCE 7/1 5308 5721 -413
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/250 DATE 02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/250 DATE 02/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 2
- 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 42 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 27. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.29 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 14.4 INCHES.
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