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CXUS55 KRIW 112140 CCA
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
813 AM MST SAT MAR 02 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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
..ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN FEBRUARY WAS 27.1
DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 47 DEGREES ON THE 29TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 1
DEGREE BELOW ZERO ON THE 17TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.36 INCHES...WHICH WAS 97 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 7TH WITH 0.12 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 60 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 26TH.
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY
2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 60 02/20/1977
LOW -29 02/07/1989
HIGHEST 47 02/29
LOWEST 02/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 35.2 32.9 2.3
AVG. MINIMUM 18.9 15.7 3.2
MEAN 27.1 24.3 2.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.45 1959
MINIMUM T 2013
TOTALS 0.36 0.37 -0.01 0.21
DAILY AVG. 0.01 NAN NAN
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 02/07 TO 02/07
STORM TOTAL 0.12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 7.9 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 35.7 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1095 1139 -44
SINCE 7/1 5308 5865 -557
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 10/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/260 DATE 02/26
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/250 DATE 02/26
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 13 SLEET 0
FOG 16 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
HAZE 4
- 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 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 20 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 49
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.58 INCHES.
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