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CXUS55 KRIW 011922 CCA  
CLMBPI  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH  
OF MARCH 2024...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH
 
 
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN MARCH WAS 29 DEGREES WHICH  
WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS  
58 DEGREES ON THE 18TH AND 19TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 11  
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 5TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN  
THIS MONTH.  
 
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.53 INCHES...WHICH IS 126 PERCENT  
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 31ST WITH 0.17  
INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE  
2ND.  
   
..THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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    
..........................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 69 03/31/2015  
LOW -23 03/08/1998  
03/04/1993  
HIGHEST 58 03/18  
03/19  
LOWEST -11 03/05  
AVG. MAXIMUM 43.2 41.1 2.1  
AVG. MINIMUM 14.7 12.7 2.0  
MEAN 29.0 26.9 2.1  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 2  
DAYS MIN <= 32 31  
DAYS MIN <= 0 2  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.81 1983  
MINIMUM T 1979  
TOTALS 0.53 0.42 0.11 0.34  
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.01 0.01  
DAYS >= .01 11  
DAYS >= .10 2  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.17 03/31 TO 03/31  
 
STORM TOTAL 0.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1109 1181 -72  
SINCE 7/1 7636 8610 -974  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0    
..........................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/310  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/220 DATE 03/02  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/220 DATE 03/02  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6  
 
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 1 SNOW 5  
LIGHT SNOW 14 SLEET 0  
FOG 13 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 APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE  
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS 19 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 56  
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE  
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.69 INCHES.  
 

 
 
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