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CXUS55 KRIW 011923 CCA
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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
..BUFFALO WAS COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MARCH WAS 34.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 1.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
64 DEGREES ON THE 18TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 10 DEGREES ON
THE 26TH. THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.31 INCHES...WHICH IS 42 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 31ST WITH 0.20 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 50 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 3RD FROM THE NORTHWEST AND ON THE
27TH FROM THE NORTH.
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 79 03/18/2017
LOW -15 03/03/2019
HIGHEST 64 03/18
LOWEST 10 03/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.9 46.4 -1.5
AVG. MINIMUM 24.7 25.3 -0.6
MEAN 34.8 35.9 -1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.02 2017
MINIMUM 0.06 2012
TOTALS 0.31 0.73 -0.42 0.68
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 6
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 03/31 TO 03/31
STORM TOTAL 0.20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 931 904 27
SINCE 7/1 5524 6059 -535
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/350 DATE 03/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/300 DATE 03/03
50/360 03/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 15 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 3
- 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 51 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 36. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.46 INCHES.
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