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CXUS55 KRIW 012004 CCA
CLMLND
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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
..LANDER WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN MARCH WAS 36.8 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
62 DEGREES ON THE 23RD. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 12 DEGREES ON
THE 5TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.37 INCHES...WHICH IS 106 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 13-14TH WHEN 0.73
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 16.6 INCHES WHICH IS 115 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 14TH WHEN 7.2 INCHES
FELL. THIS BROKE THE 1960 RECORD OF 6.7 INCHES. SNOWFALL FOR MARCH
IS ESTIMATED BASED ON SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 53 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 1ST FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND ON
THE 2ND FROM THE SOUTH.
..THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 76 03/31/2015
03/31/2012
03/30/1966
LOW -16 03/02/1960
HIGHEST 62 03/23
LOWEST 12 03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.7 48.6 -0.9
AVG. MINIMUM 25.8 23.4 2.4
MEAN 36.8 36.0 0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.65 2017
MINIMUM 0.03 2004
TOTALS 1.37 1.29 0.08 0.58
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.04 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.73 03/13 TO 03/14
STORM TOTAL 0.53
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 16.6 14.4 2.2
SINCE 7/1 66.5 66.6 -0.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 4
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 868 899 -31
SINCE 7/1 6176 6550 -374
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/180 DATE 03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/210 DATE 03/01
53/170 03/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
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 54 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 28 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 60
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 2.07 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 16.4 INCHES.
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