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CXUS55 KRIW 031510
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
853 AM MDT THU APR 03 2025
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
MARCH 2025...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 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 WARMER AND DRIER IN MARCH
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MARCH WAS 37.9 DEGREES WHICH
IS 2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 77
DEGREES ON THE 27TH AND BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 70. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 14 DEGREES ON THE 7TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.60 INCHES...WHICH IS 82 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 29TH-30TH WITH 0.35
INCHES. THE 30TH HAD 0.34 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2017 RECORD OF 0.18
INCHES. THE 6TH HAD 0.20 INCHES AND TIED THE 2008 RECORD. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 59 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 17TH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2025
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 77 03/27
LOWEST 14 03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.5 46.4 2.1
AVG. MINIMUM 27.4 25.3 2.1
MEAN 37.9 35.9 2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 23
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.02 2017
MINIMUM 0.06 2012
TOTALS 0.60 0.73 -0.13 0.31
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 4
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 03/29 TO 03/30
STORM TOTAL 0.34
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 831 904 -73
SINCE 7/1 5773 6059 -286
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/220 DATE 03/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/230 DATE 03/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 5
LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
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 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 31 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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