868  
CXUS55 KRIW 012028  
CLMRKS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
212 PM MDT WED OCT 01 2025  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE  
MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2025...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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  
   
..ROCK SPRINGS WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN SEPTEMBER  
 
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN SEPTEMBER WAS 60 DEGREES  
WHICH WAS 2.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE  
MONTH WAS 86 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 34  
DEGREES ON THE 24TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.  
 
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.54 INCHES...WHICH WAS 68 PERCENT  
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 22ND-23RD WITH 0.30  
INCHES. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST  
WIND GUST WAS 51 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 10TH.  
 
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER  
2025...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 93 09/04/2022  
LOW 5 09/18/1965  
HIGHEST 86 09/03  
LOWEST 34 09/24  
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.2 70.7 3.5  
AVG. MINIMUM 45.8 43.9 1.9  
MEAN 60.0 57.3 2.7  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 3.67 1965  
MINIMUM T 2018  
TOTALS 0.54 0.79 -0.25 0.39  
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01  
DAYS >= .01 8  
DAYS >= .10 1  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.30 09/22 TO 09/23  
STORM TOTAL 0.22  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
TOTALS MM 1.2 MM  
SINCE 7/1 MM 1.2 MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM  
DAYS >= 1.0 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 163 242 -79  
SINCE 7/1 181 301 -120  
COOLING TOTAL 19 11 8  
SINCE 1/1 441 320 121    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/210  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/230 DATE 09/12  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 51/210 DATE 09/10  
51/240 09/12  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.25  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 48  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3  
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1  
HAZE 2  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE  
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 64 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS 38 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 49  
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 28. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY  
PRECIPITATION IS 0.81 INCHES.  
 
 
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