948  
CXUS55 KRIW 031757 CCA  
CLMRIW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1045 AM MST MON NOV 03 2025  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON FOR THE MONTH OF  
OCTOBER 2025...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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  
   
..RIVERTON WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER.  
 
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN OCTOBER WAS 46.8 DEGREES  
WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE  
MONTH WAS 82 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. AND TIED THE 2010 RECORD. THE  
COLDEST READING WAS 180 DEGREES ON THE 29TH.  
 
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.43 INCHES...WHICH IS 172 PERCENT  
OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 7TH WETTEST OCTOBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN  
1998. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 4TH-5TH WHEN 0.78 INCHES FELL.  
THE 5TH HAD 0.69 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 0.11 INCHES.  
 
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS JUST A TRACE. BOTH THE 5TH AND 6TH  
RECEIVED A TRACE OF SNOW. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE  
NORTHWEST AND OCCURRED ON THE 19TH.  
   
..THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE  
NORMAL    
..........................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 83 10/02/2024  
LOW -9 10/30/2019  
HIGHEST 82 10/03  
LOWEST 18 10/29  
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.7 58.0 1.7  
AVG. MINIMUM 33.9 31.5 2.4  
MEAN 46.8 44.7 2.1  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 13  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 2.83 1998  
MINIMUM 0.03 2001  
TOTALS 1.43 0.83 0.60 0.57  
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 5  
DAYS >= .10 3  
DAYS >= .50 1  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.78 10/04 TO 10/05  
STORM TOTAL 0.69  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
TOTALS T MM MM  
SINCE 7/1 T MM MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 558 628 -70  
SINCE 7/1 658 871 -213  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 611 499 112    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/300  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/290 DATE 10/20  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/300 DATE 10/19  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.16  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3  
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0  
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0  
HAZE 0  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE  
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 50 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS 25 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH AT THE END OF THE MONTH IS 35  
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 13. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY  
PRECIPITATION IS 0.34 INCHES.  
 
 
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