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CXUS55 KRIW 011832  
CLMP60  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1115 AM MST MON DEC 01 2025  
 
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE FOR THE  
MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2025...  
 
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2025 WILL BE  
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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  
   
..LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN NOVEMBER
 
 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LAKE YELLOWSTONE IN NOVEMBER WAS 29.8  
DEGREES WHICH IS 8.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST  
NOVEMBER SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING OF THE  
MONTH WAS 53 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THE 21ST HIGH OF 43 TIED THE 2006  
RECORD. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS -8 DEGREES ON THE 29TH.  
 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION AT LAKE YELLOWSTONE WAS 1.09 INCHES...WHICH WAS  
53 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH DRIEST NOVEMBER SINCE RECORDS  
BEGAN IN 1998. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS THE  
5TH-6TH WHEN 0.21 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THE HIGHEST WIND  
GUST WAS 35 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 7TH.  
 
...THE LAKE YELLOWSTONE WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER  
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    
..........................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 57 11/01/2014  
11/12/1999  
11/07/1999  
LOW -23 11/25/2010  
HIGHEST 53 11/03  
LOWEST -8 11/29  
AVG. MAXIMUM 39.8 32.0 7.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 19.8 11.0 8.8  
MEAN 29.8 21.5 8.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 5  
DAYS MIN <= 32 30  
DAYS MIN <= 0 2  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 5.18 2017  
MINIMUM 0.42 2000  
TOTALS 1.09 2.06 -0.97 1.16  
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.07 -0.03  
DAYS >= .01 12  
DAYS >= .10 5  
DAYS >= .50 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.21 11/05 TO 11/06  
STORM TOTAL 0.20  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 1049 1305 -256  
SINCE 7/1 2958 3506 -548  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 1 0 1    
..........................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 0/260  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 18/260 DATE 11/02  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 35/300 DATE 11/07  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.00  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 30  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73  
 
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 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0  
FOG 0 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 DECEMBER 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE  
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 26 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE  
IS 6 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 23 DEGREES  
AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 1 DEGREE. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY  
PRECIPITATION IS 2.35 INCHES.  
 

 
 
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