988  
CDUS45 KRIW 060727  
CLICPR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
1227 AM MST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 11:52 AM 51 2012 35 15 32  
MINIMUM 33 11:59 PM -28 2017 15 18 9  
AVERAGE 42 25 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.53 1987 0.01 -0.01 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.08 -0.01 0.11  
SINCE DEC 1 0.43 0.69 -0.26 0.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.07 0.08 -0.01 0.11  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.2 1987 0.3 -0.3 1.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 2.0  
SINCE DEC 1 5.5 12.5 -7.0 3.5  
SINCE JUL 1 9.8 29.9 -20.1 3.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 40 -17 44  
MONTH TO DATE 107 203 -96 223  
SINCE DEC 1 970 1451 -481 1193  
SINCE JUL 1 2396 3253 -857 2693  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE CASPER WY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 52 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -27 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:37 AM MST SUNSET 4:47 PM MST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:37 AM MST SUNSET 4:48 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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