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CXUS55 KRIW 022228
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
319 PM MST MON FEB 02 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
JANUARY 2026...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026 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 JANUARY
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JANUARY WAS 31.5 DEGREES
WHICH IS 4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 3RD WARMEST JANUARY ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 63 DEGREES ON THE 12TH
AND TIED THE 2010 RECORD. SEVERAL MORE DAILY HIGH RECORDS WERE
BROKEN. THEY ARE LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS -11
DEGREES ON THE 23RD AND BROKE THE 1999 RECORD OF 1. IT WAS ALSO -11
ON THE 24TH AND BROKE THE 1999 AND 2009 RECORD OF -1. THE 25TH LOW
OF -9 BROKE THE 2004 AND 2009 RECORD OF -6 DEGREES.
DATE NEW OLD YEAR
1ST 53 512020
11TH59 562006
12TH 63 (T) 632010
15TH55 53 2006,2008,2010
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.05 INCHES...WHICH IS 22 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 13TH WITH 0.03 INCHES.
THIS BROKE 0.02 FROM 2005. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 78 MPH
OCCURRING ON THE 16TH FROM THE NORTHWEST. THERE WAS A GUST OF 77 MPH
ON THE 15TH FROM THE NORTHWEST
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 67 01/27/2015
01/26/2015
01/16/2206854
LOW -25 01/15/2024
HIGHEST 63 01/12
LOWEST -11 01/23
01/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.2 37.5 4.7
AVG. MINIMUM 20.7 17.4 3.3
MEAN 31.5 27.5 4.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.55 2009
MINIMUM 0.00 2004
TOTALS 0.05 0.23 -0.18 T
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 2
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.05 01/13 TO 01/14
STORM TOTAL 0.03
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1033 1164 -131
SINCE 7/1 3336 4097 -761
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/330 DATE 01/15
52/330 01/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 78/320 DATE 01/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO FEBRUARY 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 36 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 40
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.24 INCHES.
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