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CXUS55 KRIW 061833
CLMBPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1128 AM MST FRI MAR 06 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY 2026...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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
..BIG PINEY WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD WARMTH IN FEBRUARY
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN FEBRUARY WAS 27.8 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 12.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST FEBRUARY
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
51 DEGREES ON THE 7TH AND 8TH. THE 8TH BROKE THE 2018 RECORD OF 50.
THE HIGH OF 50 DEGREES ON THE 6TH BROKE THE 1995 RECORD OF 49. THE
23RD HIT 50 DEGREES AND BROKE 44 FROM 1995; THE COLDEST READING WAS -
7 DEGREES ON THE 20TH AND 21ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.10 INCHES...WHICH IS 27 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 18TH WITH 0.07 INCHES.
THERE WERE NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 54 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 17TH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
..THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 57 02/13/2015
LOW -43 02/06/1989
HIGHEST 51 02/07
02/08
LOWEST -7 02/19
02/20
02/21
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.2 29.6 12.6
AVG. MINIMUM 13.5 0.2 13.3
MEAN 27.8 14.9 12.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 3
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.99 1995
MINIMUM T 2022
TOTALS 0.10 0.37 -0.27 0.42
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 3
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.07 02/18 TO 02/18
STORM TOTAL 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1034 1403 -369
SINCE 7/1 5533 7427 -1894
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/270 DATE 02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/210 DATE 02/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.20
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
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 1
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 34 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 5 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 47
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.42 INCHES.
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