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CXUS55 KRIW 061842
CLMLND
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1128 AM MST FRI MAR 06 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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
..LANDER WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL IN FEBRUARY WITH RECORD WARMTH.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN FEBRUARY WAS 36.3 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 11.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 1ST WARMEST
FEBRUARY...TIED WITH 1954...SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1892. THE WARMEST
READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 64 DEGREES ON THE 5TH AND BROKE THE 1963
RECORD OF 61. THE 6TH HIGH OF 57 DEGREES BROKE THE 1963 RECORD OF
56. THE 7TH HIGH OF 60 BROKE 58 FROM 1963. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
WAS 0 DEGREES ON THE 20TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.35 INCHES...WHICH IS 50 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 18TH-19TH...WITH 0.23
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE
BROKEN THIS MONTH.
THE SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.7 INCHES WHICH IS 31 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 18TH-19TH WHEN 3.7
INCHES FELL. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 73 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE
16TH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
..THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 68 02/10/1951
02/27/1932
LOW -48 02/09/1933
HIGHEST 64 02/05
LOWEST 0 02/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.5 36.6 13.9
AVG. MINIMUM 22.1 13.3 8.8
MEAN 36.3 25.0 11.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.32 1911
MINIMUM 0.00 1970
TOTALS 0.35 0.70 -0.35 0.21
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.02 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 3
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.23 02/18 TO 02/19
STORM TOTAL 0.15
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.7 12.1 -8.4
SINCE 7/1 8.2 52.2 -44.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 797 1121 -324
SINCE 7/1 4083 5651 -1568
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/200 DATE 02/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 73/200 DATE 02/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.09
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 2
- 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 42 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 18 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 53
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 1.29 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 14.4 INCHES.
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