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CXUS55 KRIW 061853
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1128 AM MST FRI MAR 06 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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
..BUFFALO WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD WARMTH IN FEBRUARY
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN FEBRUARY WAS 36.8 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 9.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST FEBRUARY
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
66 DEGREES ON THE 5TH AND BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 59. THE 17TH HIGH
OF 57 BROKE 56 FROM 2016. THE COLDEST READING WAS -3 DEGREES ON THE
19TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.07 INCHES...WHICH IS 29 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 25TH WITH 0.07 INCHES.
THERE WERE NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 68 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 17TH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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 69 02/06/2015
LOW -22 02/06/2014
HIGHEST 66 02/05
LOWEST -3 02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.7 37.0 12.7
AVG. MINIMUM 23.8 17.5 6.3
MEAN 36.8 27.3 9.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 0.73 2004
MINIMUM 0.01 1999
TOTALS 0.07 0.24 -0.17 0.04
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 0.07 02/25 TO 02/25
STORM TOTAL 0.07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 754 1057 -303
SINCE 7/1 4090 5159 -1069
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/280
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/240 DATE 02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/240 DATE 02/17
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 45
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 0 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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 41 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 20 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 51
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 29 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.73 INCHES.
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