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CXUS55 KRIW 031657
CLMBPI
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF MARCH 2026...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 MARCH
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN MARCH WAS 38.2 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 11.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST MARCH SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 73
DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 63. IT ALSO SET A
NEW ALL-TIME HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 69 FROM
MARCH 31ST 2015. SEVERAL OTHER DAILY RECORDS WERE BROKEN AND ARE
LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST READING WAS 2 DEGREES ON THE 11TH
DATENEWOLDYEAR
8TH 56542021
9TH 56532015
19TH72622007
(NEW EARLIEST 70-DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR. IT WAS APRIL 4TH 2021)
20TH72612015
22ND64622012
24TH68632012
25TH72662012
28TH69642015
29TH66602015
30TH64632015,2004
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.32 INCHES...WHICH IS 76 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND-3RD WITH 0.31
INCHES. THE 2ND HAD 0.28 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1997 RECORD OF 0.05.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 60 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 12TH FROM THE
NORTHWEST.
..THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 73 03/21/2026
LOW -23 03/08/1998
03/04/1993
HIGHEST 73R 03/21
LOWEST 2 03/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 55.2R 41.1 14.1
AVG. MINIMUM 21.3R 12.7 8.6
MEAN 38.2R 26.9 11.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 29
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.81 1983
MINIMUM T 1979
TOTALS 0.32 0.42 -0.10 1.26
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 3
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.31 03/02 TO 03/03
STORM TOTAL 0.28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 823 1181 -358
SINCE 7/1 6356 8610 -2254
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 03/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/290 DATE 03/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 19 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 50
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.69 INCHES.
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