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CXUS55 KRIW 031700
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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
..BUFFALO WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD DRYNESS IN MARCH
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN MARCH WAS 43.6 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 7.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE SECOND WARMEST MARCH SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 82
DEGREES ON THE 21ST AND BROKE THE 2009 RECORD OF 74. IT ALSO SET A
NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
79 SET ON MARCH 18TH 2017. SEVERAL OTHER RECORDS WERE BROKEN AND
ARE LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 7 DEGREES ON
THE 15TH. THIS BROKE THE 2002 RECORD OF 9 DEGREES.
DATENEWOLDYEAR
8TH 67662021
19TH79692017
20TH 80732007
(NEW RECORD FOR EARLIEST 80-DEGREE DAY. PREVIOUSLY APRIL 14TH 2015)
25TH79752007
29TH67662010
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.06 INCHES...WHICH IS 8 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. IT WAS THE DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD TIED WITH 2012. THE
WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 5TH-6TH WITH 0.04 INCHES. THERE
WERE NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 72 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 12TH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 82 03/21/2026
LOW -15 03/03/2019
HIGHEST 82R 03/21
LOWEST 7 03/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.3 46.4 10.9
AVG. MINIMUM 29.9 25.3 4.6
MEAN 43.6 35.9 7.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 2
DAYS MIN <= 32 17
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.02 2017
MINIMUM 0.06 2012
TOTALS 0.06R 0.73 -0.67 0.60
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.02 -0.02
DAYS >= .01 4
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.04 03/05 TO 03/06
STORM TOTAL 0.03
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 656 904 -248
SINCE 7/1 4746 6059 -1313
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/250 DATE 03/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/250 DATE 03/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 51
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- 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 31 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 36 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.46 INCHES.
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