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CXUS55 KRIW 031840
CLMBYG
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1229 PM MDT MON AUG 03 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR THE MONTH OF
JULY 2026...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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 AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN JULY
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN JULY WAS 76.6 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 5.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE SECOND WARMEST JULY ON
RECORD. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 105 DEGREES ON THE
12TH. THIS BROKE THE 2002 RECORD OF 99. IT IS ALSO A NEW ALL-TIME
HIGH FOR JULY...PREVIOUS WAS JULY 14 2002. IT ALSO SETS A NEW ALL-
TIME ANNUAL HIGH FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORDS SET IN JULY 2002 AND JUNE
2021. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 104 DEGREES SET IN 2021 AND 2002. THE
25TH HIT 100 AND BROKE THE 2024 RECORD OF 98. THE 26TH HIGH OF 97
TIED 2021. THE COLDEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 52 DEGREES ON THE
1ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.45 INCHES...WHICH IS 28 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. IT WAS THE SEVENTH DRIEST JULY ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND WITH 0.20 INCHES. THERE WERE NO
PRECIPITATION RECORDS BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS
56 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 9TH FROM THE NORTHWEST. THERE WAS ALSO A
GUST TO 54 MPH ON THE 2ND FROM THE WEST.
..THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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 105 07/12/2026
LOW 41 07/12/2008
HIGHEST 105R 07/12
LOWEST 52 07/01
AVG. MAXIMUM 90.4 84.8 5.6
AVG. MINIMUM 62.8R 57.7 5.1
MEAN 76.6 71.3 5.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 15
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.24 2009
MINIMUM 0.07 1999
TOTALS 0.45 1.63 -1.18 2.41
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.04
DAYS >= .01 7
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.20 07/02 TO 07/02
STORM TOTAL 0.20
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 20 -20
SINCE 7/1 0 15 -15
COOLING TOTAL 367 214 153
SINCE 1/1 421 278 143
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/260 DATE 07/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/320 DATE 07/08
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.11
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 42
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 86 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 59 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 79
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 43 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.75 INCHES.
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