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CDUS45 KRIW 200729  
CLICPR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY  
129 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
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..THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 4:26 PM 97 2019 86 2 96  
MINIMUM 53 5:43 AM 37 2002 51 2 53  
AVERAGE 71 68 3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1979 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 0.54 1.34 0.23  
SINCE JUN 1 2.56 3.07 -0.51 1.90  
SINCE JAN 1 6.21 8.58 -2.37 6.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 7 -2 4  
SINCE JUN 1 97 147 -50 100  
SINCE JUL 1 5 21 -16 9  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 5 1 10  
MONTH TO DATE 127 114 13 113  
SINCE JUN 1 504 365 139 415  
SINCE JAN 1 505 369 136 415    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 14 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE CASPER WY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 99 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 38 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM MDT SUNSET 8:00 PM MDT  
AUGUST 21 2026........SUNRISE 6:19 AM MDT SUNSET 7:58 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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