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CXUS55 KRIW 012005 CCA
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
113 PM MDT MON APR 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS FOR THE
MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024 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
..ROCK SPRINGS WAS WETTER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN MARCH WAS 33 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH
WAS 56 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 10 DEGREES
ON THE 5TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.16 INCHES...WHICH WAS 200 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 6TH WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-
HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 13-14TH WITH 0.71 INCHES. THE 13TH HAD 0.45
INCHES AND BROKE THE 1973 RECORD OF 0.34. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS
62 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE 2ND.
..THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 72 03/31/2012
LOW -12 03/11/1969
HIGHEST 56 03/21
LOWEST 10 03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.0 43.9 -1.9
AVG. MINIMUM 23.9 24.1 -0.2
MEAN 33.0 34.0 -1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.97 1977
MINIMUM T 2013
TOTALS 1.16 0.58 0.58 0.28
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.02 0.02
DAYS >= .01 13
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.71 03/13 TO 03/14
STORM TOTAL 0.45
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 6.4 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 42.1 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 986 961 25
SINCE 7/1 6294 6751 -457
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/230
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/250 DATE 03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/250 DATE 03/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 6 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 9
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 49 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.91 INCHES.
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