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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 WILL BE
AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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
..WORLAND WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN MARCH WAS 45.3 DEGREES WHICH IS
8.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1960. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 88 DEGREES ON
THE 21ST AND BROKE THE 2009 RECORD OF 75. THIS ALSO SET A NEW ALL-
TIME RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING 81 SET ON MARCH 31ST 2012.
SEVERAL OTHER RECORD HIGHS WERE SET AND ARE LISTED BELOW. THE
COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 11 DEGREES ON THE 11TH AND 15TH.
DATENEWOLDYEAR
8TH 68652021
17TH72 (T)722012
18TH80761972
(NEW EARLIEST 80-DEGREE DAY FOR THE YEAR. PREVIOUS WAS MARCH 28TH 2015 AND 1986)
19TH83762004
20TH85771997
25TH82771999
TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.05 INCHES...WHICH IS 11
PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH-6TH WHEN 0.04
INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 58 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 12TH.
..THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 88 03/21/2026
LOW -28 03/04/1989
HIGHEST 88R 03/21
LOWEST 11 03/11
03/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.2R 51.1 13.1
AVG. MINIMUM 26.4 21.6 4.8
MEAN 45.3 36.4 8.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.19 1998
MINIMUM 0.00 2004
TOTALS 0.05 0.44 -0.39 0.64
DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 3
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 604 888 -284
SINCE 7/1 5115 6927 -1812
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 03/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/280 DATE 03/12
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 5
- 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 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 63
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.98 INCHES.
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