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CXUS55 KRIW 011734
CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1116 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER 2024...

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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

...BIG PINEY WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN OCTOBER WAS 43.7 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 5.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST OCTOBER
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
79 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. IT BROKE THE 1980 RECORD OF 76. THIS ALSO
TIED WITH THE WARMEST DAY IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER...SET ON 1 OCTOBER
2011. THE HIGH ON THE 11TH OF 75 DEGREES TIED WITH 1976. THE HIGH ON
THE 16TH OF 73 BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 70. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE
WAS 12 DEGREES ON THE 25TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.75 INCHES...WHICH IS 121 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 29TH-30TH WITH 0.47
INCHES. THE 29TH HAD 0.38 INCHES WHICH BROKE THE 1992 RECORD OF 0.10
INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 45 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE
4TH.

...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             79   10/01/2011
 LOW             -26   10/30/2019
HIGHEST           79R  10/04
LOWEST            12   10/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    62.9               55.0     7.9
AVG. MINIMUM    24.4               21.4     3.0
MEAN            43.7               38.2     5.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.47   2016
 MINIMUM           T   1996
TOTALS          0.75               0.62    0.13     0.32
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02    0.00
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.47   10/29 TO 10/30
 STORM TOTAL    0.38


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    653                831    -178
 SINCE 7/1      1183               1534    -351
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1        64                 30      34
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/330
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/260    DATE  10/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/240    DATE  10/04

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              0
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 47 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 16 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 32
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 3 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.26 INCHES.

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