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CLMBPI

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1014 AM MST THU JAN 02 2025

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

...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 DECEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN DECEMBER WAS 18.5 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 5.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH WARMEST DECEMBER
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
42 DEGREES ON THE 7TH AND 22ND. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 12
DEGREES BELOW ZERO ON THE 31ST. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.30 INCHES...WHICH IS 19 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 28-29TH WITH 0.13
INCHES. THE 27TH HAD 0.08 INCHES AND TIED 2006. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 48 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THE 15TH.

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             57   12/12/2017
 LOW             -50   12/23/1983
HIGHEST           42   12/04
                       12/07
                       12/22
LOWEST           -12   12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    32.9               27.6     5.3
AVG. MINIMUM     4.1               -2.2     6.3
MEAN            18.5               12.7     5.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    16
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.39   1983
 MINIMUM           T   2019
TOTALS          0.30               0.23    0.07     0.09
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01    0.00
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.13   12/28 TO 12/29
 STORM TOTAL    0.09

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1433               1621    -188
 SINCE 7/1      3964               4374    -410
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1        64                 30      34
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/350
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/300    DATE  12/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/300    DATE  12/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           21
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      1

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

LOOKING AHEAD TO JANUARY 2025. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 26 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS -4 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 27
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS -2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.23 INCHES.

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