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CXUS55 KRIW 082158
CLABYG

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
208 PM MST WED JAN 08 2025

...PRELIMINARY ANNUAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO FOR 2024...

ANNUAL: PERIOD OF RECORD IS 26 YEARS (1998-PRESENT)

...5TH WARMEST YEAR AT 48.5F
...7TH DRIEST YEAR WITH 8.61 INCHES

...LATEST 90 DEGREE DAY ON RECORD WITH 94 DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 29TH
(PREVIOUS WAS THE 28TH IN 2010 AND 2001)

...MONTHLY TEMPERATURES: 5TH, COLDEST JANUARY, 5TH WARMEST FEBRUARY,
10TH COLDEST MARCH, 8TH WARMEST APRIL, 8TH COLDEST MAY, 10TH WARMEST
JUNE, 10TH COLDEST JULY, 1ST WARMEST SEPTEMBER, 1ST WARMEST OCTOBER,
10TH COLDEST NOVEMBER AND 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER.

...MONTHLY PRECIPITATION: 2ND DRIEST JANUARY (TIE W/2004), 9TH
WETTEST FEBRUARY, 7TH DRIEST MARCH, 4TH DRIEST APRIL, 9TH WETTEST
MAY, 3RD DRIEST JUNE, 7TH WETTEST AUGUST, 5TH DRIEST SEPTEMBER, 3RD
DRIEST NOVEMBER (TIE W/2004), AND 2ND DRIEST DECEMBER.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   07/14/2002
 LOW             -25   01/15/2024
HIGHEST           99                 MM
LOWEST           -25R                MM
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.7                        3.1
AVG. MINIMUM    35.9                        0.7

MEAN            48.5


PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       22.31   2023
 MINIMUM        6.02   2006
TOTALS          8.61              12.55   -3.94


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6596
COOLING TOTAL    663
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/320    DATE  01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    74/230    DATE  07/27


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             30     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      20
LIGHT RAIN               80     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                6     SNOW                      15
LIGHT SNOW               62     SLEET                      0
FOG                      86     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                     37

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

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