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CXUS55 KRIW 011736
CLMBYG

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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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

...BUFFALO WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD WARMTH IN OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN OCTOBER WAS 53.5 DEGREES
WHICH IS 7.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST OCTOBER SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE PREVIOUS RECORD OCTOBER WAS IN 2010 WITH
53.1 DEGREES. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 85 DEGREES ON
THE 4TH. THIS TIED THE 2010 RECORD. THE 11TH HIGH OF 75 TIED 1976
AND THE HIGH OF 73 ON THE 16TH BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 70. THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 26 DEGREES ON THE 30TH AND 31ST.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.78 INCHES...WHICH IS JUST 77
PERCENT OF NORMAL THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 17TH-18TH
WITH 0.46 INCHES. THE 18TH HAD 0.09 INCHES WHICH BROKE 0.08 FROM
2019. THE 30TH HAD 0.11 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1998 RECORD OF 0.09.
THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 64 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 5TH FROM THE
NORTHWEST.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1998 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             88   10/10/2015
 LOW              -3   10/29/2019
HIGHEST           85   10/04
LOWEST            26   10/30
                       10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.9               57.2    10.7
AVG. MINIMUM    39.0               35.2     3.8
MEAN            53.5               46.2     7.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.33   2023
 MINIMUM        0.21   2014
TOTALS          0.78               1.01   -0.23     3.33
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.03   -0.00
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.46   10/17 TO 10/18
 STORM TOTAL    0.37


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    351                586    -235
 SINCE 7/1       510                856    -346
COOLING TOTAL      3                  3       0
 SINCE 1/1       663                528     135
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/340    DATE  10/05

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.18
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

-  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 51 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 30 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 39
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 20. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.36 INCHES.

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