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

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BUFFALO 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

...BUFFALO WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL IN DECEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BUFFALO IN DECEMBER WAS 34.3 DEGREES
WHICH IS 7.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
61 DEGREES ON THE 7TH. THIS BROKE THE 2020 RECORD OF 60. THE 3RD HIT
60 AND BROKE THE 2017 RECORD OF 57. THE 18TH HIGH OF 57 BROKE 56
FROM 2023 AND THE HIGH ON THE 20TH OF 58 DEGREES TIED 2020. THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.01 INCHES...WHICH IS JUST 6
PERCENT OF NORMAL IT WAS THE 2ND DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD. THE
WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 30TH WITH 0.01 INCHES. THE HIGHEST
WIND GUST WAS 65 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 18TH FROM THE WEST.

...THE BUFFALO WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             78   12/01/2021
 LOW             -24   12/21/1998
HIGHEST           61   12/07
LOWEST            15   12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    45.2               36.8     8.4
AVG. MINIMUM    23.4               17.1     6.3
MEAN            34.3               27.0     7.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        0.54   1999
 MINIMUM        0.00   2009
TOTALS          0.01               0.17   -0.16     0.05
DAILY AVG.      0.00               0.01   -0.01
DAYS >= .01        1
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.01   12/30 TO 12/30
 STORM TOTAL    0.01

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    946               1179    -233
 SINCE 7/1      2343               2936    -593
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       663                528     135
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/270    DATE  12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/280    DATE  12/18

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.27
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           22
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

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                       1
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

-  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 38 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 17 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 36
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 17. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.23 INCHES.

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