Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011741
CLMCPR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1116 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR CASPER 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
...OCTOBER WAS WETTER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR CASPER...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR CASPER IN OCTOBER WAS 50 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 4.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
85 DEGREES ON THE 2ND AND THE 4TH. THE 4TH BROKE THE 1963 RECORD OF
84 DEGREES. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 21 DEGREES ON THE 23RD.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.51 INCHES...WHICH IS 127 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 29TH-30TH WHEN 0.94
INCHES FELL. THE 29TH HAD 0.85 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1972 RECORD OF
0.41. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 46 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON THE
27TH.
...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1939 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 10/05/1993
10/01/1992
LOW -9 10/30/2019
10/29/2019
11/24/2010
HIGHEST 85 10/02
10/04
LOWEST 21 10/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 68.2 59.7 8.5
AVG. MINIMUM 31.8 30.9 0.9
MEAN 50.0 45.3 4.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 18
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.62 1998
MINIMUM T 1956
TOTALS 1.51 1.19 0.32 1.88
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.04 0.01
DAYS >= .01 6
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.94 10/29 TO 10/30
STORM TOTAL 0.85
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 7.0 MM
SINCE 7/1 T 8.5 -8.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 458 611 -153
SINCE 7/1 598 872 -274
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1
SINCE 1/1 538 443 95
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/220 DATE 10/16
33/220 10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/210 DATE 10/27
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.15
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 3
- 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 53 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 26 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 39
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 18. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.64 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 8.9 INCHES.
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