Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011806
CLMLND
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1116 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR LANDER 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
...LANDER WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER....
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR LANDER IN OCTOBER WAS 52.7 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 7.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 3RD WARMEST OCTOBER SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1892. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 85
DEGREES ON THE 4TH. THIS TIED THE 1963 RECORD. THE HIGH ON THE 2ND
WAS 84 DEGREES AND BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 83. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 16 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.45 INCHES...WHICH IS 104 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 29TH-30TH WHEN 0.80
INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS
WERE BROKEN.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 6 INCHES WHICH IS 57 PERCENT OF NORMAL.
THE SNOWIEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 29TH-30TH WITH 6 INCHES. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 50 MPH AND OCCURRED ON THE 16TH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.
...THE LANDER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1891 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 86 10/03/2010
LOW -14 10/29/1917
HIGHEST 85 10/04
LOWEST 16 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 67.1 58.9 8.2
AVG. MINIMUM 38.2 32.0 6.2
MEAN 52.7 45.4 7.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.90 1994
MINIMUM 0.00 1988
TOTALS 1.45 1.40 0.05 1.97
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 0.00
DAYS >= .01 5
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.80 10/29 TO 10/30
STORM TOTAL 0.79
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 6.0 10.5 -4.5
SINCE 7/1 6.0 12.0 -6.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 374 607 -233
SINCE 7/1 476 842 -366
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1
SINCE 1/1 644 485 159
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/240 DATE 10/16
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/230 DATE 10/16
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.16
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 26
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 44
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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 52 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 26 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 37
DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 14. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.78 INCHES. THE AVERAGE SNOWFALL IS 10.6 INCHES.
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