Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY
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CXUS55 KRIW 031742
CLMRIW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1009 AM MST TUE DEC 03 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON FOR THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER 2024...
...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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
...RIVERTON WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN NOVEMBER....
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN NOVEMBER WAS 32 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 1.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE
MONTH WAS 60 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. THE COLDEST READING WAS 8 DEGREES
ON THE 25TH AND 29TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.15 INCHES...WHICH IS 44 PERCENT OF
NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 12TH WHEN 0.14 INCHES FELL.
THIS BROKE THE 2011 RECORD OF 0.01 INCHES.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.7 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS THE 3RD
WITH 0.4 INCHES. THE 12TH HAD 0.3 INCHES AND BROKE THE 2006 RECORD
OF A TRACE. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 43 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST AND
OCCURRED ON THE 19TH.
...THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 71 11/01/2014
LOW -21 11/13/2014
HIGHEST 60 11/11
LOWEST 8 11/25
11/29
AVG. MAXIMUM 44.0 42.6 1.4
AVG. MINIMUM 20.0 18.9 1.1
MEAN 32.0 30.8 1.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 1.06 2023
MINIMUM 0.03 2013
TOTALS 0.15 0.34 -0.19 1.06
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00
DAYS >= .01 2
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.14 11/12 TO 11/12
STORM TOTAL 0.14
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.7 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 3.8 MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T
DAYS >= 1.0 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 979 1028 -49
SINCE 7/1 1517 1896 -379
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 610 499 111
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 3/290
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/280 DATE 11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/290 DATE 11/19
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.16
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
LOOKING AHEAD TO DECEMBER 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 35 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 12 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 29
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 13. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.31 INCHES.
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