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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1009 AM MST TUE DEC 03 2024

...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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

...ROCK SPRINGS WAS DRIER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL IN NOVEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN NOVEMBER WAS 29.2
DEGREES WHICH WAS 2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE WARMEST READING FOR
THE MONTH WAS 60 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 5
DEGREES ON THE 29TH. NO TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.36 INCHES...WHICH WAS 90 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 26TH WITH 0.25 INCHES.
NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND
GUST WAS 52 MPH FROM THE SOUTH ON THE 11TH.

...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             66   11/05/2009
                       11/04/1977
 LOW             -13   11/30/1979
                       11/27/1976
HIGHEST           60   11/11
LOWEST             5   11/29
AVG. MAXIMUM    39.3               40.5    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    19.0               21.8    -2.8
MEAN            29.2               31.2    -2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6
DAYS MIN <= 32    30
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        1.60   1983
 MINIMUM        0.00   1974
TOTALS          0.36               0.40   -0.04     0.56
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01   -0.00
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.25   11/26 TO 11/26
 STORM TOTAL    0.25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS            MM                6.0      MM
SINCE 7/1         MM               13.8      MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM
DAYS >= 1.0       MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1069               1016      53
 SINCE 7/1      1638               1955    -317
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       445                320     125
..............................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   7/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/260    DATE  11/05
                                38/210          11/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/180    DATE  11/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.28
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           17
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  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 33 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 16 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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