Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KRIW 011809
CLMRKS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
1116 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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
...ROCK SPRINGS WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN OCTOBER...
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN OCTOBER WAS 51.4 DEGREES
WHICH WAS 6.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST OCTOBER
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1948. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS
82 DEGREES ON THE 4TH. THIS BROKE THE 1970 RECORD OF 77. THE HIGH ON
THE 2ND OF 78 DEGREES TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD SET IN 2010. THE HIGH
ON THE 10TH WAS 78 DEGREES AND BROKE 77 FROM 1996. THE HIGH ON THE
11TH OF 77 BROKE THE 1996 RECORD OF 75 DEGREES. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 22 DEGREES ON THE 31ST.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.71 INCHES...WHICH WAS 88 PERCENT
OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS THE 28TH-29TH WITH 0.41
INCHES. THE 29TH HAD 0.33 INCHES AND TIED THE 1972 RECORD. THE
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE NORTHEAST ON THE 29TH.
...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 83 10/23/2007
LOW -10 10/26/2020
HIGHEST 82 10/04
LOWEST 22 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.1 56.0 9.1
AVG. MINIMUM 37.7 32.9 4.8
MEAN 51.4 44.5 6.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 8
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 2.81 1949
MINIMUM 0.00 1952
TOTALS 0.71 0.81 -0.10 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 4
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.41 10/28 TO 10/29
STORM TOTAL 0.33
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS MM 6.6 MM
SINCE 7/1 MM 7.8 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM
DAYS >= 1.0 MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 411 637 -226
SINCE 7/1 569 939 -370
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 445 320 125
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/240
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/050 DATE 10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/040 DATE 10/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 3
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 4 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 NOVEMBER 2024. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE
FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 33
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 16. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY
PRECIPITATION IS 0.40 INCHES.
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