CXUS55 KRIW 031657 CLMBPI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026 ...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR BIG PINEY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... ...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 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 ...BIG PINEY WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD WARMTH IN MARCH... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR BIG PINEY IN MARCH WAS 38.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 11.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1998. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 73 DEGREES ON THE 21ST. THIS BROKE THE 2015 RECORD OF 63. IT ALSO SET A NEW ALL-TIME HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 69 FROM MARCH 31ST 2015. SEVERAL OTHER DAILY RECORDS WERE BROKEN AND ARE LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST READING WAS 2 DEGREES ON THE 11TH DATENEWOLDYEAR 8TH 56542021 9TH 56532015 19TH72622007 (NEW EARLIEST 70-DEGREE DAY OF THE YEAR. IT WAS APRIL 4TH 2021) 20TH72612015 22ND64622012 24TH68632012 25TH72662012 28TH69642015 29TH66602015 30TH64632015,2004 PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.32 INCHES...WHICH IS 76 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND-3RD WITH 0.31 INCHES. THE 2ND HAD 0.28 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1997 RECORD OF 0.05. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 60 MPH OCCURRING ON THE 12TH FROM THE NORTHWEST. ...THE BIG PINEY WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1976 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 73 03/21/2026 LOW -23 03/08/1998 03/04/1993 HIGHEST 73R 03/21 LOWEST 2 03/11 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.2R 41.1 14.1 AVG. MINIMUM 21.3R 12.7 8.6 MEAN 38.2R 26.9 11.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 29 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.81 1983 MINIMUM T 1979 TOTALS 0.32 0.42 -0.10 1.26 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00 DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 1 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.31 03/02 TO 03/03 STORM TOTAL 0.28 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 823 1181 -358 SINCE 7/1 6356 8610 -2254 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/310 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/290 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 21 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 48 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 19 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 50 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 24 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.69 INCHES. $$