CXUS55 KRIW 031718 CLMRIW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026 ...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR RIVERTON 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 ...RIVERTON WAS DRIER WITH RECORD WARMTH IN MARCH.... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR RIVERTON IN MARCH WAS 47.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 11.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE WARMEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1996. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 82 DEGREES ON THE 25TH AND BROKE THE 2012 RECORD OF 73. IT ALSO SET A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 76 SET ON MARCH 31ST 2012. THE COLDEST READING WAS 12 DEGREES ON THE 15TH. DATENEWOLDYEAR 8TH 64 (T)642021 19TH80721997 (EARLIEST 80-DEGREE DAY FOR THE YEAR. PREVIOUS WAS APRIL 23RD 2012) 20TH79711997 21ST81692009 24TH74692004 29TH74672015 30TH73722012 PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.15 INCHES...WHICH IS 23 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-HOURS WAS THE 6TH WHEN 0.08 INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 3.3 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST 24-HOURS WAS ON THE 6TH WHEN 1.7 INCHES FELL. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 80 MPH FROM THE WEST AND OCCURRED ON THE 12TH. ...THE RIVERTON WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1995 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 82 03/25/2026 LOW -13 03/10/2022 03/10/2022 HIGHEST 82R 03/25 LOWEST 12 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.7R 48.5 13.2 AVG. MINIMUM 32.9R 22.7 10.2 MEAN 47.3R 35.6 11.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.71 2017 MINIMUM T 2004 TOTALS 0.15 0.65 -0.50 1.72 DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.02 -0.02 DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 0 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.08 03/06 TO 03/06 STORM TOTAL 0.08 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 3.3 MM MM SINCE 7/1 11.3 MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= 1.0 2 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 543 912 -369 SINCE 7/1 4836 6790 -1954 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 7/290 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 60/260 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/260 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.13 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 29 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 2 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 43 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 2 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 APRIL 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 54 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH AT THE END OF THE MONTH IS 61 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 1.20 INCHES. $$