CXUS55 KRIW 031720 CLMRKS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026 ...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR ROCK SPRINGS 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 ...ROCK SPRINGS WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH RECORD WARMTH... THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR ROCK SPRINGS IN MARCH WAS 45.1 DEGREES WHICH WAS 11.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 1ST WARMEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1948. THE WARMEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 78 DEGREES ON THE 25TH...WHICH BROKE THE 2012 RECORD OF 67. THIS ALSO SET A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING 72 DEGREES SET ON MARCH 31ST 2012. SEVERAL OTHER RECORD HIGHS WERE SET AND ARE LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 13 DEGREES ON THE 15TH. DATENEWOLDYEAR 19TH75632004 20TH75652004 21ST76682004 24TH73671956 28TH72702015 29TH69671978 30TH67 (T)671978 PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.69 INCHES...WHICH WAS 119 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD WAS ON THE 2ND-3RD WITH 0.52 INCHES. THE 2ND HAD 0.35 INCHES AND BROKE THE 1985 RECORD OF 0.27 INCHES. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 70 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 14TH. ...THE ROCK SPRINGS WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 78 03/25/2026 LOW -12 03/11/1969 HIGHEST 78R 03/25 LOWEST 13 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 57.9R 43.9 14.0 AVG. MINIMUM 32.3R 24.1 8.2 MEAN 45.1R 34.0 11.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.97 1977 MINIMUM T 2013 TOTALS 0.69 0.58 0.11 1.23 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 0.00 DAYS >= .01 4 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 03/02 TO 03/03 STORM TOTAL 0.35 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS MM 6.4 MM SINCE 7/1 MM 42.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 610 961 -351 SINCE 7/1 4992 6751 -1759 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 13/260 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 52/260 DATE 03/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/280 DATE 03/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 4 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 6 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 APRIL 2026. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IS 49 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 57 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 33. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.91 INCHES. $$