CXUS55 KRIW 031723 CLMWRL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1049 AM MDT FRI APR 03 2026 ...PRELIMINARY MONTHLY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR WORLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... ...OFFICIAL CLIMATE DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026 WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY IN 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 ...WORLAND WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN MARCH... AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR WORLAND IN MARCH WAS 45.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 8.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST MARCH SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1960. THE WARMEST READING OF THE MONTH WAS 88 DEGREES ON THE 21ST AND BROKE THE 2009 RECORD OF 75. THIS ALSO SET A NEW ALL- TIME RECORD HIGH FOR MARCH...BEATING 81 SET ON MARCH 31ST 2012. SEVERAL OTHER RECORD HIGHS WERE SET AND ARE LISTED BELOW. THE COLDEST READING FOR THE MONTH WAS 11 DEGREES ON THE 11TH AND 15TH. DATENEWOLDYEAR 8TH 68652021 17TH72 (T)722012 18TH80761972 (NEW EARLIEST 80-DEGREE DAY FOR THE YEAR. PREVIOUS WAS MARCH 28TH 2015 AND 1986) 19TH83762004 20TH85771997 25TH82771999 TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.05 INCHES...WHICH IS 11 PERCENT OF NORMAL. IT WAS THE 5TH DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE WETTEST 24-HOUR PERIOD DURING THE MONTH WAS ON THE 5TH-6TH WHEN 0.04 INCHES FELL. NO PRECIPITATION RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 58 MPH FROM THE WEST ON THE 12TH. ...THE WORLAND WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 88 03/21/2026 LOW -28 03/04/1989 HIGHEST 88R 03/21 LOWEST 11 03/11 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.2R 51.1 13.1 AVG. MINIMUM 26.4 21.6 4.8 MEAN 45.3 36.4 8.9 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 22 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.19 1998 MINIMUM 0.00 2004 TOTALS 0.05 0.44 -0.39 0.64 DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.01 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 0 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.04 03/05 TO 03/06 STORM TOTAL 0.03 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 604 888 -284 SINCE 7/1 5115 6927 -1812 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/300 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/280 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46 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 1 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 5 - 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 57 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 27 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE HIGH BY THE END OF THE MONTH IS 63 DEGREES...AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE IS 34 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IS 0.98 INCHES. $$