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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY                                 
1244 AM MST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE CASPER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    425 PM  70    1994  47     -5       46       
  MINIMUM         16    311 AM  -2    1943  23     -7       27       
  AVERAGE         29                        35     -6       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.41  -0.22     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.19                      0.41  -0.22     0.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.47                      1.63  -1.16     0.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    4.3                                               
  SINCE SEP 1     38.1                                               
  SINCE JUL 1     38.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        30      6       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       480    -56      547       
  SINCE MAR 1    424                       480    -56      547       
  SINCE JUL 1   5370                      5958   -588     5758       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE CASPER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        71      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -8      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM MST   SUNSET   614 PM MST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM MST   SUNSET   615 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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