000 CDUS45 KRIW 090752 CLICPR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1252 AM MST TUE DEC 9 2008 ................................... ...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 42 130 AM 55 1965 35 7 15 MINIMUM 16 1159 PM -20 1977 15 1 12 AVERAGE 29 25 4 14 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 0.49 1985 0.02 0.15 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.28 0.16 0.12 0.39 SINCE DEC 1 0.28 0.16 0.12 0.39 SINCE JAN 1 11.81 12.57 -0.76 14.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 4.4 0.4 4.0 3.7 MONTH TO DATE 7.1 3.2 3.9 9.9 SINCE DEC 1 7.1 3.2 3.9 9.9 SINCE JUL 1 17.3 24.3 -7.0 13.7 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 40 -4 51 MONTH TO DATE 286 310 -24 313 SINCE DEC 1 286 310 -24 313 SINCE JUL 1 1998 2141 -143 1951 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 375 428 -53 643 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY SNOW SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 900 AM LOWEST 27 200 AM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE CASPER WY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 57 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -23 1977 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2008......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 431 PM MST DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 431 PM MST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$