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CDUS45 KRIW 160734
CLICPR


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY                                 
132 AM MDT SUN AUG 16 2009


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...THE CASPER WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    415 AM  95    1994  86    -23       62       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  41    1974  53    -11       48       
  AVERAGE         53                        69    -16       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46R         0.38 2000   0.02   0.44     0.38    
                                      2000                          
                                      2008                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      0.39   0.69     0.59    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.76                      3.11   3.65     1.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.60                      9.13   2.47     8.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         0     12       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         0     19       11       
  SINCE JUN 1    226                       134     92      196       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                        16     37       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        87    -32       73       
  SINCE JUN 1    164                       333   -169      304       
  SINCE JAN 1    168                       336   -168      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE CASPER WY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      2002                    
                                             1995                    
                                             1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1999                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2009........SUNRISE   613 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 PM MDT   
AUGUST 17 2009........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 PM MDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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