Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011054
CLMBHK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
453 AM MDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 103 08/01
LOWEST 38 08/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 87.4 84.6 2.8
AVG. MINIMUM 52.5 53.7 -1.2
MEAN 70.0 69.1 0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 13
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.57 1.49 -0.92
DAYS >= .01 7
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.35 08/30 TO 08/30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 13 40 -27
SINCE 7/1 13 59 -46
COOLING TOTAL 176 169 7
SINCE 1/1 626 427 199
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 08/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/290 DATE 08/30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.
...AUGUST 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BAKER...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR AUGUST 2026. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1991 TO 2020. MONTHLY RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN MARCH 1998 AT OR NEAR THE BAKER AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 0.57 1.49 -0.92 5TH DRIEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2001)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.51 IN 2011)
... AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...BAKER HAS BEEN AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.
... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 70.0 69.1 +0.9 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.8 IN 2003)
(WARMEST SINCE 72.9 IN 2022)
... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 87.4 84.6 +2.8 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 90.9 IN 2003)
(WARMEST SINCE 88.8 IN 2022)
... AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
103 ON AUGUST 1 (OLD RECORD 99 IN 2008)
... AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 52.5 53.7 -1.2 TIED FOR THE 5TH COLDEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 49.9 IN 2004)
(COLDEST SINCE 51.7 IN 2018)
... AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
38 ON AUGUST 4 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 2009)
45 ON AUGUST 5 (OLD RECORD 46 IN 2012)
43 ON AUGUST 7 (TIED RECORD IN 2017)
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