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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
633 AM MDT SAT NOV 01 2025

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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           89   10/03
LOWEST            19   10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.0               56.6     4.4
AVG. MINIMUM    33.9               31.1     2.8
MEAN            47.5               43.8     3.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32    15
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          3.00               1.10    1.90
DAYS >= .01        8
DAYS >= .10        7
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.72   10/16 TO 10/17


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    540                657    -117
 SINCE 7/1       679                945    -266
COOLING TOTAL      4                  2       2
 SINCE 1/1       459                468      -9
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/310    DATE  10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/300    DATE  10/20
                                52/310          10/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...OCTOBER 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BAKER...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR OCTOBER 2025. 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   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER     3.00*       1.10     +1.90      RECORD WETTEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                            (OLD RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.93 IN 1998)

... OCTOBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

1.69 ON OCTOBER 16 (OLD RECORD 0.34 IN 2006)
0.21 ON OCTOBER 19 (OLD RECORD 0.19 IN 2016)

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   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      48.2      43.8      +4.4      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.5 IN 2024)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 50.5 IN 2024)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      61.9      56.6      +5.3      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 67.5 IN 2024)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 67.5 IN 2024)

... OCTOBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

89 ON OCTOBER  3 (OLD RECORD 87 IN 2011)
79 ON OCTOBER 11 (OLD RECORD 78 IN 2000)

... OCTOBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      34.4      31.1      +3.3      TIED FOR THE 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.6 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 34.9 IN 2021)

... OCTOBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

53 ON OCTOBER  1 (OLD RECORD 50 IN 2022)

... OCTOBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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