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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
519 AM MST SAT FEB 01 2025

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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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           42   01/16
LOWEST           -32   01/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    24.5               28.3    -3.8
AVG. MINIMUM     6.0                7.0    -1.0
MEAN            15.3               17.7    -2.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    20
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.15               0.22   -0.07
DAYS >= .01        5
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.05   01/11 TO 01/11
                       01/08 TO 01/08


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1534               1468      66
 SINCE 7/1      4334               4817    -483
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              13.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/330    DATE  01/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/330    DATE  01/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     81

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                      20     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     10

-  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.

...JANUARY 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR JANUARY 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

JANUARY      0.15     0.22       -0.07      TIED FOR THE 13TH DRIEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 TIED IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.11 IN 2024)

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

   T ON JANUARY  3 (TIED RECORD IN 1999)
0.03 ON JANUARY  4 (TIED RECORD IN 1999)
0.05 ON JANUARY  8 (TIED RECORD IN 2021)
0.05 ON JANUARY 11 (OLD RECORD 0.03 IN 1999)

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

JANUARY      15.3      17.7      -2.4      TIED FOR THE 7TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 11.2 IN 2017)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 15.3 IN 2018)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      24.5      28.3      -3.8      5TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 19.8 IN 2017)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 19.8 IN 2017)

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

NONE

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

-3 ON JANUARY 19 (OLD RECORD 0 IN 2024)
-2 ON JANUARY 20 (OLD RECORD 9 IN 2012)

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       6.0      7.0      -1.0      9TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.2 IN 2008)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 5.9 IN 2024)

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

NONE

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

-16 ON JANUARY 18 (OLD RECORD -14 IN 2002)
-32 ON JANUARY 19 (OLD RECORD -22 IN 2008)
-22 ON JANUARY 20 (OLD RECORD -10 IN 2024)

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