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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
517 AM MDT SAT AUG 01 2026

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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          110R  07/12
LOWEST            48   07/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    94.0               85.4     8.6
AVG. MINIMUM    60.6               56.1     4.5
MEAN            77.3               70.7     6.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    19
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.79               2.03   -1.24
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.32   07/07 TO 07/07

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 19     -19
 SINCE 7/1         0                 13     -13
COOLING TOTAL    389                197     192
 SINCE 1/1       450                258     192
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/330    DATE  07/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/330    DATE  07/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     52

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  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.

...JULY 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BAKER...

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

JULY        0.79        2.03     -1.24      7TH DRIEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.22 IN 2006)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.60 IN 2017)

... JULY 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

JULY         77.3      70.7      +6.6      TIED FOR THE RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
                                           (OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.3 IN 2017)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         94.0      85.4      +8.6      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 94.4 IN 2017)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.4 IN 2017)

... JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

99 ON JULY 10 (OLD RECORD 98 IN 2017)
104 ON JULY 11 (OLD RECORD 100 IN 2024)
110 ON JULY 12 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 2006)
106 ON JULY 13 (OLD RECORD 104 IN 2002)
102 ON JULY 26 (OLD RECORD 101 IN 2021)

... JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

76 ON JULY  7 (TIED RECORD IN 2010)

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         60.6      56.1      +4.5      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.0 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.0 IN 2012)

... JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

70 ON JULY 13 (OLD RECORD 67 IN 2005)
67 ON JULY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 2017)
71 ON JULY 26 (OLD RECORD 63 IN 2015)
65 ON JULY 27 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 2021)
67 ON JULY 28 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 2021)

... JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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