Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011258
CLABIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/14/2002
LOW -38 02/15/1936
HIGHEST 100 08/19
LOWEST -19 02/11
02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.1 59.4 0.7
AVG. MINIMUM 38.1 37.0 1.1
MEAN 49.1 48.2 0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 23 -9.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 39 -0.5
DAYS MIN <= 32 121 -20.5
DAYS MIN <= 0 19 6.2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 26.81 1978
MINIMUM 6.86 2012
TOTALS 18.28 14.31 3.97
DAYS >= .01 97 0.1
DAYS >= .10 55 16.4
DAYS >= .50 8 2.0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 -1.4
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 127.9 1955
TOTALS 79.1 57.4 21.7
DAYS >= TRACE 63 38.8 24.2
DAYS >= 1.0 18 18.1 -0.1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 18 02/18
02/19
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6303 6754 -451
COOLING TOTAL 659 663 -4
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/04/1962
LATEST 06/13/1969
EARLIEST 10/13
LATEST 04/18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 61/280 DATE 12/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 79/280 DATE 12/17
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 45 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 17 RAIN 37
LIGHT RAIN 122 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 6 SNOW 22
LIGHT SNOW 61 SLEET 1
FOG 89 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 15
HAZE 25
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...2025 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1935. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL RANKINGS FOR WIND USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN 1984.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
FEBRUARY 11.7 11.9 -0.2 33RD LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 1958)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.9 IN 2024)
JANUARY 0.84 0.55 +0.29 24TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.35 IN 1972)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.95 IN 2019)
FEBRUARY 1.83 0.57 +1.26 3RD WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.06 IN 2014)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.00 IN 2019)
MARCH 1.15 0.90 +0.25 34TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.70 IN 1954)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.50 IN 2023)
APRIL 3.38 1.72 +1.66 7TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.42 IN 1955)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.87 IN 1991)
MAY 2.60 2.36 +0.24 27TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.54 IN 2011)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.87 IN 2024)
JUNE 1.89 2.22 -0.33 43RD WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 7.64 IN 1944)
(WETTEST SINCE 6.36 IN 2023)
JULY 0.95 1.22 -0.27 TIED FOR THE 37TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 5.08 IN 1993)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.18 IN 2022)
AUGUST 0.79 0.87 -0.08 46TH WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.50 IN 1965)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.90 IN 2024)
SEPTEMBER 0.94 1.36 -0.42 36TH DRIEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2012)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.57 IN 2023)
OCTOBER 1.91 1.37 +0.54 21ST WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.80 IN 1971)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.02 IN 2023)
NOVEMBER 0.58 0.60 -0.02 45TH WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.34 IN 1978)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.76 IN 2022)
DECEMBER 1.39 0.57 +0.82 11TH WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.00 IN 1973)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.81 IN 2017)
YEAR 18.25 14.31 +3.94 14TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 26.81 IN 1978)
(WETTEST SINCE 19.10 IN 2019)
...BILLINGS 2025 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-21 ON JANUARY 26 1972
...BILLINGS 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
1 - 0.83 MAY 18
2 - 0.77 OCTOBER 4
3 - 0.75 MAY 13
79 ON MARCH 27 (OLD RECORD 77 IN 2015)
81 ON APRIL 11 (OLD RECORD 80 IN 1949)
87 ON MAY 10 (OLD RECORD 85 IN 1940)
70 ON NOVEMBER 13 (OLD RECORD 69 IN 1934)
61 ON DECEMBER 25 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 2005)
55 ON DECEMBER 31 (OLD RECORD 53 IN 1962)
...BILLINGS 2025 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 0 FEBRUARY 19
2 - 0 FEBRUARY 18
3 - 3 FEBRUARY 4
MARCH 11.1 10.8 +0.3 37TH WINDIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WINDIEST WAS 14.2 IN 1955)
(WINDIEST SINCE 11.9 IN 2016)
APRIL 10.7 10.5 +0.2 TIED FOR THE 28TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.8 IN 1983)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.6 IN 2023)
ALL TIME DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...999.9 ON 0 0
...BILLINGS 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORDS...
NONE
ALL TIME DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...0.0 ON DECEMBER 28 2021
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