Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
469
CXUS55 KBYZ 011230
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
627 AM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 105R 08/02
LOWEST 51 08/09
08/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 85.7 85.8 -0.1
AVG. MINIMUM 57.8 57.5 0.3
MEAN 71.8 71.6 0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 9
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.90 0.87 0.03
DAYS >= .01 7
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.41 08/04 TO 08/04
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS TR 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 T 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 1
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 11 24 -13
SINCE 7/1 14 34 -20
COOLING TOTAL 227 230 -3
SINCE 1/1 667 595 72
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/360 DATE 08/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 76/340 DATE 08/06
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 49
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 1
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.
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...AUGUST 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR AUGUST 2024. 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. MONTHLY 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 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 0.90 0.87 +0.03 42ND WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.50 IN 1965)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.29 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST T 0.0 +T NOT DETERMINED
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
T ON AUGUST 6 (OLD RECORD 0.0 IN 1935)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 71.8 71.6 +0.2 TIED FOR THE 36TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.5 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 73.4 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 85.7 85.8 -0.1 TIED FOR THE 45TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.2 IN 1971)
(WARMEST SINCE 86.1 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
105 ON AUGUST 2 (OLD RECORD 99 IN 1966)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
65 ON AUGUST 7 (OLD RECORD 68 IN 1939)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 57.8 57.5 +0.3 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.6 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 8.7 9.0 -0.3 TIED FOR THE 18TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1989)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.1 IN 2020)
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