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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
528 AM MDT SUN JUN 01 2025

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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           87   05/10
LOWEST            35   05/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.0               66.9     3.1
AVG. MINIMUM    46.1               43.8     2.3
MEAN            58.1               55.3     2.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          2.60               2.36    0.24
DAYS >= .01       10
DAYS >= .10        6
DAYS >= .50        2
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.00   05/13 TO 05/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             T                0.9    -0.9
SINCE 7/1       64.2               57.4     6.8
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0
DAYS >= TRACE      1
DAYS >= 1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL       T

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    224                314     -90
 SINCE 7/1      6206               6665    -459
COOLING TOTAL     16                 14       2
 SINCE 1/1        16                 15       1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/360    DATE  05/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/360    DATE  05/12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      0

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

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...MAY 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR MAY 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. 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   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY             T     2.36       -2.36      TIED FOR THE 28TH WETTEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 0.38 TIED IN 1997)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.08 IN 2024)

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY           0.0       0.9       0.9      TIED FOR THE RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
                                            (OLD RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2023)

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY             M      55.3         M      NOT AVAILABLE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY             M      66.9         M      NOT AVAILABLE

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY             M      43.8         M      NOT AVAILABLE

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MAY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY             M       9.9          M      NOT AVAILABLE

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