Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011013
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
413 AM MDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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)
HIGHEST 79 03/27
LOWEST 23 03/07
03/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.0 49.0 4.0
AVG. MINIMUM 32.0 26.9 5.1
MEAN 42.5 38.0 4.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 20
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.15 0.90 0.25
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.42 03/18 TO 03/18
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 7.3 8.2 -0.9
SINCE 7/1 55.3 49.0 6.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 9
DAYS >= 1.0 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 03/04
03/18
03/31
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 689 839 -150
SINCE 7/1 5452 5775 -323
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/310 DATE 03/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/340 DATE 03/22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
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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...MARCH 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR MARCH 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
MARCH 0.53 0.90 -0.37 TIED FOR THE 16TH DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.11 IN 2004)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.37 IN 2019)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 4.8 8.2 -3.4 21ST LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS T IN 2021)
(LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE T IN 2021)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 36.8 38.0 -1.2 41ST WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.0 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2022)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 46.7 49.0 -2.3 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 50.0 IN 2022)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
71 ON MARCH 18 (TIED RECORD IN 2004)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 26.8 26.9 -0.1 TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.5 IN 1986)
(WARMEST SINCE 27.8 IN 2022)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 9.1 10.8 -1.7 TIED FOR THE 5TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.8 IN 2023)
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