Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
954
CXUS55 KBYZ 011054
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
453 AM MDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 104 08/01
LOWEST 48 08/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.3 85.8 0.5
AVG. MINIMUM 59.6 57.5 2.1
MEAN 73.0 71.6 1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 13
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.87 0.87 0.00
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 08/12 TO 08/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8 24 -16
SINCE 7/1 8 34 -26
COOLING TOTAL 263 230 33
SINCE 1/1 787 595 192
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/240 DATE 08/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 67/230 DATE 08/27
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 47
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 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 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...AUGUST 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR AUGUST 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...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 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 0.87 0.87 +0.00 TIED FOR THE 43RD WETTEST OUT OF 93 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.50 IN 1965)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.90 IN 2024)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 0.0 0.0 0.0 NOT DETERMINED
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 73.0 71.6 +1.4 26TH WARMEST OUT OF 93 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.5 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 73.4 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 86.3 85.8 +0.5 TIED FOR THE 38TH WARMEST OUT OF 93 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.2 IN 1971)
(WARMEST SINCE 89.8 IN 2022)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
104 ON AUGUST 1 (OLD RECORD 102 IN 2008)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
70 ON AUGUST 3 (TIED RECORD IN 1972)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 59.6 57.5 +2.1 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 93 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.6 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 6.9 9.0 -2.1 RECORD LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1989)
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