Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011141
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
538 AM MDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 85 04/21
LOWEST 24 04/17
AVG. MAXIMUM 58.3 56.9 1.4
AVG. MINIMUM 34.2 34.7 -0.5
MEAN 46.2 45.8 0.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 15
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.61 1.72 -1.11
DAYS >= .01 8
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.24 04/26 TO 04/27
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 2.4 7.5 -5.1
SINCE 7/1 40.9 56.5 -15.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 9
DAYS >= 1.0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 04/27
24 HR TOTAL 2.4 04/26 TO 04/27
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 556 577 -21
SINCE 7/1 5030 6351 -1321
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1
SINCE 1/1 2 1 1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 04/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/310 DATE 04/22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...MARCH 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR MARCH 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
MARCH 1.30 0.90 +0.40 TIED FOR THE 30TH WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.70 IN 1954)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.50 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.56 ON MARCH 13 (OLD RECORD 0.39 IN 1953)
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 14.2 8.2 +6.0 21ST SNOWIEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 27.6 IN 1935)
(SNOWIEST SINCE 16.9 IN 2023)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
7.0 ON MARCH 13 (OLD RECORD 4.3 IN 1967)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 43.9 38.0 +5.9 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.0 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 46.8 IN 2015)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 56.5 49.0 +7.5 TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 59.6 IN 2015)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
69 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 2004)
79 ON MARCH 19 (OLD RECORD 75 IN 1997)
83 ON MARCH 20 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 1997)
78 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 74 IN 1999)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 31.2 26.9 +4.3 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.5 IN 1986)
(WARMEST SINCE 32.0 IN 2025)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
48 ON MARCH 18 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 1972)
50 ON MARCH 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1988)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 10.0 10.8 -0.8 TIED FOR THE 19TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.1 IN 2024)
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