Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011144
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
441 AM MST SUN FEB 01 2026
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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 66 01/14
LOWEST -6 01/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 45.0 36.0 9.0
AVG. MINIMUM 25.9 17.9 8.0
MEAN 35.4 27.0 8.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5
DAYS MIN <= 32 19
DAYS MIN <= 0 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.07 0.55 -0.48
DAYS >= .01 5
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.03 01/24 TO 01/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.0 10.6 -9.6
SINCE 7/1 22.1 31.7 -9.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T
DAYS >= TRACE 5
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T
24 HR TOTAL 0.6
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 909 1180 -271
SINCE 7/1 3077 3941 -864
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/340 DATE 01/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/330 DATE 01/15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 3 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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...DECEMBER 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR DECEMBER 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
DECEMBER 1.39 0.57 +0.82 11TH WETTEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.00 IN 1973)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.81 IN 2017)
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.37 ON DECEMBER 11 (OLD RECORD 0.35 IN 1984)
0.72 ON DECEMBER 12 (OLD RECORD 0.29 IN 1946)
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 14.1 9.8 +4.3 21ST SNOWIEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 30.4 IN 2016)
(SNOWIEST SINCE 15.2 IN 2021)
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
8.8 ON DECEMBER 12 (OLD RECORD 4.7 IN 1946)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 34.5 27.6 +6.9 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.3 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 36.7 IN 2024)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 43.9 36.1 +7.8 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.9 IN 1939)
(WARMEST SINCE 46.6 IN 2024)
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
61 ON DECEMBER 25 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 2005)
55 ON DECEMBER 31 (OLD RECORD 53 IN 1962)
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 25.0 19.2 +5.8 TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.0 TIED IN 2023)
(WARMEST SINCE 26.8 IN 2024)
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS DECEMBER 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 11.7 12.9 -1.2 TIED FOR THE 14TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 10.3 IN 1983)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 11.5 IN 2024)
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