Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
342 AM MDT THU MAY 01 2025
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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 04/26/1952
LOW -19 04/01/1899
HIGHEST 75 04/27 77
LOWEST 15 04/04 18
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.3 56.8 2.5 62.7
AVG. MINIMUM 31.4 -1.4 35.7
MEAN 45.3 44.8 0.5 49.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 19 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.03 1940
MINIMUM T 1949
TOTALS 0.28 1.01 -0.73 0.80
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.03
DAYS >= .01 5 5
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 04/03 TO 04/03
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 28.5 1896
SNOW DEPTH 12 04/10/1995
04/09/1995
TOTALS T 2.5 -2.5 T
LIQUID EQUIV T 0.20 -0.20 T
SINCE 7/1 21.0 39.8 -18.8 MM
LIQUID 7/1 2.10 3.90 -1.80 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1
DAYS >= TRACE 3 4
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 04/27
04/02
04/01
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 581 607 -26 466
SINCE 7/1 7173 7846 -673 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/030 DATE 04/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/310 DATE 04/21
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.39
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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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APRIL WAS A MONTH OF NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL
PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 45.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS
0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 75 ON THE
27TH. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 15 ON THE 4TH.
PRECIPITATION WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL WITH 0.28 INCHES AND A TRACE OF
SNOWFALL. MOST OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH TOTAL FELL ON THE 3RD,
12TH AND 13TH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR APRIL IS 1.01 INCHES. IT WAS
THE DRIEST APRIL SINCE 1984 WHEN ONLY 0.10 INCHES FELL.
THE PEAK WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 50 MPH ON THE 21ST. THERE WERE
ALSO PEAK WINDS OF 49 MPH ON THE 28TH, 47 MPH ON THE 9TH AND 45 MPH
ON THE 13TH. THE WINDIEST DAY WAS ON THE 28TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND
SPEED OF 16.4 MPH.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS AT 63 ON THE 1ST AND
WARMS TO 72 AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW BEGINS AT 37 ON
THE 1ST AND WARMS TO 49 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR MAY IS 2.22 INCHES.
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