Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
630 AM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 08/06/1983
08/07/1949
08/06/1949
LOW 28 08/23/1928
HIGHEST 108R 08/02 103
LOWEST 47 08/08 52
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.4 84.8 1.6 88.6
AVG. MINIMUM 59.0 1.8 59.2
MEAN 72.7 71.0 1.7 73.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 10 14
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.72 2014
MINIMUM T 2001
TOTALS 1.14 1.27 -0.13 0.53
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.04 -0.00 0.02
DAYS >= .01 12 6
DAYS >= .10 4
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.39 08/20 TO 08/20
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
SNOW DEPTH MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 16 30 -14 4
SINCE 7/1 16 41 -25 MM
COOLING TOTAL 262 216 46 290
SINCE 1/1 698 535 163 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 53/210 DATE 08/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 71/210 DATE 08/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 13 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 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
&&
AUGUST WAS ONCE AGAIN A MONTH OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW
NORMAL PRECIPITATION. WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 72.7 DEGREES,
AUGUST 2024 RANKS AS THE 20TH WARMEST AUGUST ON RECORD, AND 1.7
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 108
DEGREES ON THE 2ND, WHICH SET A DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD AND
TIES THE THE ALL TIME HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD FOR AUGUST. THE
COOLEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 47 ON THE 8TH.
PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 1.14 INCHES, OR 0.13 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THE PRECIPITATION WAS SPREAD THROUGH THE MONTH WITH SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS OCCURING EVERY FEW DAYS. THE HIGHEST DAILY AMOUNT
WAS 0.39 INCHES ON THE 20TH.
THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 71 MPH ON THE 20TH. THE ONLY
OTHER DAY WITH A WIND GUST OVER 50 MPH WAS ON THE 28TH WITH A GUST
OF 55 MPH. THE WINDIEST DAY WAS THE 23RD WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED
OF 19.2 MPH.
SEASONALLY, THIS SUMMER (JUNE-AUGUST) RANKS AS THE 11TH HOTTEST
SUMMER ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 71.3 DEGREES. THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 109 ON JULY 24TH IS THE 5TH HIGHEST SUMMER
TEMPERATURE.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS AT 79 AND COOLS
TO 66 ON THE 30TH. THE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE STARTS AT 52 AND COOLS
TO 41 AT THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR SEPTEMBER IS
1.06 INCHES.
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