Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
813 PM MDT WED APR 02 2025

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             81   03/22/1928
 LOW             -45   03/12/1897
HIGHEST           72   03/27                          71
LOWEST            12   03/15                          -4
AVG. MAXIMUM    51.8               41.8    10.0     37.6
AVG. MINIMUM    27.4                        6.0     17.9
MEAN            39.6               31.6     8.0     27.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                  13
DAYS MIN <= 32    25                                  28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.25   1898
 MINIMUM           T   1901
TOTALS          0.16               0.47   -0.31     0.98
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.02   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01        5                                   8
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.08   03/03 TO 03/03
                       03/03 TO 03/04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          25.0   1897
 SNOW DEPTH       21   03/04/2004
                       03/03/2004
TOTALS           1.8                5.6    -3.8     15.1
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.20               0.50   -0.30     1.51
SINCE 7/1       21.0               37.3   -16.3       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     2.10               3.70   -1.60       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   2
DAYS >= TRACE      9                                  11
DAYS >= 1.0        1                                   8
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        1   03/04                           5  03/22
                       03/05
                                                          03/23
 24 HR TOTAL     1.8

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    781               1036    -255     1148
 SINCE 7/1      6592               7241    -649       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/290    DATE  03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/280    DATE  03/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.43
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

MARCH CONTINUED THE TREND FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS AT GLASGOW.
THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 39.6 DEGREES WHICH WAS 8.0 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THIS MARCH WAS THE 6TH WARMEST. MARCH HAD ONLY 6 DAYS WITH
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 27.4. THE
HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 72 ON THE 27TH. THE LOW
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 12 ON THE 15TH.

PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH WAS 0.16 INCHES WITH 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW.
NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH IS 0.47 INCHES AND NORMAL
SNOWFALL IS 5.6 INCHES. THE WETTEST DAY WAS MARCH 3RD WHERE 0.08
INCHES OF PRECIPITIATION FELL.

THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 49 MPH ON THE 10TH. THE WINDIEST DAY
WAS THE 31ST WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 18.4 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 50 AND WARMS
SLOWLY TO 62 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS AT 28
AND RISES TO 37. NORMAL APRIL PRECIPITATION IS 1.01 INCHES WITH 2.5
INCHES OF SNOW.

$$

JACKSON