Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011258
CLALVM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026
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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 08/05/1961
LOW -41 12/24/1983
HIGHEST 97 08/19
LOWEST -23 02/11
02/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.2 58.3 0.9
AVG. MINIMUM 33.0 32.6 0.4
MEAN 46.1 45.5 0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 17 -11.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 39 4.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 141 -20.6
DAYS MIN <= 0 19 5.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.11 2019
MINIMUM 8.62 2012
TOTALS 13.83 14.55 -0.72
DAYS >= .01 113 6.9
DAYS >= .10 44 1.7
DAYS >= .50 4 -1.3
DAYS >= 1.00 0 -0.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6916 7375 -459
COOLING TOTAL 197 278 -81
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/17/2002
LATEST 06/29/1968
EARLIEST 09/06
LATEST 06/05
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 64/220 DATE 02/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 90/190 DATE 02/23
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 45 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 19 RAIN 38
LIGHT RAIN 122 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 11 SNOW 23
LIGHT SNOW 69 SLEET 0
FOG 97 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 11
HAZE 36
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.
...2025 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR 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 AND ANNUAL
RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 0.48 0.44 +0.04 35TH WETTEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.41 IN 1989)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.51 IN 2022)
FEBRUARY 0.18 0.47 -0.29 TIED FOR THE 13TH DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1977)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.17 IN 2016)
MARCH 0.58 0.79 -0.21 25TH DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.13 IN 2002)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.46 IN 2022)
APRIL 2.57 1.71 +0.86 9TH WETTEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.44 IN 2019)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.44 IN 2019)
MAY 1.59 2.66 -1.07 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.30 IN 1958)
(DRIEST SINCE 1.53 IN 2020)
JUNE 2.08 2.42 -0.34 38TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.54 IN 1974)
(DRIEST SINCE 1.72 IN 2024)
JULY 1.08 1.31 -0.23 TIED FOR THE 38TH WETTEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.39 IN 1993)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.08 IN 2024)
AUGUST 0.50 1.07 -0.57 TIED FOR THE 15TH DRIEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 IN 2001)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.40 IN 2013)
SEPTEMBER 1.05 1.20 -0.15 35TH DRIEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1964)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.48 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 2.53 1.36 +1.17 6TH WETTEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.47 IN 1975)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.32 IN 2016)
NOVEMBER 0.33 0.62 -0.29 21ST DRIEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 TIED IN 2023)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.06 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 0.86* 0.50 +0.36 7TH WETTEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.01 IN 1955)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.97 IN 2015)
YEAR 13.83* 14.55 -0.72 30TH DRIEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.39 IN 1948)
(DRIEST SINCE 13.15 IN 2024)
... 2025 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
1 - 0.95 OCTOBER 11
2 - 0.62 APRIL 16
3 - 0.60 APRIL 27
0.26 ON JANUARY 4 (OLD RECORD 0.25 IN 1935)
0.62 ON APRIL 16 (OLD RECORD 0.37 IN 1935)
0.95 ON OCTOBER 11 (OLD RECORD 0.49 IN 1935)
0.25 ON NOVEMBER 24 (TIED RECORD IN 1935)
0.24 ON DECEMBER 22 (OLD RECORD 0.18 IN 1935)
NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.
... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...105 ON AUGUST 5 1961
... 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
JANUARY 23.6 28.1 -4.5 36TH COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 1947)
(COLDEST SINCE 21.8 IN 2017)
FEBRUARY M 28.9 M NOT AVAILABLE
MARCH 40.9 36.1 +4.8 TIED FOR THE 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.2 IN 2015)
(WARMEST SINCE 41.6 IN 2017)
APRIL 42.2 42.2 0.0 TIED FOR THE 38TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.7 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 46.2 IN 2024)
MAY 52.5 51.0 +1.5 TIED FOR THE 23RD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.0 IN 1958)
(WARMEST SINCE 56.7 IN 2023)
JUNE 59.2 59.3 -0.1 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 53.8 IN 1951)
(COLDEST SINCE 58.4 IN 2014)
JULY 66.9 67.9 -1.0 TIED FOR THE 25TH COLDEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 58.1 IN 1993)
(COLDEST SINCE 66.1 IN 2019)
AUGUST 66.4 66.5 -0.1 TIED FOR THE 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 60.2 IN 1993)
(COLDEST SINCE 65.0 IN 2018)
SEPTEMBER 60.4 57.3 +3.1 TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.2 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 62.4 IN 2024)
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-41 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
... 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
OCTOBER 46.0 45.5 +0.5 31ST COLDEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 37.0 IN 1969)
(COLDEST SINCE 44.5 IN 2023)
NOVEMBER 40.0 35.1 +4.9 TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 49.0 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 40.9 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 37.2 27.6 +9.6 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 39.0 IN 2024)
(WARMEST SINCE 39.0 IN 2024)
YEAR 46.4 45.5 +0.9 29TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 49.6 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.0 IN 2024)
... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 32.3 37.4 -5.1 31ST COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 1947)
(COLDEST SINCE 31.5 IN 2017)
FEBRUARY M 38.9 M NOT AVAILABLE
MARCH 51.2 47.8 +3.4 TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.2 IN 2015)
(WARMEST SINCE 51.9 IN 2021)
APRIL 55.1 54.4 +0.7 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.0 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 59.3 IN 2024)
MAY 66.6 64.4 +2.2 TIED FOR THE 23RD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.9 IN 1958)
(WARMEST SINCE 71.2 IN 2023)
JUNE 75.7 73.8 +1.9 TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 85.6 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 78.0 IN 2024)
JULY 84.3 85.7 -1.4 37TH COLDEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 70.0 IN 1993)
(COLDEST SINCE 82.8 IN 2019)
AUGUST 84.1 84.8 -0.7 TIED FOR THE 37TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 91.0 IN 2000)
(WARMEST SINCE 85.3 IN 2024)
SEPTEMBER 78.4 73.5 +4.9 11TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.6 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 80.0 IN 2024)
OCTOBER 57.6 58.2 -0.6 TIED FOR THE 26TH COLDEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 45.8 IN 1969)
(COLDEST SINCE 56.1 IN 2023)
NOVEMBER 51.3 44.9 +6.4 11TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.5 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 51.5 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 46.7 36.4 +10.3 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.5 IN 2024)
(WARMEST SINCE 47.5 IN 2024)
YEAR 59.5 58.5 +1.0 TIED FOR THE 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.2 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 61.6 IN 2024)
... 2025 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 97 AUGUST 19
2 - 96 AUGUST 20
3 - 96 JULY 14
76 ON APRIL 11 (TIED RECORD IN 2003)
83 ON MAY 10 (OLD RECORD 82 IN 1958)
96 ON AUGUST 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1971)
67 ON NOVEMBER 10 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 1996)
61 ON DECEMBER 10 (TIED RECORD IN 1990)
60 ON DECEMBER 14 (OLD RECORD 57 IN 1969)
60 ON DECEMBER 15 (TIED RECORD IN 1980)
58 ON DECEMBER 24 (OLD RECORD 55 IN 1950)
56 ON DECEMBER 25 (TIED RECORD IN 2005)
... 2025 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 1 FEBRUARY 18
2 - 1 FEBRUARY 4
3 - 2 FEBRUARY 17
ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.90 ON JUNE 16 1992
... 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
-23 ON FEBRUARY 11 (OLD RECORD -21 IN 1986)
-23 ON FEBRUARY 12 (TIED RECORD IN 1949)
10 ON APRIL 18 (OLD RECORD 14 IN 1953)
34 ON JUNE 6 (TIED RECORD IN 2009)
32 ON SEPTEMBER 6 (TIED RECORD IN 1956)
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