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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
441 AM MST SUN FEB 01 2026

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           59   01/14
LOWEST            -5   01/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    42.4               37.4     5.0
AVG. MINIMUM    24.6               18.8     5.8
MEAN            33.5               28.1     5.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     5
DAYS MIN <= 32    22
DAYS MIN <= 0      3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.01R              0.44   -0.43
DAYS >= .01        1
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.01   01/02 TO 01/02


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    969               1144    -175
 SINCE 7/1      3327               4162    -835
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              20.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/230    DATE  01/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    78/210    DATE  01/26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...JANUARY 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR JANUARY 2026. 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 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   2026 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY     0.01        0.44     -0.43      TIED FOR THE RECORD DRIEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
                                            (OLD RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 TIED IN 2009)

... JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      33.5      28.1      +5.4      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 35.5 IN 2006)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      42.4      37.4      +5.0      TIED FOR THE 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.2 IN 1981)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 43.7 IN 2015)

... JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

54 ON JANUARY  3 (OLD RECORD 51 IN 1981)
59 ON JANUARY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1995)

... JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      24.6      18.8      +5.8      7TH WARMEST OUT OF 78 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.8 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 28.3 IN 2006)

... JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

44 ON JANUARY  3 (OLD RECORD 40 IN 2008)
42 ON JANUARY  4 (TIED RECORD IN 1956)

... JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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