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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
627 AM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          101   08/02
LOWEST            42   08/21
                       08/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.3               84.8     0.5
AVG. MINIMUM    49.0               48.1     0.9
MEAN            67.1               66.5     0.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    10
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.05               1.07   -0.02
DAYS >= .01        7
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.32   08/10 TO 08/10


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     27                 58     -31
 SINCE 7/1        45                 97     -52
COOLING TOTAL    101                103      -2
 SINCE 1/1       322                256      66
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    56/210    DATE  08/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    76/210    DATE  08/20

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     52

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               15     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      1
HAZE                      2

-  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.

...AUGUST 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR AUGUST 2024. 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   2024 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       1.05     1.07       -0.02      38TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 IN 2001)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.74 IN 2022)

... AUGUST 2024 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   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       67.2      66.5      +0.7      TIED FOR THE 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.6 IN 2000)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 68.7 IN 2023)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       85.3      84.8      +0.5      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 91.0 IN 2000)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 90.0 IN 2022)

... AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

101 ON AUGUST  2 (OLD RECORD 98 IN 1966)

... AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       49.0      48.1      +0.9      34TH COLDEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 43.4 IN 2002)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 48.6 IN 2019)

... AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AUGUST 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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