Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011258
CLAMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 111 06/26/2012
LOW -38 12/24/1983
HIGHEST 103 07/09
LOWEST -30 02/11
02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM 59.9 58.7 1.2
AVG. MINIMUM 34.7 33.6 1.1
MEAN 47.3 46.2 1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 35 -6.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 47 -4.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 162 -4.3
DAYS MIN <= 0 28 4.2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 20.28 1978
MINIMUM 5.27 1988
TOTALS 13.18 12.88 0.30
DAYS >= .01 87 0.3
DAYS >= .10 38 5.8
DAYS >= .50 7 0.9
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7095 7566 -471
COOLING TOTAL 805 731 74
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/02/1974
LATEST 06/08/1950
EARLIEST 10/21
LATEST 04/23
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/340
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/340 DATE 06/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 80/350 DATE 06/15
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 43 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 16 RAIN 36
LIGHT RAIN 128 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 7
LIGHT SNOW 62 SLEET 0
FOG 118 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 16
HAZE 44
- 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 MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY 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 RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1938.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 0.12 0.28 -0.16 TIED FOR THE 17TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2008)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.12 IN 2024)
FEBRUARY 0.07 0.26 -0.19 TIED FOR THE 10TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2005)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2022)
MARCH 0.38 0.55 -0.17 TIED FOR THE 36TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.17 IN 2024)
APRIL 1.24 1.54 -0.30 40TH WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.36 IN 2016)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.71 IN 2022)
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
...MILES CITY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
MAY 1.00 2.73 -1.73 TIED FOR THE 11TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.24 IN 1958)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.43 IN 2017)
JUNE 2.81 2.51 +0.30 37TH WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.78 IN 1944)
(WETTEST SINCE 4.07 IN 2023)
JULY 2.30 1.51 +0.79 17TH WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.32 IN 1993)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.82 IN 2019)
AUGUST 1.14 0.91 +0.23 36TH WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.01 IN 2024)
1.32 ON JUNE 15 (OLD RECORD 1.19 IN 1938)
1.19 ON OCTOBER 16 (OLD RECORD 0.66 IN 1990)
0.15 ON DECEMBER 10 (OLD RECORD 0.08 IN 1995)
NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.
...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
SEPTEMBER 0.72 1.07 -0.35 TIED FOR THE 41ST DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1960)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.31 IN 2024)
OCTOBER 2.70 0.97 +1.73 TIED FOR THE 3RD WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.31 IN 1971)
(WETTEST SINCE 6.31 IN 1971)
NOVEMBER 0.11 0.33 -0.22 13TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2016)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.02 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 0.59* 0.22 +0.37 20TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 1.78 IN 1968)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.71 IN 2024)
JANUARY 18.3 19.5 -1.2 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS -4.5 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 16.1 IN 2024)
FEBRUARY M 23.6 M NOT AVAILABLE
YEAR 13.18* 12.88 +0.30 44TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.27 IN 1988)
(DRIEST SINCE 11.11 IN 2024)
...MILES CITY 2025 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
1 - 1.32 JUNE 15
2 - 1.19 OCTOBER 16
3 - 0.62 SEPTEMBER 17
MARCH 40.8 34.7 +6.1 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.1 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 42.6 IN 2016)
APRIL 46.2 45.5 +0.7 43RD COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.8 TIED IN 2022)
(COLDEST SINCE 43.6 IN 2023)
MAY 59.1 55.5 +3.6 TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.8 IN 1958)
(WARMEST SINCE 61.3 IN 2023)
JUNE 66.6 65.6 +1.0 TIED FOR THE 36TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.9 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 68.2 IN 2023)
JULY 74.3 74.2 +0.1 TIED FOR THE 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 64.2 IN 1993)
(COLDEST SINCE 73.1 IN 2020)
AUGUST 72.8 72.5 +0.3 43RD WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.4 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 73.5 IN 2023)
SEPTEMBER 66.0 61.2 +4.8 TIED FOR THE 11TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 67.1 IN 2024)
OCTOBER 49.3 46.4 +2.9 TIED FOR THE 36TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.7 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 52.8 IN 2024)
NOVEMBER 37.6 32.7 +4.9 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 42.9 IN 1949)
(WARMEST SINCE 39.1 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 27.3 22.4 +4.9 TIED FOR THE 20TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 33.3 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 28.7 IN 2024)
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...111 ON JUNE 26 2012
...MILES CITY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
YEAR 47.6 46.3 +1.3 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.1 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.1 IN 2024)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2025 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 27.5 30.1 -2.6 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.2 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 26.9 IN 2024)
FEBRUARY M 34.7 M NOT AVAILABLE
MARCH 53.4 46.8 +6.6 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 62.3 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 56.1 IN 2016)
APRIL 59.6 58.1 +1.5 TIED FOR THE 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.5 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 62.7 IN 2024)
MAY 72.4 68.1 +4.3 TIED FOR THE 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.3 IN 1958)
(WARMEST SINCE 74.3 IN 2023)
JUNE 80.7 78.6 +2.1 TIED FOR THE 27TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.4 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 89.8 IN 2021)
JULY 88.1 88.7 -0.6 TIED FOR THE 32ND COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 74.5 IN 1993)
(COLDEST SINCE 85.4 IN 2019)
AUGUST 87.0 87.4 -0.4 TIED FOR THE 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 78.5 IN 1977)
(COLDEST SINCE 86.1 IN 2024)
SEPTEMBER 81.7 75.6 +6.1 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 84.3 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 83.5 IN 2024)
OCTOBER 61.6 59.0 +2.6 TIED FOR THE 41ST WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 TIED IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 68.5 IN 2024)
NOVEMBER 49.3 44.3 +5.0 TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.6 TIED IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 52.1 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 38.0 33.1 +4.9 TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.0 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 38.5 IN 2024)
YEAR 60.2 58.9 +1.3 TIED FOR THE 17TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.9 IN 2024)
...MILES CITY 2025 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 103 JULY 9
2 - 102 AUGUST 19
3 - 102 JULY 14
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
...MILES CITY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-24 ON FEBRUARY 18 (OLD RECORD -19 IN 1938)
-30 ON FEBRUARY 19 (OLD RECORD -26 IN 1959)
41 ON JUNE 23 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 1942)
-14 ON NOVEMBER 30 (OLD RECORD -12 IN 1975)
ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.91 ON APRIL 24 2016
...MILES CITY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
82 ON MARCH 27 (TIED RECORD IN 1946)
90 ON MAY 10 (OLD RECORD 89 IN 1961)
92 ON MAY 11 (TIED RECORD IN 1958)
102 ON AUGUST 19 (OLD RECORD 101 IN 2008)
70 ON NOVEMBER 13 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 1942)
...MILES CITY 2025 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - -8 FEBRUARY 18
2 - -8 FEBRUARY 17
3 - -8 FEBRUARY 11
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...111 ON JUNE 26 2012
...MILES CITY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-24 ON FEBRUARY 18 (OLD RECORD -19 IN 1938)
-30 ON FEBRUARY 19 (OLD RECORD -26 IN 1959)
41 ON JUNE 23 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 1942)
-14 ON NOVEMBER 30 (OLD RECORD -12 IN 1975)
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