Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
519 AM MST SAT FEB 01 2025

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           44   01/16
LOWEST           -17   01/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    27.5               30.1    -2.6
AVG. MINIMUM     9.0                8.9     0.1
MEAN            18.2               19.5    -1.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    17
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.12               0.28   -0.16
DAYS >= .01        4
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.07   01/04 TO 01/04


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1441               1410      31
 SINCE 7/1      3978               4491    -513
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/320    DATE  01/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/310    DATE  01/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     78

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                       3
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      8

-  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 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR JANUARY 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.

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)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

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

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)

...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)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       9.0      8.9      +0.1      44TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 24.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 14.6 IN 2023)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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