Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011013
CLMMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
413 AM MDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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)
HIGHEST 82 03/27
LOWEST 18 03/05
03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.4 46.8 6.6
AVG. MINIMUM 28.1 22.5 5.6
MEAN 40.8 34.7 6.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.38 0.55 -0.17
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 03/22 TO 03/22
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 744 941 -197
SINCE 7/1 6276 6586 -310
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/310 DATE 03/10
37/300 03/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/320 DATE 03/23
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0
FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 3
- 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.
...MARCH 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR MARCH 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 0.17 0.55 -0.38 16TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.08 IN 2023)
...MILES CITY MARCH 2024 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 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 33.1 34.7 -1.6 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.3 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 25.2 IN 2023)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 44.0 46.8 -2.8 TIED FOR THE 36TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.5 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 33.9 IN 2023)
...MILES CITY MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 22.2 22.5 -0.3 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.1 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 16.5 IN 2023)
...MILES CITY MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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