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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
545 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            107   07/13/2005
                       07/14/2002
 LOW             -41   12/09/1919
HIGHEST          101   08/19
LOWEST           -27   02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.9               59.7     1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    31.9               31.1     0.8
MEAN            46.4               45.4     1.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    23                      -11.5
DAYS MAX <= 32    37                       -3.4
DAYS MIN <= 32   178                       -6.7
DAYS MIN <= 0     24                        5.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       24.77   1944
 MINIMUM        8.23   1960
TOTALS         18.78              14.93    3.85
DAYS >= .01      112                        9.7
DAYS >= .10       50                        9.5
DAYS >= .50        7                        0.3
DAYS >= 1.00       2                        0.8


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7034               7542    -508
COOLING TOTAL    396                441     -45

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/17/2002
 LATEST       06/24/1967
EARLIEST                        09/06
LATEST                          05/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/310
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    55/320    DATE  11/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    79/240    DATE  12/19


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             46     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               20     RAIN                      30
LIGHT RAIN              109     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW               16     SNOW                      29
LIGHT SNOW               66     SLEET                      0
FOG                      96     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     23
HAZE                     46

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...2025 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN 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 AND ANNUAL
RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN MAY 1907 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.

NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY     1.08        0.61     +0.47      23RD WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.21 IN 1918)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.09 IN 2023)

FEBRUARY    1.07        0.65     +0.42      21ST WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.68 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.35 IN 2023)

MARCH       1.98         1.02     +0.96      12TH WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.43 IN 2017)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.43 IN 2017)

APRIL       2.80        1.87     +0.93      22ND WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 5.52 IN 1925)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 4.60 IN 2017)

MAY         4.49        2.68     +1.81      12TH WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.82 IN 1938)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 6.34 IN 2019)

JUNE        0.56        1.98     -1.42      14TH DRIEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.07 IN 1933)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.32 IN 2021)

JULY        1.93        1.07     +0.86      18TH WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.37 IN 1923)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.96 IN 2002)

AUGUST      0.66        0.71     -0.05      57TH DRIEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 1970)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.55 IN 2022)

SEPTEMBER   0.12        1.47     -1.35      TIED FOR THE 7TH DRIEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2012)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE T IN 2012)

OCTOBER     2.56        1.57     +0.99      TIED FOR THE 14TH WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.72 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.06 IN 2023)

NOVEMBER    0.15        0.76     -0.61      TIED FOR THE 7TH DRIEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1939)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.15 IN 2021)

DECEMBER    1.38*       0.54     +0.84      4TH WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.41 IN 1989)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.41 IN 1989)

YEAR        18.78*   14.93       +3.85      15TH WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 29.79 IN 1923)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 22.55 IN 2023)

...SHERIDAN 2025 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 1.31   MAY 19
2 - 1.13   APRIL 28
3 - 0.93   MARCH 18

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...-99 ON  0 0

...SHERIDAN 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN 2025 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

1 - 150    0
2 - 150    0
3 - 150    0

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-19 ON FEBRUARY  2 1989

...SHERIDAN 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-27 ON FEBRUARY 19 (OLD RECORD -23 IN 1929)
35 ON JUNE 23 (OLD RECORD 38 IN 1967)
31 ON SEPTEMBER  6 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 1918)

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