Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
059
CXUS55 KBYZ 011054
CLMSHR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
453 AM MDT TUE SEP 01 2026
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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 104 08/01
LOWEST 40 08/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 87.2 86.6 0.6
AVG. MINIMUM 51.8 51.5 0.3
MEAN 69.5 69.1 0.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 14
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.06 0.71 -0.65
DAYS >= .01 1
DAYS >= .10 0
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.06 08/17 TO 08/17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 20 37 -17
SINCE 7/1 20 56 -36
COOLING TOTAL 168 162 6
SINCE 1/1 550 406 144
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/320 DATE 08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/150 DATE 08/22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 0 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 9
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...AUGUST 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR AUGUST 2026. 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 0.06* 0.71 -0.65 6TH DRIEST OUT OF 120 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 1970)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.05 IN 2013)
...SHERIDAN AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 69.6 69.1 +0.5 TIED FOR THE 47TH WARMEST OUT OF 120 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.8 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 71.2 IN 2024)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 87.4 86.6 +0.8 35TH WARMEST OUT OF 120 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 95.0 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 88.6 IN 2024)
...SHERIDAN AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
104 ON AUGUST 1 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 2008)
...SHERIDAN AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
AUGUST 51.8 51.5 +0.3 TIED FOR THE 59TH WARMEST OUT OF 120 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.5 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 53.7 IN 2024)
...SHERIDAN AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AUGUST 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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