Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011141
CLMSHR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
538 AM MDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 82 04/21
LOWEST 19 04/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 57.2 56.7 0.5
AVG. MINIMUM 28.5 29.7 -1.2
MEAN 42.9 43.2 -0.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 26
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.86 1.87 -0.01
DAYS >= .01 10
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.48 04/03 TO 04/03
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 656 654 2
SINCE 7/1 5640 7010 -1370
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/220 DATE 04/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/220 DATE 04/22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 0
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...MARCH 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR MARCH 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
MARCH 1.23 1.02 +0.21 TIED FOR THE 41ST WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.43 IN 2017)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2025)
...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 43.2 35.7 +7.5 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 45.5 IN 2012)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 58.7 49.0 +9.7 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.8 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 61.8 IN 2012)
...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
70 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 1990)
78 ON MARCH 18 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 2017)
81 ON MARCH 19 (OLD RECORD 75 IN 1997)
81 ON MARCH 20 (OLD RECORD 78 IN 1910)
83 ON MARCH 21 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 2009)
78 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 77 IN 2007)
...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 27.6 22.4 +5.2 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.7 IN 1986)
(WARMEST SINCE 28.9 IN 2017)
...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
40 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 39 IN 1986)
...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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