Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           58   03/14
LOWEST                 03/08
                       03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.3               49.0   -13.7
AVG. MINIMUM    11.3               22.4   -11.1
MEAN            23.3               35.7   -12.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    11
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.65               1.02    0.63
DAYS >= .01       13
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.37   03/24 TO 03/25


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1285                908     377
 SINCE 7/1      6843               6357     486
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/320    DATE  03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/320    DATE  03/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     17

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

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...MARCH 2022 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR MARCH 2022. 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   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        0.83     1.02       -0.19      TIED FOR THE 46TH DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.14 IN 1978)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.55 IN 2020)

...SHERIDAN MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.35 ON MARCH  4 (OLD RECORD 0.24 IN 1931)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        36.5      35.7      +0.8      36TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 37.1 IN 2021)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        50.9      49.0      +1.9      25TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.8 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.1 IN 2017)

...SHERIDAN MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        22.1      22.4      -0.3      TIED FOR THE 50TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.7 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 23.7 IN 2021)

...SHERIDAN MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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