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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
624 AM MST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           68   01/30
LOWEST           -31   01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    37.5               36.3     1.2
AVG. MINIMUM     8.6               11.7    -3.1
MEAN            23.1               24.0    -0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.27               0.61   -0.34
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.09   01/14 TO 01/14


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1292               1271      21
 SINCE 7/1      3753               4362    -609
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/310    DATE  01/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/310    DATE  01/18

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

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                2     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      8

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

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...JANUARY 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR JANUARY 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.27     0.61       -0.34      16TH DRIEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.03 IN 2004)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.08 IN 2010)

...SHERIDAN JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      23.1      24.0      -0.9      MEDIAN OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (WARMEST 35.5-2006/COLDEST 1.8-1916)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      37.5      36.3      +1.2      TIED FOR THE 41ST WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.8 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 42.7 IN 2022)

...SHERIDAN JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

66 ON JANUARY 28 (OLD RECORD 62 IN 1931)
68 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 1989)

...SHERIDAN JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-9 ON JANUARY 13 (TIED RECORD IN 1997)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       8.6      11.7      -3.1      TIED FOR THE 49TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -10.5 IN 1916)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 3.8 IN 2017)

...SHERIDAN JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-31 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -26 IN 1997)
-24 ON JANUARY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1979)

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