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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
527 AM MDT TUE AUG 01 2023

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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2023

WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 101 07/24
LOWEST 49 07/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 87.4 87.3 0.1
AVG. MINIMUM 59.7 59.3 0.4
MEAN 73.6 73.3 0.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 12
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.55 1.22 -0.67
DAYS >= .01 9
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.17 07/04 TO 07/04

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 8 12 -4
SINCE 7/1 8 9 -1
COOLING TOTAL 281 269 12
SINCE 1/1 355 365 -10
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 07/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/300 DATE 07/01

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 17 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4

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

...JULY 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR JULY 2023. 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. MONTHLY RANKINGS
FOR WIND USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN 1984.

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

...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 0.55 1.22 -0.67 TIED FOR THE 34TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2003)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.16 IN 2021)

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 0.0* 0.0 0.0 NOT DETERMINED

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 73.6 73.3 +0.3 40TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.0 IN 1936)
(WARMEST SINCE 75.9 IN 2022)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 87.4 87.3 +0.1 TIED FOR THE 44TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.3 IN 1936)
(WARMEST SINCE 91.0 IN 2022)

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 59.7 59.3 +0.4 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.7 IN 1936)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.7 IN 2022)

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS JULY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING

JULY 8.4 8.9 -0.5 TIED FOR THE 8TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.6 IN 2011)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.1 IN 2020)

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