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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
437 AM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          100   08/17
LOWEST            43   08/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.4               84.8    -1.4
AVG. MINIMUM    53.9               48.1     5.8
MEAN            68.6               66.5     2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     6
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.56               1.07    0.49
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.38   08/09 TO 08/09


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     10                 58     -48
 SINCE 7/1        46                 97     -51
COOLING TOTAL    131                103      28
 SINCE 1/1       271                256      15
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/200    DATE  08/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/200    DATE  08/18

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

&&

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...AUGUST 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR AUGUST 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 AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT.

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

... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       1.56     1.07       +0.49      TIED FOR THE 25TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.90 IN 1979)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.91 IN 2021)

... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.38 ON AUGUST  9 (OLD RECORD 0.33 IN 1958)

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       68.7      66.5      +2.2      18TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.6 IN 2000)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 71.1 IN 2022)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       83.4      84.8      -1.4      37TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 74.7 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 82.8 IN 2021)

... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

98 ON AUGUST 15 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 2003)

... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       53.9      48.1      +5.8      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.3 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 54.3 IN 1983)

... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

58 ON AUGUST 21 (TIED RECORD IN 1981)
66 ON AUGUST 22 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 2003)

... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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