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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1016 AM MST MON JAN 02 2023

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   06/26/2012
 LOW             -38   12/24/1983
HIGHEST          106   07/17
LOWEST           -29   12/23
                       01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.5               58.7    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    33.1               33.6    -0.5
MEAN            45.3               46.1    -0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    49                        8.4
DAYS MAX <= 32    65                       14.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   176                        9.7
DAYS MIN <= 0     35                       11.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       20.28   1978
 MINIMUM        5.27   1988
TOTALS          9.75              12.88   -3.13
DAYS >= .01       83                       -3.7
DAYS >= .10       28                       -4.2
DAYS >= .50        4                       -2.1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                       -1.5


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7984               7566     418
COOLING TOTAL    938                731     207

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/02/1974
 LATEST       06/08/1950
EARLIEST                        10/16
LATEST                          05/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/250    DATE  04/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/250    DATE  08/14


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             27     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               16     RAIN                      28
LIGHT RAIN              113     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                7     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               64     SLEET                      0
FOG                     103     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     50

-  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.

...2022 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1938.

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

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.10     0.28       -0.18      TIED FOR THE 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.07 IN 2019)

FEBRUARY     0.04     0.26       -0.22      TIED FOR THE 6TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2005)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 2013)

MARCH        0.25     0.55       -0.30      TIED FOR THE 17TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.25 IN 2020)

APRIL        1.71     1.54       +0.17      24TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.36 IN 2016)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.13 IN 2019)

MAY          1.45     2.73       -1.28      33RD DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.24 IN 1958)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.43 IN 2017)

JUNE         2.77     2.51       +0.26      37TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.78 IN 1944)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 4.46 IN 2018)

JULY         0.61     1.51       -0.90      TIED FOR THE 19TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2017)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE T IN 2017)

AUGUST       0.94     0.91       +0.03      42ND WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.45 IN 2021)

SEPTEMBER    0.20     1.07       -0.87      9TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1960)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.18 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      1.31     0.97       +0.34      19TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.31 IN 1971)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.41 IN 2021)

NOVEMBER     0.20     0.33       -0.13      TIED FOR THE 26TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2016)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.02 IN 2021)

DECEMBER     0.17*    0.22       -0.05      25TH DRIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 TIED IN 2020)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.02 IN 2020)

YEAR         9.75*   12.88       -3.13      16TH DRIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.27 IN 1988)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 9.60 IN 2021)

...MILES CITY 2022 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 0.67   OCTOBER 23
2 - 0.57   MAY 12
3 - 0.52   APRIL 29

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.91 ON APRIL 24 2016

...MILES CITY 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.67 ON OCTOBER 23 (OLD RECORD 0.20 IN 1991)

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

...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      22.2      19.5      +2.7      TIED FOR THE 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 28.0 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     23.6      23.6       0.0      42ND WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 27.6 IN 2020)

MARCH        35.6      34.7      +0.9      36TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.1 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 39.1 IN 2021)

APRIL        38.8      45.5      -6.7      TIED FOR THE RECORD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (OLD RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.8 IN 1975)

MAY          54.1      55.5      -1.4      TIED FOR THE 23RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 50.4 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 53.4 IN 2021)

JUNE         64.4      65.6      -1.2      TIED FOR THE 29TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 58.5 IN 1945)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 64.1 IN 2019)

JULY         76.2      74.2      +2.0      28TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.5 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 80.5 IN 2021)

AUGUST       76.7      72.5      +4.2      TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.4 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 78.9 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    66.7      61.2      +5.5      7TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 67.6 IN 2009)

OCTOBER      50.0      46.4      +3.6      TIED FOR THE 26TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.7 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.5 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     23.4      32.7      -9.3      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 14.4 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 18.3 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     11.6      22.4     -10.8      7TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.9 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 10.6 IN 2009)

YEAR         45.5      46.3      -0.8      32ND COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 41.2 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 43.3 IN 2019)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      33.0      30.1      +2.9      27TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.8 IN 1992)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.4 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     34.9      34.7      +0.2      TIED FOR THE 40TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.4 IN 1992)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2020)

MARCH        48.5      46.8      +1.7      27TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 62.3 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.9 IN 2021)

APRIL        49.7      58.1      -8.4      3RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 48.2 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 48.2 IN 1975)

MAY          65.2      68.1      -2.9      15TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 60.2 IN 2011)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 61.9 IN 2019)

JUNE         76.7      78.6      -1.9      29TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 69.1 IN 1945)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 74.6 IN 2014)

JULY         91.8      88.7      +3.1      TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.7 TIED IN 2017)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 95.9 IN 2021)

AUGUST       91.6      87.4      +4.2      TIED FOR THE 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 94.9 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.2 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    82.0      75.6      +6.4      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 84.3 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 83.5 IN 2009)

OCTOBER      62.4      59.0      +3.4      30TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 TIED IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 65.2 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     33.4      44.3     -10.9      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 23.1 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 27.5 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     20.2      33.1     -12.9      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 9.2 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 19.9 IN 2009)

YEAR         57.7      58.9      -1.2      TIED FOR THE 30TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 52.7 IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 54.8 IN 2019)

...MILES CITY 2022 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 106   JULY 17
2 - 105   SEPTEMBER  7
3 - 105   AUGUST  4

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...111 ON JUNE 26 2012

...MILES CITY 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

59 ON FEBRUARY  7 (TIED RECORD IN 1954)
106 ON JULY 17 (OLD RECORD 104 IN 1955)
105 ON AUGUST  4 (TIED RECORD IN 1947)
105 ON SEPTEMBER  7 (OLD RECORD 101 IN 1947)

...MILES CITY 2022 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - -11   DECEMBER 22
2 - -10   DECEMBER 21
3 - -9   JANUARY  5

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-25 ON DECEMBER 24 1983

...MILES CITY 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-9 ON JANUARY  5 (OLD RECORD -6 IN 1982)
-3 ON FEBRUARY 22 (OLD RECORD 0 IN 1957)
1 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD 2 IN 1962)
20 ON APRIL 13 (OLD RECORD 25 IN 2020)
28 ON APRIL 15 (OLD RECORD 31 IN 2013)
36 ON APRIL 23 (OLD RECORD 40 IN 1958)
47 ON MAY 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1953)
70 ON AUGUST  6 (TIED RECORD IN 1996)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      11.4      8.9      +2.5      32ND WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 24.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 17.6 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     12.2      12.5      -0.3      42ND WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 26.9 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 16.2 IN 2020)

MARCH        22.6      22.5      +0.1      43RD WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 32.4 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 25.2 IN 2021)

APRIL        27.8      32.9      -5.1      TIED FOR THE 3RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.0 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 27.4 IN 2020)

MAY          43.0      42.9      +0.1      TIED FOR THE 30TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.7 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 40.0 IN 2021)

JUNE         52.0      52.5      -0.5      TIED FOR THE 28TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 47.3 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 50.6 IN 2019)

JULY         60.6      59.6      +1.0      TIED FOR THE 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 66.3 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 65.0 IN 2021)

AUGUST       61.8      57.6      +4.2      9TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.8 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.5 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    51.3      46.9      +4.4      TIED FOR THE 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.5 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.8 IN 2013)

OCTOBER      37.5      33.8      +3.7      TIED FOR THE 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 42.0 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.1 IN 2016)

NOVEMBER     13.4      21.2      -7.8      5TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.6 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 9.1 IN 2000)

DECEMBER      2.9      11.7      -8.8      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -7.5 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 1.9 IN 2013)

YEAR         33.3      33.7      -0.4      TIED FOR THE 32ND COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 29.3 TIED IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 31.8 IN 2019)

...MILES CITY 2022 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - 73   AUGUST 13
2 - 69   AUGUST 17
3 - 69   AUGUST 16

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...79 ON JULY 24 2007

...MILES CITY 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

35 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD 31 IN 1980)
35 ON JANUARY 23 (TIED RECORD IN 1947)
34 ON FEBRUARY 10 (TIED RECORD IN 1961)
36 ON MARCH  1 (OLD RECORD 34 IN 1974)
69 ON JUNE 18 (TIED RECORD IN 1986)

...MILES CITY 2022 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - -29   DECEMBER 23
2 - -29   JANUARY  1
3 - -24   FEBRUARY 23

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983

...MILES CITY 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-24 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD -19 IN 2018)
11 ON APRIL 16 (OLD RECORD 14 IN 1951)
28 ON MAY 22 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 2002)
-17 ON NOVEMBER 11 (OLD RECORD -14 IN 2000)
-7 ON NOVEMBER 18 (OLD RECORD -5 IN 1955)

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