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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
240 AM MDT THU JUN 01 2023

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            102   05/29/1988
                       05/18/1948
 LOW              15   05/06/1929
HIGHEST           90   05/22                          83
LOWEST            39   05/01                          31
                       05/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    75.1               67.7     7.4     68.2
AVG. MINIMUM    51.0                        7.7     41.7
MEAN            63.0               55.5     7.5     55.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     1                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   2
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.97   2011
 MINIMUM        0.03   1958
TOTALS          3.89               2.22    1.67     1.86
DAILY AVG.      0.13               0.07    0.06     0.07
DAYS >= .01       16                                   8
DAYS >= .10       10
DAYS >= .50        3                                   1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.39   05/25 TO 05/26

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          10.7   1983
 SNOW DEPTH       10   05/13/1983
TOTALS             T                0.9    -0.9        T
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1       64.9               40.7    24.2       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     6.49               4.00    2.49       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                                   2
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    106                310    -204      308
 SINCE 7/1      8713               8157     556       MM
COOLING TOTAL     55                 16      39        3
 SINCE 1/1        55                 16      39       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/010    DATE  05/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/010    DATE  05/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      8

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

&&
MAY WAS A WARM AND WET MONTH FOR GLASGOW. THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED
63.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT WAS THE THIRD
WARMEST MAY ON GLASGOW`S WEATHER RECORDS. ONLY 1934 WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 64.0 DEGREES AND 1936 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
63.2 DEGREES WERE WARMER. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 90 DEGREES ON
THE 22ND. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 39 ON THE 1ST AND THE 19TH. IT
IS THE HIGHEST LOW FOR THE MONTH OF MAY ON RECORD FOR GLASGOW. IN
1964, THE LOW FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WAS 37 WHICH WAS THE PREVIOUS
RECORD.

IT WAS VERY WET MONTH WITH 3.89 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE
14TH WETTEST MAY AND THE WETTEST MONTH SINCE SEPTEMBER 2019 WHEN
4.57 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OCCURRED. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR
MAY IS 2.22 INCHES.

THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 49 MPH ON THE 17TH. THERE WERE ALSO
PEAK WINDS OF 47 MPH ON THE 5TH AND 43 MPH ON THE 22ND. THE WINDIEST
DAY WAS THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 22.2 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 73 ON THE 1ST AND
WARMS TO 80 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS WITH 49
AND WARMS TO 55 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR
JUNE IS 2.83 INCHES.


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