Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011218
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 54 03/14
LOWEST 9 03/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 36.8 49.0 -12.2
AVG. MINIMUM 20.3 26.9 -6.6
MEAN 28.6 38.0 -9.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 13
DAYS MIN <= 32 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.50 0.90 0.60
DAYS >= .01 12
DAYS >= .10 3
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.68 03/24 TO 03/25
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 16.9 8.2 8.7
SINCE 7/1 54.4 49.0 5.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= TRACE 16
DAYS >= 1.0 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 10 03/27
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1119 839 280
SINCE 7/1 6192 5775 417
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/300 DATE 03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/300 DATE 03/10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...MARCH 2022 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR MARCH 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...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 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 0.78 0.90 -0.12 TIED FOR THE 35TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.11 IN 2004)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.67 IN 2021)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 6.4 8.2 -1.8 TIED FOR THE 32ND LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS T IN 2021)
(LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE T IN 2021)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 38.9 38.0 +0.9 24TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.0 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 41.1 IN 2021)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 50.0 49.0 +1.0 TIED FOR THE 26TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 53.0 IN 2021)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 27.8 26.9 +0.9 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.5 IN 1986)
(WARMEST SINCE 29.2 IN 2021)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
43 ON MARCH 1 (OLD RECORD 42 IN 1974)
...BILLINGS MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2022 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 10.9 10.8 +0.1 TIED FOR THE 31ST LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.4 IN 2021)
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