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

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            105   08/05/1961
 LOW             -41   12/24/1983
HIGHEST          102   09/03
                       09/07
LOWEST           -27   02/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.5               58.3     0.2
AVG. MINIMUM    32.2               32.6    -0.4
MEAN            45.4               45.4    -0.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    45                       16.9
DAYS MAX <= 32    35                        0.1
DAYS MIN <= 32   168                        6.4
DAYS MIN <= 0     21                        7.8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       18.11   2019
 MINIMUM        8.62   2012
TOTALS         14.13              14.55   -0.42
DAYS >= .01       80                      -26.1
DAYS >= .10       33                       -9.3
DAYS >= .50        3                       -2.3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                       -0.8


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7500               7375     125
COOLING TOTAL    481                278     203

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/17/2002
 LATEST       06/29/1968
EARLIEST                        09/10
LATEST                          06/01
................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              15.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    62/220    DATE  12/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    75/220    DATE  12/27


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             30     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                      33
LIGHT RAIN              106     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW               14     SNOW                      26
LIGHT SNOW               84     SLEET                      0
FOG                      92     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     16
HAZE                     52

-  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 LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON 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 AND ANNUAL
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   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.51     0.44       +0.07      33RD WETTEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.41 IN 1989)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.00 IN 2018)

FEBRUARY     0.29     0.47       -0.18      29TH DRIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1977)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.26 IN 2019)

MARCH        0.46     0.79       -0.33      18TH DRIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.13 IN 2002)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.33 IN 2019)

APRIL        1.28     1.71       -0.43      32ND DRIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.23 IN 1980)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 1.24 IN 2021)

MAY          4.16     2.66       +1.50      10TH WETTEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.48 IN 1981)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 5.19 IN 2011)

JUNE         1.98     2.42       -0.44      TIED FOR THE 31ST DRIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.54 IN 1974)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.81 IN 2021)

JULY         0.79     1.31       -0.52      26TH DRIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1991)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.69 IN 2020)

AUGUST       0.74     1.07       -0.33      30TH DRIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 IN 2001)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.71 IN 2020)

SEPTEMBER    0.48     1.20       -0.72      12TH DRIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1964)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.29 IN 2021)

OCTOBER      2.26     1.36       +0.90      9TH WETTEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.47 IN 1975)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.32 IN 2016)

NOVEMBER     0.60     0.62       -0.02      TIED FOR THE 36TH WETTEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.40 IN 1973)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.67 IN 2019)

DECEMBER     0.58     0.50       +0.08      TIED FOR THE 25TH WETTEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.01 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.79 IN 2021)

YEAR        14.13    14.55       -0.42      31ST DRIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.39 IN 1948)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 11.62 IN 2021)

... 2022 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 0.98   OCTOBER 22
2 - 0.65   MAY 29
3 - 0.63   MAY 30

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.90 ON JUNE 16 1992

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

0.52 ON MAY  3 (TIED RECORD IN 1963)
0.98 ON OCTOBER 22 (OLD RECORD 0.45 IN 1975)

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

... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      31.5      28.1      +3.4      TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 32.1 IN 2020)

FEBRUARY     26.9      28.9      -2.0      24TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 11.5 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 17.9 IN 2021)

MARCH        37.2      36.1      +1.1      24TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.2 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2021)

APRIL        36.1      42.2      -6.1      3RD COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.7 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 33.7 IN 1975)

MAY          49.4      51.0      -1.6      16TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.3 IN 1959)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 48.3 IN 2019)

JUNE         59.3      59.3       0.0      TIED FOR THE 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 53.8 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 59.3 IN 2018)

JULY         70.7      67.9      +2.8      TIED FOR THE 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.0 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 73.2 IN 2021)

AUGUST       71.1      66.5      +4.6      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.6 IN 2000)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 71.3 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    62.1      57.3      +4.8      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.2 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 64.2 IN 1998)

OCTOBER      49.8      45.5      +4.3      TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 52.6 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 50.6 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     26.4      35.1      -8.7      4TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 18.3 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 24.2 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     24.3      27.6      -3.3      15TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 12.2 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 18.8 IN 2016)

YEAR         45.5      45.6      -0.1      TIED FOR THE 35TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 41.8 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 43.0 IN 2019)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      40.4      37.4      +3.0      18TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.2 IN 1981)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 40.9 IN 2020)

FEBRUARY     37.5      38.9      -1.4      29TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 20.5 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 25.4 IN 2021)

MARCH        49.5      47.8      +1.7      21ST WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.2 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 51.9 IN 2021)

APRIL        48.2      54.4      -6.2      5TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 41.9 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 41.9 IN 1975)

MAY          61.2      64.4      -3.2      TIED FOR THE 16TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 57.7 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 59.9 IN 2019)

JUNE         74.5      73.8      +0.7      TIED FOR THE 29TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 85.6 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 84.9 IN 2021)

JULY         90.2      85.7      +4.5      TIED FOR THE 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.2 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 92.7 IN 2021)

AUGUST       90.0      84.8      +5.2      TIED FOR THE 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 91.0 IN 2000)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 90.0 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    80.0      73.5      +6.5      7TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.6 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 80.7 IN 2012)

OCTOBER      63.6      58.2      +5.4      16TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.0 IN 1999)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.9 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     35.7      44.9      -9.2      4TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 26.4 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 34.3 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     31.8      36.4      -4.6      13TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 21.4 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 27.2 IN 2016)

YEAR         58.7      58.5      +0.2      TIED FOR THE 27TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.2 IN 1999)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 60.7 IN 2021)

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

1 - 102   SEPTEMBER  7
2 - 102   SEPTEMBER  3
3 - 101   JULY 17

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...105 ON AUGUST  5 1961

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

74 ON MARCH 28 (TIED RECORD IN 1986)
101 ON JULY 17 (OLD RECORD 100 IN 1998)
96 ON SEPTEMBER  1 (OLD RECORD 95 IN 1983)
102 ON SEPTEMBER  3 (OLD RECORD 98 IN 2017)
95 ON SEPTEMBER  6 (OLD RECORD 94 IN 1980)
102 ON SEPTEMBER  7 (OLD RECORD 95 IN 1998)
89 ON SEPTEMBER 28 (TIED RECORD IN 2010)

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

1 - -11   DECEMBER 22
2 - -5   FEBRUARY 22
3 - -3   DECEMBER 21

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-26 ON FEBRUARY  3 1989

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

-3 ON JANUARY  5 (OLD RECORD 1 IN 1974)
-5 ON FEBRUARY 22 (OLD RECORD -2 IN 1957)
24 ON APRIL 12 (OLD RECORD 27 IN 2020)
24 ON APRIL 13 (OLD RECORD 26 IN 1986)
23 ON APRIL 14 (OLD RECORD 26 IN 1970)
29 ON APRIL 15 (TIED RECORD IN 1970)
30 ON APRIL 16 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 1959)
61 ON AUGUST  6 (OLD RECORD 70 IN 1973)
11 ON NOVEMBER  9 (OLD RECORD 14 IN 1986)

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      22.5      18.8      +3.7      15TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.8 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 23.3 IN 2020)

FEBRUARY     16.2      18.9      -2.7      TIED FOR THE 18TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 2.5 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 10.4 IN 2021)

MARCH        24.8      24.3      +0.5      TIED FOR THE 31ST WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 32.7 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 25.8 IN 2021)

APRIL        24.0      30.0      -6.0      RECORD COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (OLD RECORD COLDEST WAS 25.4 IN 1975)

MAY          37.5      37.6      -0.1      TIED FOR THE 24TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.2 IN 2002)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 35.3 IN 2021)

JUNE         44.0      44.8      -0.8      TIED FOR THE 13TH COLDEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 40.9 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 43.0 IN 2011)

JULY         51.1      50.2      +0.9      35TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.2 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 47.8 IN 2020)

AUGUST       52.2      48.1      +4.1      TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.3 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.6 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    44.1      41.2      +2.9      TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 45.3 IN 2019)

OCTOBER      36.0      32.7      +3.3      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.8 IN 1953)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 37.1 IN 2021)

NOVEMBER     17.1      25.3      -8.2      4TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 10.1 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 14.0 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     16.7      18.8      -2.1      20TH COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 2.9 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 15.7 IN 2017)

YEAR         32.3      32.7      -0.4      TIED FOR THE 21ST COLDEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 30.5 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 30.9 IN 2019)

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

1 - 66   AUGUST  2
2 - 60   JULY  7
3 - 59   AUGUST 25

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...73 ON AUGUST 10 2000

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

54 ON MAY 27 (TIED RECORD IN 1949)
66 ON AUGUST  2 (OLD RECORD 65 IN 1955)

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

1 - -27   FEBRUARY 23
2 - -26   DECEMBER 22
3 - -26   DECEMBER 21

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-41 ON DECEMBER 24 1983

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

-14 ON JANUARY  1 (TIED RECORD IN 2018)
-22 ON FEBRUARY 22 (OLD RECORD -13 IN 2015)
-27 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD -18 IN 2003)
-12 ON MARCH 10 (OLD RECORD -11 IN 1956)
7 ON APRIL 14 (OLD RECORD 9 IN 1986)
8 ON APRIL 15 (OLD RECORD 11 IN 1973)
24 ON MAY 21 (TIED RECORD IN 2009)
33 ON JUNE 25 (TIED RECORD IN 2003)
27 ON SEPTEMBER 10 (TIED RECORD IN 1989)
-5 ON NOVEMBER 18 (OLD RECORD 0 IN 1978)

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