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CLABIL

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

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   07/14/2002
 LOW             -38   02/15/1936
HIGHEST          103   07/17
LOWEST           -25   12/21
AVG. MAXIMUM    59.0               59.4    -0.4
AVG. MINIMUM    35.9               37.0    -1.1
MEAN            47.5               48.2    -0.7
DAYS MAX >= 90    46                       14.0
DAYS MAX <= 32    51                       11.5
DAYS MIN <= 32   150                        8.5
DAYS MIN <= 0     19                        6.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       26.81   1978
 MINIMUM        6.86   2012
TOTALS         15.28              14.31    0.97
DAYS >= .01      101                        4.1
DAYS >= .10       38                       -0.6
DAYS >= .50        8                        2.0
DAYS >= 1.00       2                        0.6

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         127.9   1955
TOTALS          60.3               57.4     2.9
DAYS >= TRACE     75               38.8    36.2
DAYS >= 1.0       18               18.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       13   04/13

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7162               6754     408
COOLING TOTAL    910                663     247

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/04/1962
 LATEST       06/13/1969
EARLIEST                        10/23
LATEST                          05/22
................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   5/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    55/360    DATE  07/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/010    DATE  07/24


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             39     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      20
LIGHT RAIN              107     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       6
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               72     SLEET                      0
FOG                      88     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     29

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

&&

...2022 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1935. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL 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

JANUARY      0.41     0.55       -0.14      36TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1941)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.23 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     0.82     0.57       +0.25      20TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.06 IN 2014)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.08 IN 2021)

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)

APRIL        2.44     1.72       +0.72      14TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.42 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.34 IN 2017)

MAY          2.08     2.36       -0.28      35TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.54 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.41 IN 2019)

JUNE         2.88     2.22       +0.66      24TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 7.64 IN 1944)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 4.35 IN 2020)

JULY         2.18     1.22       +0.96      8TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 5.08 IN 1993)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.27 IN 2004)

AUGUST       0.47     0.87       -0.40      TIED FOR THE 31ST DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2001)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.17 IN 2017)

SEPTEMBER    1.17     1.36       -0.19      43RD DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2012)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2021)

OCTOBER      0.68     1.37       -0.69      28TH DRIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 1987)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.49 IN 2017)

NOVEMBER     0.76     0.60       +0.16      TIED FOR THE 31ST WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.34 IN 1978)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.96 IN 2019)

DECEMBER     0.61     0.57       +0.04      TIED FOR THE 39TH WETTEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.00 IN 1973)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.97 IN 2021)

YEAR        15.28    14.31       +0.97      33RD WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 26.81 IN 1978)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 19.10 IN 2019)

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

1 - 1.50   JULY 24
2 - 1.41   JUNE 19
3 - 0.70   APRIL 22

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...3.12 ON MAY 24 2011

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

0.60 ON APRIL 29 (TIED RECORD IN 1972)
0.31 ON JULY 15 (OLD RECORD 0.30 IN 1983)
1.50 ON JULY 24 (OLD RECORD 0.30 IN 1993)
0.54 ON SEPTEMBER 30 (OLD RECORD 0.36 IN 2009)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       4.9      10.6       -5.7      TIED FOR THE 25TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.1 TIED IN 2006)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 1.7 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     13.8       9.1       +4.7      TIED FOR THE 14TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 37.0 IN 2014)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 17.3 IN 2021)

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)

APRIL        15.1       7.5       +7.6      11TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 42.3 IN 1955)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 19.4 IN 2018)

MAY             T       0.9       0.9      TIED FOR THE 21ST LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2018)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE T IN 2020)

JUNE          0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

JULY            T       0.0         +T      NOT DETERMINED

AUGUST        0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

SEPTEMBER       T       0.3       0.3      TIED FOR THE 19TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 9.3 IN 1984)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 0.1 IN 2019)

OCTOBER       0.2       4.5       -4.3      30TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2015)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE T IN 2017)

NOVEMBER      9.9       6.5       +3.4      TIED FOR THE 17TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 25.2 IN 1978)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 10.9 IN 2019)

DECEMBER     10.0       9.8       +0.2      TIED FOR THE 33RD SNOWIEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 30.4 IN 2016)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 15.2 IN 2021)

YEAR         60.3      57.4       +2.9      36TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 127.9 IN 1955)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 60.4 IN 2020)

...BILLINGS 2022 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL...

1 - 13.9   APRIL 12
2 - 6.0   FEBRUARY 20
3 - 3.6   NOVEMBER  9

ALL TIME DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD...23.7 ON APRIL  4 1955

...BILLINGS 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

6.0 ON FEBRUARY 20 (OLD RECORD 5.2 IN 1965)
3.1 ON FEBRUARY 21 (OLD RECORD 2.9 IN 2005)
13.9 ON APRIL 12 (OLD RECORD 5.8 IN 1991)
T ON JULY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1991)
T ON JULY 24 (OLD RECORD 0.0 IN 1935)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      29.6      27.0      +2.6      28TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.0 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.0 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     26.3      29.4      -3.1      35TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 2.7 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 16.7 IN 2021)

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)

APRIL        39.6      45.8      -6.2      4TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 37.1 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 38.8 IN 1997)

MAY          53.3      55.3      -2.0      TIED FOR THE 22ND COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 49.9 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 51.8 IN 2019)

JUNE         64.3      64.7      -0.4      TIED FOR THE 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 75.9 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 73.1 IN 2021)

JULY         75.9      73.3      +2.6      13TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.0 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 79.3 IN 2021)

AUGUST       75.9      71.6      +4.3      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.5 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 77.1 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    67.1      61.4      +5.7      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 67.2 IN 1938)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 67.2 IN 1938)

OCTOBER      52.0      47.9      +4.1      TIED FOR THE 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.8 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.5 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     27.8      36.2      -8.4      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 15.2 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 26.8 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     19.4      27.6      -8.2      TIED FOR THE 10TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 8.7 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 18.7 IN 2016)

YEAR         47.7      48.3      -0.6      TIED FOR THE 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 42.8 IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 45.6 IN 2019)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      40.3      36.0      +4.3      15TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 41.9 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     37.6      39.2      -1.6      TIED FOR THE 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 12.3 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 24.8 IN 2021)

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)

APRIL        50.7      56.9      -6.2      TIED FOR THE 6TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 45.7 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 47.9 IN 1997)

MAY          63.9      66.9      -3.0      TIED FOR THE 22ND COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 58.4 IN 2011)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 61.1 IN 2019)

JUNE         76.9      77.0      -0.1      ON THE MEDIAN OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (WARMEST 92.0-1988/COLDEST 67.8-1945)

JULY         91.0      87.3      +3.7      15TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.3 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.7 IN 2021)

AUGUST       89.8      85.8      +4.0      8TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.2 IN 1971)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 91.2 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    80.9      74.3      +6.6      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 82.4 IN 1938)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 82.1 IN 2009)

OCTOBER      63.3      58.8      +4.5      TIED FOR THE 27TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.0 IN 1953)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 64.5 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     36.1      45.7      -9.6      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 23.0 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 35.1 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     28.1      36.1      -8.0      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.6 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 25.9 IN 2016)

YEAR         59.2      59.5      -0.3      43RD WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.3 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.9 IN 2021)

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

1 - 103   JULY 17
2 - 102   SEPTEMBER  7
3 - 101   SEPTEMBER  3

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...108 ON JULY 14 2002

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

103 ON JULY 17 (OLD RECORD 101 IN 1936)
101 ON SEPTEMBER  3 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 1950)
100 ON SEPTEMBER  4 (TIED RECORD IN 1950)
102 ON SEPTEMBER  7 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 1998)

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

1 - -10   DECEMBER 22
2 - -9   DECEMBER 21
3 - -5   DECEMBER 20

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-21 ON JANUARY 26 1972

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

5 ON FEBRUARY 21 (OLD RECORD 6 IN 1957)
-4 ON FEBRUARY 22 (OLD RECORD 1 IN 1957)
-3 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD 3 IN 2003)
29 ON APRIL 15 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 2013)
66 ON AUGUST  6 (OLD RECORD 72 IN 1954)
-10 ON DECEMBER 22 (TIED RECORD IN 1983)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      18.9      17.9      +1.0      32ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.6 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 24.0 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     14.9      19.7      -4.8      26TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -7.0 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 8.5 IN 2021)

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)

APRIL        28.4      34.7      -6.3      RECORD COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (OLD RECORD COLDEST WAS 28.5 TIED IN 2002)

MAY          42.6      43.8      -1.2      TIED FOR THE 32ND COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.3 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 41.9 IN 2021)

JUNE         51.7      52.4      -0.7      TIED FOR THE 43RD WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 57.5 IN 2021)

JULY         60.7      59.3      +1.4      TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.7 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.9 IN 2021)

AUGUST       61.9      57.5      +4.4      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.0 IN 2003)

SEPTEMBER    53.3      48.6      +4.7      TIED FOR THE 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 53.8 IN 1940)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.3 IN 1998)

OCTOBER      40.7      37.1      +3.6      TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 43.5 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 40.7 IN 2021)

NOVEMBER     19.4      26.7      -7.3      6TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.3 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 18.4 IN 2000)

DECEMBER     10.7      19.2      -8.5      TIED FOR THE 9TH COLDEST OUT OF 89 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.3 IN 1983)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 8.4 IN 2009)

YEAR         36.1      37.1      -1.0      TIED FOR THE 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 32.3 TIED IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 35.2 IN 2019)

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

1 - 71   AUGUST 11
2 - 71   AUGUST  2
3 - 70   JULY 30

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...76 ON JUNE 28 1936

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

39 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD 38 IN 1991)
43 ON MARCH  1 (OLD RECORD 42 IN 1974)
70 ON JULY 30 (OLD RECORD 69 IN 1936)
71 ON AUGUST  2 (OLD RECORD 70 IN 1982)
71 ON AUGUST 11 (TIED RECORD IN 1983)
69 ON AUGUST 12 (TIED RECORD IN 2018)

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

1 - -25   DECEMBER 21
2 - -23   DECEMBER 22
3 - -21   FEBRUARY 23

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON FEBRUARY 15 1936

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

-16 ON FEBRUARY 22 (OLD RECORD -13 IN 1965)
-21 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD -20 IN 1965)
9 ON APRIL 13 (OLD RECORD 15 IN 1986)
4 ON APRIL 14 (OLD RECORD 9 IN 1986)
10 ON APRIL 15 (OLD RECORD 15 IN 2013)
15 ON APRIL 16 (OLD RECORD 20 IN 1970)
32 ON MAY 20 (TIED RECORD IN 2003)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      15.3      13.2       +2.1      8TH WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 17.7 IN 1962)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 16.6 IN 2014)

FEBRUARY     14.5      11.9       +2.6      9TH WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.9 IN 1976)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 15.7 IN 2002)

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)

APRIL        12.1      10.5       +1.6      TIED FOR THE 19TH WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 13.5 TIED IN 1955)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 12.1 IN 2014)

MAY          10.1       9.9       +0.2      TIED FOR THE 29TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 1991)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.2 IN 2021)

JUNE          9.1       9.5       -0.4      TIED FOR THE 15TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.0 IN 2018)

JULY          8.7       8.9       -0.2      TIED FOR THE 20TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.6 IN 2011)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.1 IN 2020)

AUGUST        9.1       9.0       +0.1      TIED FOR THE 33RD LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1989)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.8 IN 2021)

SEPTEMBER     9.0       9.5       -0.5      20TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 73 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 2008)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.7 IN 2018)

OCTOBER      10.6      10.4       +0.2      TIED FOR THE 33RD LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.3 IN 1957)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.3 IN 2021)

NOVEMBER     13.3      11.8       +1.5      11TH WINDIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.5 IN 2002)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 15.5 IN 2002)

DECEMBER     11.8      12.9       -1.1      TIED FOR THE 14TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 10.3 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.9 IN 2021)

YEAR         11.2      10.7       +0.5      TIED FOR THE 25TH WINDIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 12.8 IN 1949)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 11.2 IN 2020)

...BILLINGS 2022 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 29.0   APRIL  5
2 - 24.6   FEBRUARY 10
3 - 24.2   MAY 19

ALL TIME DAILY MAXIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...33.0 ON JANUARY 13 2014

...BILLINGS 2022 TOP 3 DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 3.0   DECEMBER 13
2 - 3.5   JANUARY  6
3 - 3.6   APRIL 15

ALL TIME DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...0.0 ON DECEMBER 28 2021

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