Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS55 KBYZ 011146 CLMLVM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 545 AM MDT THU JUN 01 2023 ................................... ...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 85 05/22 LOWEST 26 05/10 AVG. MAXIMUM 71.2 64.4 6.8 AVG. MINIMUM 42.2 37.6 4.6 MEAN 56.7 51.0 5.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 2.07 2.66 -0.59 DAYS >= .01 12 DAYS >= .10 6 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.88 05/26 TO 05/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 252 435 -183 SINCE 7/1 7367 7184 183 COOLING TOTAL 2 1 1 SINCE 1/1 2 1 1 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/150 DATE 05/04 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/150 DATE 05/04 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 7 - 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. ...MAY 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR MAY 2023. 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 JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 2.07* 2.66 -0.59 26TH DRIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.30 IN 1958) (DRIEST SINCE 1.85 IN 2021) ... MAY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 56.7 51.0 +5.7 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.0 IN 1958) (WARMEST SINCE 60.0 IN 1958) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 71.2 64.4 +6.8 TIED FOR THE 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.9 IN 1958) (WARMEST SINCE 71.2 IN 1985) ... MAY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... MAY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 42.2 37.6 +4.6 TIED FOR THE 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.1 IN 1958) (WARMEST SINCE 42.4 IN 2018) ... MAY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 53 ON MAY 30 (TIED RECORD IN 1961) ... MAY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$