Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
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CXUS55 KGGW 010905
CLMGGW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
226 AM MDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 93 04/26/1952
LOW -19 04/01/1899
HIGHEST 80 04/11 69
LOWEST 3 04/05 9
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.4 56.8 -6.4 51.3
AVG. MINIMUM 29.5 -3.3 28.3
MEAN 39.9 44.8 -4.9 39.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 17 18
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.03 1940
MINIMUM T 1949
TOTALS 0.81 1.01 -0.20 0.77
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 -0.00 0.03
DAYS >= .01 6 10
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 04/13 TO 04/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 28.5 1896
SNOW DEPTH 12 04/10/1995
04/09/1995
TOTALS 4.1 2.5 1.6 6.9
LIQUID EQUIV 0.40 0.20 0.20 0.69
SINCE 7/1 64.9 39.8 25.1 MM
LIQUID 7/1 6.49 3.90 2.59 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 9 9
DAYS >= 1.0 2 4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 04/01 2 04/13
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 744 607 137 747
SINCE 7/1 8607 7846 761 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/270 DATE 04/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/270 DATE 04/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 4 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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APRIL WAS ANOTHER MONTH OF COLDER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 39.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.9 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. WHILE NOT OUTSTANDING, IT WAS THE 19TH COLDEST APRIL ON
RECORD. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 80 DEGREES ON THE 11TH. THE LOW
OF 3 DEGREES OCCURED ON THE 5TH.
THERE WAS 0.81 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DRIER THAN
THE NORMAL OF 1.01 INCHES. THERE WAS MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ON
ONLY 6 DAYS. THERE WAS ALSO 4.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL DURING THE MONTH.
THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE MONTH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND WITH 52 MPH
FROM THE WEST. THE 24TH WAS THE WINDIEST DAY WITH AN AVERAGE WIND
SPEED OF 23.0 MPH.
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY, THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE STARTS AT 63 AND
WARMS TO 72 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW RISES FROM 37 TO
49 THROUGH THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MAY IS 2.12 INCHES
WITH 0.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
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