Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
059 CXUS55 KBYZ 011327 CLMBHK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 624 AM MST THU FEB 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 62R 01/31 LOWEST -33R 01/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 28.4 28.3 0.1 AVG. MINIMUM 5.9 7.0 -1.1 MEAN 17.1 17.7 -0.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 15 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 10 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.11 0.22 -0.11 DAYS >= .01 3 DAYS >= .10 0 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.09 01/17 TO 01/18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1476 1468 8 SINCE 7/1 4359 4817 -458 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/310 DATE 01/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/310 DATE 01/05 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 6 - 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. ...JANUARY 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR JANUARY 2024. 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 MARCH 1998 AT OR NEAR THE BAKER AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 0.11 0.22 -0.11 12TH DRIEST OUT OF 26 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 TIED IN 2008) (DRIEST SINCE 0.09 IN 2023) ... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... T ON JANUARY 3 (TIED RECORD IN 1999) 0.06 ON JANUARY 18 (OLD RECORD 0.05 IN 2021) NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...BAKER HAS BEEN AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 17.2 17.7 -0.5 9TH COLDEST OUT OF 26 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 11.2 IN 2017) (COLDEST SINCE 15.3 IN 2018) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 28.4 28.3 +0.1 9TH COLDEST OUT OF 26 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 19.8 IN 2017) (COLDEST SINCE 27.8 IN 2018) ... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 45 ON JANUARY 1 (OLD RECORD 44 IN 2021) 53 ON JANUARY 28 (OLD RECORD 51 IN 2016) 51 ON JANUARY 29 (OLD RECORD 50 IN 2012) 58 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 52 IN 2012) 62 ON JANUARY 31 (OLD RECORD 47 IN 2012) ... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... -4 ON JANUARY 12 (OLD RECORD 0 IN 2018) -20 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -7 IN 2005) -12 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -9 IN 2005) -8 ON JANUARY 15 (OLD RECORD -7 IN 2018) 0 ON JANUARY 19 (OLD RECORD 4 IN 2012) ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 5.9 7.0 -1.1 8TH COLDEST OUT OF 26 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 0.2 IN 2008) (COLDEST SINCE 2.7 IN 2018) ... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... -29 ON JANUARY 12 (OLD RECORD -19 IN 2011) -33 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -29 IN 2005) -31 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -29 IN 2005) -10 ON JANUARY 20 (OLD RECORD -7 IN 2013) $$