Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
000 CXUS55 KBYZ 011039 CLMLVM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 437 AM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023 ................................... ...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 100 08/17 LOWEST 43 08/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 83.4 84.8 -1.4 AVG. MINIMUM 53.9 48.1 5.8 MEAN 68.6 66.5 2.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 6 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.56 1.07 0.49 DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 5 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.38 08/09 TO 08/09 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 10 58 -48 SINCE 7/1 46 97 -51 COOLING TOTAL 131 103 28 SINCE 1/1 271 256 15 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/200 DATE 08/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/200 DATE 08/18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - 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. ...AUGUST 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR AUGUST 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 AUGUST 1.56 1.07 +0.49 TIED FOR THE 25TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.90 IN 1979) (WETTEST SINCE 2.91 IN 2021) ... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... 0.38 ON AUGUST 9 (OLD RECORD 0.33 IN 1958) 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 AUGUST 68.7 66.5 +2.2 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.6 IN 2000) (WARMEST SINCE 71.1 IN 2022) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 83.4 84.8 -1.4 37TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 74.7 IN 1993) (COLDEST SINCE 82.8 IN 2021) ... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 98 ON AUGUST 15 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 2003) ... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 53.9 48.1 +5.8 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.3 IN 1983) (WARMEST SINCE 54.3 IN 1983) ... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 58 ON AUGUST 21 (TIED RECORD IN 1981) 66 ON AUGUST 22 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 2003) ... AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$