Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
060 CXUS55 KBYZ 011327 CLMBIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 624 AM MST THU FEB 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 62 01/30 01/31 LOWEST -26 01/13 AVG. MAXIMUM 33.8 36.0 -2.2 AVG. MINIMUM 13.9 17.9 -4.0 MEAN 23.9 27.0 -3.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 DAYS MIN <= 32 26 DAYS MIN <= 0 8 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.38 0.55 -0.17 DAYS >= .01 6 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 01/14 TO 01/14 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 6.7 10.6 -3.9 SINCE 7/1 15.2 31.7 -16.5 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 DAYS >= TRACE 10 DAYS >= 1.0 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 01/19 24 HR TOTAL 1.8 01/14 TO 01/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1264 1180 84 SINCE 7/1 3488 3941 -453 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/240 DATE 01/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/240 DATE 01/16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 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 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 8 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...JANUARY 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. MONTHLY 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 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 0.38 0.55 -0.17 31ST DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1941) (DRIEST SINCE 0.23 IN 2021) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 6.7 10.6 -3.9 36TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.1 TIED IN 2006) (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 5.4 IN 2023) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 23.9 27.0 -3.1 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.1 IN 1950) (COLDEST SINCE 19.1 IN 2017) ...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 33.8 36.0 -2.2 TIED FOR THE 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 15.1 IN 1969) (COLDEST SINCE 26.3 IN 2017) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 60 ON JANUARY 29 (TIED RECORD IN 1935) 62 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 59 IN 1935) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 13.9 17.9 -4.0 32ND COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS -5.2 IN 1950) (COLDEST SINCE 11.8 IN 2017) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 39 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 38 IN 1962) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... -26 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -22 IN 1972) -22 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -21 IN 1972) ...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 12.2 13.2 -1.0 TIED FOR THE 25TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 9.9 IN 1979) (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 12.2 IN 2023) $$