Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
349 CXUS55 KBYZ 011031 CLMSHR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 429 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 81 04/14 LOWEST 20 04/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.8 56.7 5.1 AVG. MINIMUM 32.0 29.7 2.3 MEAN 46.9 43.2 3.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 17 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.28 1.87 -0.59 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 4 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.69 04/16 TO 04/17 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 537 654 -117 SINCE 7/1 6083 7010 -927 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/330 DATE 04/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/300 DATE 04/16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...APRIL 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR APRIL 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 1.28 1.87 -0.59 38TH DRIEST OUT OF 117 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.18 IN 1980) (DRIEST SINCE 1.26 IN 2023) ...SHERIDAN APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 46.9 43.2 +3.7 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 52.6 IN 1946) (WARMEST SINCE 47.4 IN 2012) ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 61.8 56.7 +5.1 TIED FOR THE 17TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 67.5 IN 1987) (WARMEST SINCE 62.1 IN 2012) ...SHERIDAN APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 76 ON APRIL 3 (TIED RECORD IN 1921) 79 ON APRIL 12 (TIED RECORD IN 2003) ...SHERIDAN APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 32.0 29.7 +2.3 TIED FOR THE 36TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.6 TIED IN 1946) (WARMEST SINCE 32.0 IN 2017) ...SHERIDAN APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 49 ON APRIL 5 (TIED RECORD IN 1991) ...SHERIDAN APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$