Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
000 CXUS55 KBYZ 011039 CLMMLS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 437 AM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023 ................................... ...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 102 08/18 LOWEST 51 08/13 08/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 87.6 87.4 0.2 AVG. MINIMUM 59.3 57.6 1.7 MEAN 73.5 72.5 1.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 14 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 3.06 0.91 2.15 DAYS >= .01 10 DAYS >= .10 4 DAYS >= .50 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.33 08/22 TO 08/22 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 4 24 -20 SINCE 7/1 15 31 -16 COOLING TOTAL 275 256 19 SINCE 1/1 754 663 91 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/260 DATE 08/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/280 DATE 08/30 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 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 MILES CITY... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 3.06 0.91 +2.15 4TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951) (WETTEST SINCE 3.34 IN 1972) ...MILES CITY AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... 1.04 ON AUGUST 20 (OLD RECORD 0.67 IN 1974) NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 73.5 72.5 +1.0 39TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.4 IN 1983) (WARMEST SINCE 76.7 IN 2022) ...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 87.6 87.4 +0.2 TIED FOR THE 43RD WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 94.9 IN 1983) (WARMEST SINCE 91.6 IN 2022) ...MILES CITY AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...MILES CITY AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 69 ON AUGUST 4 (OLD RECORD 73 IN 1940) ...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING AUGUST 59.3 57.6 +1.7 TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.8 IN 1983) (WARMEST SINCE 61.8 IN 2022) ...MILES CITY AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...MILES CITY AUGUST 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$