Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
589
CXUS55 KBYZ 011013
CLMBHK
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
413 AM MDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 76 03/27
LOWEST 6 03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM 52.0 43.0 9.0
AVG. MINIMUM 25.2 20.2 5.0
MEAN 38.6 31.6 7.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.63 0.53 0.10
DAYS >= .01 11
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.19 03/24 TO 03/24
03/23 TO 03/24
03/24 TO 03/24
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 812 1036 -224
SINCE 7/1 6766 7086 -320
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 38/340 DATE 03/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/310 DATE 03/20
48/340 03/24
48/170 03/27
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0
FOG 12 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.
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.
...MARCH 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR MARCH 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
MARCH 0.45 0.53 -0.08 13TH WETTEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 1.66 IN 2003)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.51 IN 2018)
... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.11 ON MARCH 2 (OLD RECORD 0.02 IN 1998)
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
MARCH 29.1 31.6 -2.5 11TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 16.7 IN 2002)
(COLDEST SINCE 19.7 IN 2023)
... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 40.3 43.0 -2.7 12TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.8 IN 2002)
(COLDEST SINCE 29.5 IN 2023)
... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
18 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 24 IN 2002)
23 ON MARCH 26 (OLD RECORD 28 IN 2009)
... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
MARCH 17.9 20.2 -2.3 11TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.5 IN 2002)
(COLDEST SINCE 9.9 IN 2023)
... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-5 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 3 IN 2002)
-10 ON MARCH 26 (OLD RECORD 3 IN 2002)
1 ON MARCH 27 (TIED RECORD IN 2009)
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