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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
449 AM MDT MON SEP 01 2025

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...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          104   08/20
LOWEST            38   08/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.4               84.6    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    54.4               53.7     0.7
MEAN            68.9               69.1    -0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     3
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.01               1.49   -0.48
DAYS >= .01        6
DAYS >= .10        2
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.65   08/05 TO 08/05

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     25                 40     -15
 SINCE 7/1        47                 59     -12
COOLING TOTAL    152                169     -17
 SINCE 1/1       409                427     -18
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/310    DATE  08/07
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    79/300    DATE  08/07

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      4

-  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 2025 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BAKER...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR AUGUST 2025. 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   2025 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST      1.01        1.49     -0.48      10TH DRIEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2001)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.64 IN 2022)

... AUGUST 2025 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

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   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       68.9      69.1      -0.2      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 63.8 IN 2004)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 67.5 IN 2019)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       83.4      84.6      -1.2      9TH COLDEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 77.7 IN 2004)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 83.1 IN 2024)

... AUGUST 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

98 ON AUGUST 19 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 2020)
104 ON AUGUST 20 (OLD RECORD 95 IN 2008)

... AUGUST 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

71 ON AUGUST 30 (TIED RECORD IN 2010)

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2025 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       54.4      53.7      +0.7      11TH WARMEST OUT OF 28 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.7 IN 2003)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 55.3 IN 2024)

... AUGUST 2025 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

64 ON AUGUST 20 (OLD RECORD 63 IN 2001)
63 ON AUGUST 21 (OLD RECORD 62 IN 1998)

... AUGUST 2025 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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