Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
311 AM MDT SAT JUN 01 2024

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            102   05/29/1988
                       05/18/1948
 LOW               2   05/18/2024
HIGHEST           83   05/11                          90
LOWEST            31   05/04                          39
AVG. MAXIMUM    66.9               67.7    -0.8     75.1
AVG. MINIMUM    44.0                        0.7     51.0
MEAN            55.5               55.5    -0.0     63.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   1
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.97   2011
 MINIMUM        0.03   1958
TOTALS          2.67               2.22    0.45     3.79
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.07    0.02     0.13
DAYS >= .01       18                                  14
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        2                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.57   05/06 TO 05/07

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          10.7   1983
 SNOW DEPTH       10   05/13/1983
TOTALS             T                0.9    -0.9        T
 LIQUID EQUIV      T               0.00    0.00        T
SINCE 7/1       42.6               40.7     1.9       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     4.26               4.00    0.26       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      1                                   1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    295                310     -15      106
 SINCE 7/1      7188               8157    -969       MM
COOLING TOTAL      4                 16     -12       55
 SINCE 1/1         4                 16     -12       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/340    DATE  05/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    57/360    DATE  05/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               21     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     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.

&&

MAY WAS A MONTH OF NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL
PRECIPITATION. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 55.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS
EQUAL TO THE NORMAL FOR MAY. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 83 ON THE
11TH. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 31 ON THE 4TH.

PRECIPITATION WAS ABOVE NORMAL WITH 2.67 INCHES AND A TRACE OF
SNOWFALL. MOST OF PRECIPITATION (1.91 INCHES) FOR THE MONTH TOTAL
FELL BETWEEN THE 6TH AND THE 8TH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MAY IS
2.22 INCHES.

THE PEAK WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 57 MPH ON THE 13TH. THERE WERE
ALSO PEAK WINDS OF 51 MPH ON THE 30TH AND 46 MPH ON THE 7TH. THE
WINDIEST DAY WAS ON THE 5TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 23.4 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS AT 73 ON THE 1ST AND
WARMS TO 81 AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW BEGINS AT 49 ON
THE 1ST AND WARMS TO 56 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR JUNE IS 2.83 INCHES.

$$