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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
540 AM MDT SAT AUG 01 2026

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            113   07/31/1900
 LOW              34   07/08/1904
HIGHEST          102   07/12                         100
                       07/25
LOWEST            55   07/01                          51
                       07/02
                       07/04
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.8               85.5     3.3     83.8
AVG. MINIMUM    61.9                        3.4     57.7
MEAN            75.4               72.0     3.4     70.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    15                                   8
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.93   1993
 MINIMUM           T   1894
TOTALS          3.25               1.95    1.30     3.69
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.06    0.04     0.12
DAYS >= .01        9                                  14
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        2                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.89   07/03 TO 07/03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      2                 14     -12       11
 SINCE 7/1         2                 10      -8       MM
COOLING TOTAL    332                230     102      198
 SINCE 1/1       428                319     109       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/260    DATE  07/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/280    DATE  07/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           27
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              2
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

JULY WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER AND MUCH WETTER THAN NORMAL IN GLASGOW. THE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 88.8 DEGREES, WHICH WAS 3.3 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 102, WHICH OCCURED ON
THE 12TH AND THE 25TH. THERE WERE 13 DAYS IN THE MONTH WHERE THE
TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 55, WHICH OCCURED ON THE 1ST, THE 2ND, AND THE 4TH. THE
LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OCCURED ON JULY 7TH WHICH HAD A HIGH
TEMPERATURE OF 65.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WAS 3.25". THIS WAS 1.30" ABOVE
NORMAL. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION OF 0.01" OR MORE WAS REPORTED ON 9
DAYS. THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD OCCURED ON THE
3RD, WHEN 1.98" WAS RECORDED. THIS SET A DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL
RECORD, WHICH BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.02" SET IN 2000. IT WAS THE
4TH WETTEST JULY DAY ON RECORD AND WETTEST JULY DAY SINCE JULY 11,
1975 WHEN 2.36" OF RAIN FELL. ON THIS DATE A SLOW MOVING SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OVER THE
CITY OF GLASGOW. RAINFALL RATES EXCEEDING 2" PER HOUR LED TO URBAN
AND STREET FLOODING. RAINFALL TOTALS MEASURED FROM 2 TO 4" FOR MANY
LOCATIONS IN TOWN. WHILE A SINGLE DAY`S RECORD RAINFALL WAS BROKEN,
THIS JULY WAS THE 11TH WETTEST JULY, WITH JULY 2025 BEING THE 7TH
WITH 3.69".

GUSTY WINDS OCCURED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WITH THE STRONGEST GUST OF
60 MPH RECORDED ON THE 3RD. THERE WERE 3 OTHER DAYS WITH GUSTS OF 40
MPH OR MORE. THE WINDIEST DAY WAS THE 14TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND
SPEED OF 15.5 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST, THE NORMAL HIGH RANGES FROM 88 AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE MONTH TO 80 AT THE END. LOW TEMPERATURES DROP FROM
60 TO 53. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST IS 1.23".

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