Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011250
CLALVM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
541 AM MST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 105 08/05/1961
LOW -41 12/24/1983
HIGHEST 102 07/24
LOWEST -29 01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.5 58.3 3.2
AVG. MINIMUM 34.3 32.6 1.7
MEAN 47.9 45.5 2.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 38 9.9
DAYS MAX <= 32 22 -12.9
DAYS MIN <= 32 154 -7.6
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 -3.2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 18.11 2019
MINIMUM 8.62 2012
TOTALS 13.15 14.55 -1.40
DAYS >= .01 95 -11.1
DAYS >= .10 41 -1.3
DAYS >= .50 6 0.7
DAYS >= 1.00 0 -0.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6509 7375 -866
COOLING TOTAL 360 278 82
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/17/2002
LATEST 06/29/1968
EARLIEST 10/03
LATEST 06/01
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 61/220 DATE 02/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 92/210 DATE 02/28
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 42 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 35
LIGHT RAIN 112 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 8 SNOW 20
LIGHT SNOW 78 SLEET 0
FOG 83 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 14
HAZE 29
- 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.
...2024 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR 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 AND ANNUAL
RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 0.07 0.44 -0.37 TIED FOR THE 5TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 TIED IN 2009)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 2009)
FEBRUARY 0.55 0.47 +0.08 TIED FOR THE 22ND WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 1.76 IN 1986)
(WETTEST SINCE 0.91 IN 2017)
MARCH 1.28 0.79 +0.49 10TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.21 IN 1967)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2014)
APRIL 1.24 1.71 -0.47 TIED FOR THE 27TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.23 IN 1980)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.34 IN 2023)
MAY 2.45 2.66 -0.21 38TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.30 IN 1958)
(DRIEST SINCE 2.07 IN 2023)
JUNE 1.72 2.42 -0.70 TIED FOR THE 22ND DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.54 IN 1974)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.81 IN 2021)
JULY 1.08 1.31 -0.23 TIED FOR THE 38TH WETTEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.39 IN 1993)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.81 IN 2019)
AUGUST 1.05 1.07 -0.02 38TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 IN 2001)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.74 IN 2022)
SEPTEMBER 1.98 1.20 +0.78 TIED FOR THE 19TH WETTEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.78 IN 2019)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2023)
OCTOBER 0.83 1.36 -0.53 24TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1987)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.24 IN 2017)
NOVEMBER 0.54 0.62 -0.08 35TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 TIED IN 2023)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.06 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 0.36* 0.50 -0.14 TIED FOR THE 32ND DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2009)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.28 IN 2023)
YEAR 13.15* 14.55 -1.40 24TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.39 IN 1948)
(DRIEST SINCE 11.62 IN 2021)
... 2024 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
1 - 0.89 SEPTEMBER 17
2 - 0.65 JUNE 17
3 - 0.62 SEPTEMBER 18
ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.90 ON JUNE 16 1992
... 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.29 ON FEBRUARY 3 (OLD RECORD 0.27 IN 1986)
0.59 ON MARCH 1 (OLD RECORD 0.52 IN 1979)
0.89 ON SEPTEMBER 17 (TIED RECORD IN 1975)
NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.
... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 24.7 28.1 -3.4 31ST COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 9.7 IN 1949)
(COLDEST SINCE 21.8 IN 2017)
FEBRUARY 33.0 28.9 +4.1 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 40.9 IN 1991)
(WARMEST SINCE 39.8 IN 2016)
MARCH 34.2 36.1 -1.9 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 22.0 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 26.2 IN 2023)
APRIL 46.2 42.2 +4.0 TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.7 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 47.4 IN 2016)
MAY 48.5 51.0 -2.5 TIED FOR THE 12TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.3 IN 1959)
(COLDEST SINCE 48.3 IN 2019)
JUNE 61.1 59.3 +1.8 TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.4 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 65.8 IN 2021)
JULY 70.4 67.9 +2.5 TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.0 IN 2007)
(WARMEST SINCE 70.7 IN 2022)
AUGUST 67.2 66.5 +0.7 TIED FOR THE 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.6 IN 2000)
(WARMEST SINCE 68.7 IN 2023)
SEPTEMBER 62.4 57.3 +5.1 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.2 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 64.2 IN 1998)
OCTOBER 51.6 45.5 +6.1 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 52.6 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 51.7 IN 2014)
NOVEMBER 36.9 35.1 +1.8 TIED FOR THE 27TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 49.0 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 40.9 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 39.5 27.6 +11.9 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 36.9 IN 2023)
YEAR 48.0 45.6 +2.4 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 49.6 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.4 IN 2015)
... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 36.2 37.4 -1.2 37TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.2 IN 1981)
(WARMEST SINCE 36.7 IN 2023)
FEBRUARY 42.1 38.9 +3.2 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.2 IN 1991)
(WARMEST SINCE 50.5 IN 2016)
MARCH 45.0 47.8 -2.8 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.6 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2023)
APRIL 59.3 54.4 +4.9 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.0 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.2 IN 2016)
MAY 61.5 64.4 -2.9 18TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 57.7 IN 1975)
(COLDEST SINCE 61.2 IN 2022)
JUNE 78.0 73.8 +4.2 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 85.6 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 84.9 IN 2021)
JULY 89.2 85.7 +3.5 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.2 IN 2007)
(WARMEST SINCE 90.2 IN 2022)
AUGUST 85.3 84.8 +0.5 26TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 91.0 IN 2000)
(WARMEST SINCE 90.0 IN 2022)
SEPTEMBER 80.0 73.5 +6.5 TIED FOR THE 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.6 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 80.0 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 68.0 58.2 +9.8 TIED FOR THE RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.0 IN 1999)
NOVEMBER 46.5 44.9 +1.6 TIED FOR THE 29TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.5 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 51.5 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 48.1 36.4 +11.7 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.1 IN 2023)
YEAR 61.7 58.5 +3.2 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.2 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 62.3 IN 2012)
... 2024 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 102 JULY 24
2 - 101 AUGUST 2
3 - 99 JULY 23
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...105 ON AUGUST 5 1961
... 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
58 ON JANUARY 28 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 1988)
60 ON JANUARY 29 (OLD RECORD 54 IN 1962)
63 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 61 IN 1962)
62 ON JANUARY 31 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 1992)
63 ON FEBRUARY 1 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 1992)
76 ON APRIL 12 (OLD RECORD 74 IN 2003)
96 ON JUNE 23 (TIED RECORD IN 2016)
98 ON JULY 11 (TIED RECORD IN 2002)
102 ON JULY 24 (OLD RECORD 99 IN 1999)
97 ON JULY 25 (TIED RECORD IN 2016)
101 ON AUGUST 2 (OLD RECORD 98 IN 1966)
92 ON SEPTEMBER 29 (OLD RECORD 89 IN 1967)
86 ON OCTOBER 4 (OLD RECORD 84 IN 1996)
84 ON OCTOBER 9 (OLD RECORD 82 IN 1953)
83 ON OCTOBER 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1958)
81 ON OCTOBER 16 (OLD RECORD 80 IN 1991)
58 ON DECEMBER 3 (OLD RECORD 57 IN 1987)
54 ON DECEMBER 7 (TIED RECORD IN 1981)
60 ON DECEMBER 20 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 2003)
57 ON DECEMBER 21 (TIED RECORD IN 2023)
... 2024 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - -9 JANUARY 12
2 - -4 JANUARY 14
3 - 2 JANUARY 15
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-26 ON FEBRUARY 3 1989
... 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 13.1 18.8 -5.7 18TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS -1.4 IN 1949)
(COLDEST SINCE 12.0 IN 2017)
FEBRUARY 23.9 18.9 +5.0 TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.6 IN 1991)
(WARMEST SINCE 29.1 IN 2016)
MARCH 23.3 24.3 -1.0 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 10.3 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 16.3 IN 2023)
APRIL 33.0 30.0 +3.0 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.9 TIED IN 1981)
(WARMEST SINCE 34.5 IN 2016)
MAY 35.5 37.6 -2.1 11TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.2 IN 2002)
(COLDEST SINCE 35.3 IN 2021)
JUNE 44.2 44.8 -0.6 TIED FOR THE 18TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 40.9 IN 1951)
(COLDEST SINCE 44.0 IN 2022)
JULY 51.5 50.2 +1.3 TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.6 IN 1975)
(WARMEST SINCE 53.7 IN 2021)
AUGUST 49.0 48.1 +0.9 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 43.4 IN 2002)
(COLDEST SINCE 48.6 IN 2019)
SEPTEMBER 44.7 41.2 +3.5 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 45.3 IN 2019)
OCTOBER 35.2 32.7 +2.5 TIED FOR THE 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.8 IN 1953)
(WARMEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2022)
NOVEMBER 27.2 25.3 +1.9 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 30.2 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 30.9 18.8 +12.1 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.3 IN 1957)
YEAR 34.3 32.7 +1.6 TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.9 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 34.8 IN 2016)
... 2024 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - 65 JULY 25
2 - 59 JULY 24
3 - 58 AUGUST 6
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...73 ON AUGUST 10 2000
... 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
47 ON APRIL 3 (OLD RECORD 41 IN 1961)
47 ON APRIL 25 (OLD RECORD 46 IN 1952)
65 ON JULY 25 (OLD RECORD 63 IN 1956)
45 ON DECEMBER 7 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 2019)
46 ON DECEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 45 IN 2020)
... 2024 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - -29 JANUARY 13
2 - -26 JANUARY 14
3 - -26 JANUARY 12
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-41 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
... 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-26 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -24 IN 1950)
-24 ON JANUARY 15 (OLD RECORD -22 IN 2005)
30 ON JUNE 1 (TIED RECORD IN 1951)
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