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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
517 AM MDT SAT AUG 01 2026

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          115R  07/12
LOWEST            51   07/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    96.0               88.7     7.3
AVG. MINIMUM    65.4               59.6     5.8
MEAN            80.7               74.2     6.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    25
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.60               1.51    0.09
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        5
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.52   07/29 TO 07/30

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      0                 10     -10
 SINCE 7/1         0                  7      -7
COOLING TOTAL    495                294     201
 SINCE 1/1       613                407     206
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/350    DATE  07/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/310    DATE  07/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             13     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

-  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.

...JULY 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR JULY 2026. 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.

NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY        1.60        1.51     +0.09      29TH WETTEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.32 IN 1993)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.30 IN 2025)

...MILES CITY JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         80.7      74.2      +6.5      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.5 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 81.1 IN 2017)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         96.0      88.7      +7.3      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.7 TIED IN 2017)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 96.7 IN 2017)

...MILES CITY JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

104 ON JULY 11 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 1939)
115 ON JULY 12 (OLD RECORD 104 IN 1954)
107 ON JULY 25 (OLD RECORD 105 IN 2024)

...MILES CITY JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2026 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         65.4      59.6      +5.8      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 66.3 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 65.5 IN 2017)

...MILES CITY JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

72 ON JULY 12 (TIED RECORD IN 1954)
71 ON JULY 26 (TIED RECORD IN 1988)

...MILES CITY JULY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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