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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1158 AM MST WED JAN 1 2020

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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   07/14/2002
 LOW              -38   02/15/1936
HIGHEST            99   09/04
LOWEST            -19   03/04
                        03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.7              59.5    -2.8
AVG. MINIMUM     35.5              36.8    -1.3
MEAN             46.1              48.2    -2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     28                      -0.4
DAYS MAX <= 32     53                      16.1
DAYS MIN <= 32    159                      21.0
DAYS MIN <= 0      28                      14.5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        26.81   1978
 MINIMUM         6.86   2012
TOTALS          19.10             13.66    5.44
DAYS >= .01       128                      31.5
DAYS >= .10        55                      16.9
DAYS >= .50         9                       3.8
DAYS >= 1.00        0                      -0.9

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          127.9   1955
TOTALS           69.0              55.0    14.0
DAYS >= TRACE      81              38.7    42.3
DAYS >= 1.0        21              17.4     3.6
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        18   03/01

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7664              6781     883
COOLING TOTAL     682               637      45

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/04/1962
 LATEST       06/13/1969
EARLIEST                        10/04
LATEST                          05/07
.................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   4/258
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    56/260    DATE  08/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    71/310    DATE  08/11


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             48     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               18     RAIN                      29
LIGHT RAIN              134     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       5
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      19
LIGHT SNOW               76     SLEET                      0
FOG                     107     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     23
HAZE                     38

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

&&

...2019 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR 2019. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1981 TO 2010. MONTHLY RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1935. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL RANKINGS FOR WIND USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN 1984.

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

...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.95     0.48       +0.47      TIED FOR THE 21ST WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.35 IN 1972)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.09 IN 2015)

FEBRUARY     2.00     0.48       +1.52      2ND WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.06 IN 2014)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.06 IN 2014)

MARCH        0.37     1.06       -0.69      TIED FOR THE 9TH DRIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.11 IN 2004)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.37 IN 2015)

APRIL        1.98     1.66       +0.32      25TH WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.42 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.16 IN 2018)

MAY          2.41     2.18       +0.23      29TH WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.54 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 5.22 IN 2018)

JUNE         2.08     2.12       -0.04      34TH WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 7.64 IN 1944)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.94 IN 2018)

JULY         2.08     1.32       +0.76      8TH WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 5.08 IN 1993)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.27 IN 2004)

AUGUST       2.05     0.75       +1.30      6TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.50 IN 1965)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.78 IN 2010)

SEPTEMBER    3.24     1.30       +1.94      5TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.99 IN 1941)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.63 IN 2013)

OCTOBER      0.84     1.18       -0.34      36TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 1987)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.70 IN 2018)

NOVEMBER     0.96     0.63       +0.33      TIED FOR THE 22ND WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.34 IN 1978)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.35 IN 2017)

DECEMBER     0.14     0.50       -0.36      TIED FOR THE 8TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.05 IN 1957)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.12 IN 1986)

YEAR        19.10    13.66       +5.44      7TH WETTEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 26.81 IN 1978)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 19.54 IN 2011)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 0.97   AUGUST 22
2 - 0.89   SEPTEMBER 11
3 - 0.73   MAY 17

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...3.12 ON MAY 24 2011

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.52 ON JANUARY 21 (OLD RECORD 0.20 IN 1952)
0.34 ON FEBRUARY 15 (OLD RECORD 0.30 IN 1986)
0.29 ON FEBRUARY 26 (OLD RECORD 0.23 IN 1995)
0.45 ON JUNE 30 (TIED RECORD IN 1992)
0.53 ON AUGUST 11 (OLD RECORD 0.51 IN 1951)
0.97 ON AUGUST 22 (OLD RECORD 0.51 IN 1973)
0.68 ON SEPTEMBER 20 (OLD RECORD 0.50 IN 1970)
0.40 ON SEPTEMBER 28 (OLD RECORD 0.32 IN 1983)
0.28 ON NOVEMBER 30 (OLD RECORD 0.22 IN 1980)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      13.7       8.4       +5.3      19TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 27.7 IN 1963)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 18.7 IN 2015)

FEBRUARY     29.4       6.2      +23.2      3RD SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 37.0 IN 2014)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 32.4 IN 2018)

MARCH         2.2      10.2       -8.0      7TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.3 IN 2010)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 1.9 IN 2016)

APRIL         0.4       8.3       -7.9      TIED FOR THE 12TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 1949)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 0.4 IN 2012)

MAY           0.4       2.0       -1.6      TIED FOR THE 29TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 15.6 IN 1981)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 2.1 IN 2014)

JUNE          0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

JULY            T       0.0         +T      NOT DETERMINED

AUGUST          T       0.0         +T      NOT DETERMINED

SEPTEMBER     0.1       1.1       -1.0      18TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 9.3 IN 1984)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 1.4 IN 2018)

OCTOBER      10.5       4.1       +6.4      8TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 23.1 IN 1949)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 12.9 IN 2008)

NOVEMBER     10.9       6.5       +4.4      16TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 25.2 IN 1978)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 12.2 IN 2017)

DECEMBER      1.4       8.2       -6.8      7TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS T TIED IN 1943)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 1.3 IN 1962)

YEAR         69.0      55.0      +14.0      21ST SNOWIEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 126.9 IN 1955)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 83.6 IN 2018)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL...

1 - 6.5   JANUARY 23
2 - 6.3   JANUARY 21
3 - 5.6   OCTOBER  9

ALL TIME DAILY SNOWFALL RECORD...23.7 ON APRIL  4 1955

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

6.3 ON JANUARY 21 (OLD RECORD 3.7 IN 1952)
4.0 ON FEBRUARY 15 (OLD RECORD 3.5 IN 1939)
T ON MAY 17 (TIED RECORD IN 1942)
T ON JULY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1991)
T ON AUGUST 11 (OLD RECORD 0.0 IN 1935)
T ON AUGUST 22 (OLD RECORD 0.0 IN 1935)
T ON SEPTEMBER  1 (OLD RECORD 0.0 IN 1934)
5.6 ON OCTOBER  9 (OLD RECORD 3.4 IN 1977)
5.1 ON NOVEMBER 30 (OLD RECORD 3.1 IN 2000)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      28.9      27.1      +1.8      TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.0 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 29.9 IN 2016)

FEBRUARY      8.4      30.4     -22.0      2ND COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 2.7 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 2.7 IN 1936)

MARCH        29.0      37.7      -8.7      8TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 21.4 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 24.7 IN 2002)

APRIL        46.8      46.2      +0.6      33RD WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.6 IN 1980)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 47.7 IN 2017)

MAY          51.8      55.6      -3.8      TIED FOR THE 12TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 49.9 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 50.0 IN 2011)

JUNE         65.2      64.7      +0.5      30TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 75.9 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 67.0 IN 2017)

JULY         72.5      72.8      -0.3      TIED FOR THE 36TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 62.7 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 72.5 IN 2018)

AUGUST       72.8      71.5      +1.3      TIED FOR THE 23RD WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.5 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 74.9 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    61.7      60.3      +1.4      29TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 67.2 IN 1938)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 65.4 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      40.1      48.2      -8.1      2ND COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 40.0 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 40.0 IN 1969)

NOVEMBER     34.8      35.8      -1.0      TIED FOR THE 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 15.2 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 34.5 IN 2015)

DECEMBER     33.1      26.5      +6.6      9TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.3 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 35.3 IN 1999)

YEAR         45.6      48.2      -2.6      12TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 42.8 IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 44.4 IN 1996)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      37.5      36.4      +1.1      28TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 39.0 IN 2015)

FEBRUARY     17.3      40.2     -22.9      2ND COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 12.3 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 12.3 IN 1936)

MARCH        39.5      48.6      -9.1      TIED FOR THE 13TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 31.0 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 34.8 IN 2002)

APRIL        55.7      57.6      -1.9      TIED FOR THE 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 45.7 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 54.3 IN 2018)

MAY          61.1      67.5      -6.4      5TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 58.4 IN 2011)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 58.4 IN 2011)

JUNE         77.9      77.2      +0.7      TIED FOR THE 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.0 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 80.0 IN 2017)

JULY         85.1      86.8      -1.7      TIED FOR THE 20TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 73.5 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 84.9 IN 2010)

AUGUST       86.3      85.7      +0.6      36TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.2 IN 1971)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 88.6 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    72.4      73.1      -0.7      TIED FOR THE 39TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 55.9 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 70.2 IN 2018)

OCTOBER      50.7      59.4      -8.7      3RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 48.3 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 49.9 IN 2009)

NOVEMBER     44.3      45.3      -1.0      35TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 23.0 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 43.5 IN 2015)

DECEMBER     41.6      35.2      +6.4      16TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.9 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 42.7 IN 2004)

YEAR         56.0      59.5      -3.5      7TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 53.3 IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 55.5 IN 1996)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 99   SEPTEMBER  4
2 - 97   AUGUST  4
3 - 96   AUGUST 19

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...108 ON JULY 14 2002

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

95 ON SEPTEMBER 15 (TIED RECORD IN 2000)
94 ON SEPTEMBER 16 (TIED RECORD IN 1979)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - -5   FEBRUARY 25
2 - -3   FEBRUARY  4
3 - 0   MARCH  3

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-21 ON JANUARY 26 1972

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-5 ON FEBRUARY 25 (OLD RECORD -2 IN 2011)
0 ON FEBRUARY 26 (OLD RECORD 1 IN 1962)
0 ON MARCH  3 (OLD RECORD 4 IN 1976)
41 ON MAY  5 (OLD RECORD 45 IN 1978)
45 ON MAY 19 (OLD RECORD 46 IN 1959)
43 ON MAY 21 (TIED RECORD IN 1975)
26 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 29 IN 1991)
16 ON OCTOBER 29 (TIED RECORD IN 1971)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      20.2      17.8      +2.4      TIED FOR THE 25TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.6 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 22.5 IN 2016)

FEBRUARY     -0.5      20.6     -20.1      2ND COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -7.0 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE -7.0 IN 1936)

MARCH        18.5      26.9      -8.4      7TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 11.7 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 14.6 IN 2002)

APRIL        37.8      34.7      +3.1      TIED FOR THE 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 40.8 IN 1980)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.8 IN 2016)

MAY          42.4      43.6      -1.2      30TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.3 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 42.0 IN 2012)

JUNE         52.4      52.1      +0.3      TIED FOR THE 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.0 IN 2018)

JULY         59.9      58.8      +1.1      TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.7 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.5 IN 2017)

AUGUST       59.2      57.3      +1.9      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.1 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    50.9      47.5      +3.4      11TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 53.8 IN 1940)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 51.0 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      29.4      37.1      -7.7      RECORD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (OLD RECORD COLDEST WAS 30.7 IN 1984)

NOVEMBER     25.3      26.3      -1.0      29TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.3 IN 1985)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 20.5 IN 2014)

DECEMBER     24.5      17.8      +6.7      8TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.0 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 26.1 IN 1999)

YEAR         35.2      36.8      -1.6      19TH COLDEST OUT OF 85 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 32.3 TIED IN 1978)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 33.3 IN 1996)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - 71   AUGUST  4
2 - 70   AUGUST  6
3 - 69   JULY 24

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...76 ON JUNE 28 1936

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

57 ON MAY 15 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 1984)
71 ON AUGUST  4 (OLD RECORD 69 IN 2001)
70 ON AUGUST  6 (TIED RECORD IN 1949)
41 ON DECEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 38 IN 1950)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - -19   MARCH  4
2 - -19   MARCH  3
3 - -14   FEBRUARY  7

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON FEBRUARY 15 1936

...BILLINGS 2019 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-19 ON MARCH  3 (OLD RECORD -13 IN 1976)
-19 ON MARCH  4 (TIED RECORD IN 1989)
32 ON MAY 18 (TIED RECORD IN 1942)
16 ON OCTOBER 10 (TIED RECORD IN 2009)
13 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 16 IN 1991)
0 ON OCTOBER 29 (OLD RECORD 1 IN 1991)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

 MONTH   2019 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      14.7      13.2       +1.5      TIED FOR THE 14TH WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 17.7 IN 1962)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 16.6 IN 2014)

FEBRUARY      9.4      11.9       -2.5      TIED FOR THE 4TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 1958)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.7 IN 2010)

MARCH         9.7      10.8       -1.1      TIED FOR THE 13TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.6 IN 2018)

APRIL        10.2      10.5       -0.3      TIED FOR THE 14TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.8 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.2 IN 2018)

MAY          10.0       9.9       +0.1      TIED FOR THE 25TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 1991)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.0 IN 2018)

JUNE          9.5       9.5        0.0      TIED FOR THE 27TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.0 IN 2018)

JULY          7.8       8.9       -1.1      2ND LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.6 IN 2011)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 7.6 IN 2011)

AUGUST        8.9       9.0       -0.1      TIED FOR THE 20TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1989)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.0 IN 2017)

SEPTEMBER     9.9       9.5       +0.4      ON THE MEDIAN OUT OF 70 YEARS
                                            (WINDIEST 11.6-1970/LEAST WINDIEST 7.7-2008)

OCTOBER      12.7      10.4       +2.3      TIED FOR THE 4TH WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 13.7 IN 1961)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 12.9 IN 2017)

NOVEMBER     12.4      11.8       +0.6      TIED FOR THE 28TH WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.5 IN 2002)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 12.9 IN 2018)

DECEMBER     13.0      12.9       +0.1      TIED FOR THE 31ST LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 10.3 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 12.3 IN 2017)

YEAR         10.7      10.7        0.0      TIED FOR THE 24TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 9.5 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.4 IN 2018)

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 25.9   JANUARY  2
2 - 25.7   APRIL 28
3 - 24.2   JANUARY 26

ALL TIME DAILY MAXIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...33.0 ON JANUARY 13 2014

...BILLINGS 2019 TOP 3 DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 1.7   DECEMBER 25
2 - 4.3   NOVEMBER  4
3 - 4.4   DECEMBER 14

ALL TIME DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND RECORD...0.0 ON NOVEMBER 27 1999

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