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CLABIL

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1210 PM MST FRI JAN 01 2021

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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   07/14/2002
 LOW             -38   02/15/1936
HIGHEST          102   09/05
LOWEST           -11   01/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.6               59.5     1.1
AVG. MINIMUM    37.5               36.8     0.7
MEAN            49.1               48.2     0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    39                       11.0
DAYS MAX <= 32    35                       -2.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   152                       14.0
DAYS MIN <= 0      5                       -8.5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       26.81   1978
 MINIMUM        6.86   2012
TOTALS         13.24              13.66   -0.42
DAYS >= .01       90                       -6.5
DAYS >= .10       34                       -4.1
DAYS >= .50        8                        2.8
DAYS >= 1.00       2                        1.1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         127.9   1955
TOTALS          60.4               55.0     5.4
DAYS >= TRACE     72               39.0    33.0
DAYS >= 1.0       20               17.0     3.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        9   10/19

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6473               6781    -308
COOLING TOTAL    761                637     124

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/04/1962
 LATEST       06/13/1969
EARLIEST                        10/16
LATEST                          04/17
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   5/260
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    55/270    DATE  08/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    67/270    DATE  08/03


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             33     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      16
LIGHT RAIN               88     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       7
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      17
LIGHT SNOW               70     SLEET                      2
FOG                      81     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                     24

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

&&

...2020 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR 2020. 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   2020 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.22     0.48       -0.26      14TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1941)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.05 IN 2006)

FEBRUARY     0.62     0.48       +0.14      TIED FOR THE 31ST WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.06 IN 2014)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.00 IN 2019)

MARCH        1.00     1.06       -0.06      38TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.70 IN 1954)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.22 IN 2017)

APRIL        0.40     1.66       -1.26      7TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.06 IN 1962)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.20 IN 2008)

MAY          1.21     2.18       -0.97      20TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.22 IN 2001)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.64 IN 2009)

JUNE         4.35     2.12       +2.23      12TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 7.64 IN 1944)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 5.10 IN 2010)

JULY         0.49     1.32       -0.83      TIED FOR THE 29TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2003)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.13 IN 2017)

AUGUST       1.45     0.75       +0.70      TIED FOR THE 18TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.50 IN 1965)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.05 IN 2019)

SEPTEMBER    0.54     1.30       -0.76      17TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2012)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.27 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      2.16     1.18       +0.98      14TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.80 IN 1971)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.51 IN 2016)

NOVEMBER     0.37     0.63       -0.26      TIED FOR THE 23RD DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 1954)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.34 IN 2013)

DECEMBER     0.43     0.50       -0.07      40TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.05 IN 1957)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.14 IN 2019)

YEAR        13.24    13.66       -0.42      35TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 7.13 IN 2012)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 12.96 IN 2015)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 1.10   JUNE 29
2 - 1.08   AUGUST  3
3 - 0.72   JUNE 17

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

1.10 ON JUNE 29 (OLD RECORD 0.50 IN 1968)
1.08 ON AUGUST  3 (OLD RECORD 0.62 IN 1944)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

 MONTH   2020 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       4.0       8.4       -4.4      TIED FOR THE 20TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.1 TIED IN 2006)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 3.3 IN 2011)

FEBRUARY     10.0       6.2       +3.8      TIED FOR THE 29TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 37.0 IN 2014)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 29.4 IN 2019)

MARCH        10.7      10.2       +0.5      TIED FOR THE 32ND SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 27.6 IN 1935)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 16.9 IN 2009)

APRIL         6.7       8.3       -1.6      38TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 42.3 IN 1955)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 19.4 IN 2018)

MAY             T       2.0       -2.0      TIED FOR THE 21ST LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2018)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 0.0 IN 2018)

JUNE          0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

JULY          0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

AUGUST        0.0       0.0        0.0      NOT DETERMINED

SEPTEMBER     0.0       1.1       -1.1      TIED FOR THE RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (OLD RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2017)

OCTOBER      19.9       4.1      +15.8      2ND SNOWIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 23.1 IN 1949)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 23.1 IN 1949)

NOVEMBER      3.8       6.5       -2.7      28TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 1999)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 2.3 IN 2018)

DECEMBER      5.3       8.2       -2.9      33RD LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS T TIED IN 1943)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 1.4 IN 2019)

YEAR         60.4      55.0       +5.4      35TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 126.9 IN 1955)
                                            (SNOWIEST SINCE 69.0 IN 2019)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL...

1 - 5.2   OCTOBER 17
2 - 4.6   OCTOBER 24
3 - 4.4   OCTOBER 18

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

2.5 ON FEBRUARY  2 (TIED RECORD IN 1971)
2.6 ON MARCH 15 (OLD RECORD 2.4 IN 1935)
5.2 ON OCTOBER 17 (OLD RECORD 2.8 IN 1949)
4.6 ON OCTOBER 24 (OLD RECORD 3.4 IN 1954)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2020 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      29.9      27.1      +2.8      TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.0 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 29.9 IN 2016)

FEBRUARY     30.2      30.4      -0.2      35TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 41.0 TIED IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 41.0 IN 2016)

MARCH        36.6      37.7      -1.1      39TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.0 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 41.6 IN 2017)

APRIL        43.1      46.2      -3.1      24TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 37.1 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 42.4 IN 2018)

MAY          55.7      55.6      +0.1      TIED FOR THE 39TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.7 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 59.7 IN 2018)

JUNE         65.4      64.7      +0.7      TIED FOR THE 29TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 75.9 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 67.0 IN 2017)

JULY         73.0      72.8      +0.2      40TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.0 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 78.3 IN 2017)

AUGUST       74.1      71.5      +2.6      11TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.5 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 74.9 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    62.9      60.3      +2.6      22ND WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 67.2 IN 1938)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 65.4 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      44.0      48.2      -4.2      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 40.0 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 40.1 IN 2019)

NOVEMBER     39.3      35.8      +3.5      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.5 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 44.1 IN 2016)

DECEMBER     34.6      26.5      +8.1      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.3 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 35.3 IN 1999)

YEAR         49.2      48.2      +1.0      TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.1 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 50.7 IN 2016)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2020 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      39.3      36.4      +2.9      19TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 40.7 IN 2012)

FEBRUARY     39.2      40.2      -1.0      41ST WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 52.1 IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.1 IN 2016)

MARCH        47.1      48.6      -1.5      TIED FOR THE 36TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 51.7 IN 2017)

APRIL        55.1      57.6      -2.5      30TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 45.7 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 54.3 IN 2018)

MAY          66.9      67.5      -0.6      43RD COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 58.4 IN 2011)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 61.1 IN 2019)

JUNE         77.7      77.2      +0.5      TIED FOR THE 35TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.0 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 77.9 IN 2019)

JULY         87.2      86.8      +0.4      TIED FOR THE 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 73.5 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 85.1 IN 2019)

AUGUST       88.8      85.7      +3.1      TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 92.2 IN 1971)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 89.3 IN 2012)

SEPTEMBER    77.4      73.1      +4.3      TIED FOR THE 20TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 82.4 IN 1938)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 79.8 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      55.0      59.4      -4.4      14TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 48.3 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 50.7 IN 2019)

NOVEMBER     49.6      45.3      +4.3      17TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.8 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 54.1 IN 2016)

DECEMBER     44.0      35.2      +8.8      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.9 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 44.4 IN 1999)

YEAR         60.7      59.5      +1.2      TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.3 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.9 IN 2016)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 102   SEPTEMBER  5
2 - 100   AUGUST 17
3 - 99   JULY 22

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

56 ON JANUARY  4 (TIED RECORD IN 2012)
68 ON FEBRUARY  1 (OLD RECORD 62 IN 1935)
92 ON MAY 31 (TIED RECORD IN 1936)
100 ON AUGUST 17 (OLD RECORD 99 IN 1959)
102 ON SEPTEMBER  5 (OLD RECORD 95 IN 1945)
92 ON SEPTEMBER 24 (OLD RECORD 90 IN 1938)
88 ON OCTOBER  6 (OLD RECORD 86 IN 1980)
72 ON NOVEMBER  2 (OLD RECORD 71 IN 2010)
74 ON NOVEMBER  5 (TIED RECORD IN 1980)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 0   JANUARY 14
2 - 8   JANUARY 15
3 - 12   JANUARY 13

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

20 ON APRIL  2 (TIED RECORD IN 2002)
27 ON APRIL 12 (OLD RECORD 34 IN 1991)
25 ON OCTOBER 18 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 1949)
24 ON OCTOBER 23 (OLD RECORD 25 IN 2002)
24 ON OCTOBER 24 (OLD RECORD 30 IN 1957)
16 ON OCTOBER 25 (OLD RECORD 27 IN 2012)
22 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 27 IN 1969)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2020 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      20.4      17.8      +2.6      25TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.6 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 22.5 IN 2016)

FEBRUARY     21.2      20.6      +0.6      34TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.2 IN 1991)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 29.9 IN 2016)

MARCH        26.1      26.9      -0.8      38TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.5 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 31.5 IN 2017)

APRIL        31.1      34.7      -3.6      16TH COLDEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 28.5 TIED IN 2002)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 30.5 IN 2018)

MAY          44.5      43.6      +0.9      TIED FOR THE 31ST WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 49.7 IN 1958)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 48.6 IN 2018)

JUNE         53.1      52.1      +1.0      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 54.0 IN 2017)

JULY         58.8      58.8       0.0      TIED FOR THE 39TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.7 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 59.9 IN 2019)

AUGUST       59.4      57.3      +2.1      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.1 IN 2013)

SEPTEMBER    48.4      47.5      +0.9      TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 53.8 IN 1940)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 50.9 IN 2019)

OCTOBER      33.0      37.1      -4.1      8TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 29.4 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 29.4 IN 2019)

NOVEMBER     29.0      26.3      +2.7      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 36.3 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 34.1 IN 2016)

DECEMBER     25.2      17.8      +7.4      TIED FOR THE 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.0 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 26.1 IN 1999)

YEAR         37.6      36.8      +0.8      TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 39.5 IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 37.6 IN 2017)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - 71   AUGUST 18
2 - 68   JUNE 13
3 - 67   AUGUST 20

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

45 ON FEBRUARY  1 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 1995)
52 ON APRIL 30 (OLD RECORD 51 IN 1968)
68 ON JUNE 13 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 1979)
71 ON AUGUST 18 (OLD RECORD 65 IN 1982)
67 ON AUGUST 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1991)
58 ON OCTOBER  5 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 2011)
56 ON OCTOBER  6 (TIED RECORD IN 1975)
47 ON NOVEMBER  3 (TIED RECORD IN 1983)
47 ON NOVEMBER  5 (TIED RECORD IN 1969)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - -11   JANUARY 15
2 - -6   JANUARY 14
3 - -2   JANUARY 17

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

...BILLINGS 2020 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

15 ON APRIL 13 (TIED RECORD IN 1986)
22 ON OCTOBER 18 (OLD RECORD 24 IN 1949)
20 ON OCTOBER 22 (TIED RECORD IN 2002)
10 ON OCTOBER 23 (OLD RECORD 19 IN 2002)
7 ON OCTOBER 24 (OLD RECORD 19 IN 1976)
5 ON OCTOBER 25 (OLD RECORD 18 IN 1997)
9 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 22 IN 1970)

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

 MONTH   2020 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      12.5      13.2       -0.7      TIED FOR THE 27TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 9.9 IN 1979)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 11.1 IN 2010)

FEBRUARY     14.4      11.9       +2.5      TIED FOR THE 9TH WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.9 IN 1976)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 15.7 IN 2002)

MARCH        11.0      10.8       +0.2      TIED FOR THE 32ND LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.7 IN 2019)

APRIL        11.2      10.5       +0.7      TIED FOR THE 33RD WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 13.5 TIED IN 1955)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 12.1 IN 2014)

MAY           9.5       9.9       -0.4      17TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 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 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1983)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.5 IN 2019)

JULY          8.1       8.9       -0.8      TIED FOR THE 5TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.6 IN 2011)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 7.8 IN 2019)

AUGUST        8.1       9.0       -0.9      TIED FOR THE 4TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 7.7 IN 1989)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.0 IN 2017)

SEPTEMBER    10.9       9.5       +1.4      TIED FOR THE 11TH WINDIEST OUT OF 71 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 11.6 IN 1970)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 11.2 IN 1984)

OCTOBER      12.2      10.4       +1.8      10TH WINDIEST OUT OF 72 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 13.7 IN 1961)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 12.7 IN 2019)

NOVEMBER     13.1      11.8       +1.3      TIED FOR THE 16TH WINDIEST OUT OF 72 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.5 IN 2002)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 13.2 IN 2011)

DECEMBER     14.2      12.9       +1.3      14TH WINDIEST OUT OF 72 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 15.9 IN 1956)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 15.5 IN 2011)

YEAR         11.2      10.7       +0.5      TIED FOR THE 25TH WINDIEST OUT OF 72 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 12.8 IN 1949)
                                            (WINDIEST SINCE 11.3 IN 2014)

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 25.4   DECEMBER 24
2 - 23.6   DECEMBER  3
3 - 23.6   OCTOBER 26

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

...BILLINGS 2020 TOP 3 DAILY MINIMUM AVERAGE WIND...

1 - 0.0   MARCH 15
2 - 2.8   AUGUST  8
3 - 3.7   MARCH 16

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

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