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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
420 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           82   10/19
LOWEST            -2   10/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    58.7               59.9    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    31.6               31.0     0.6
MEAN            45.2               45.4    -0.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4
DAYS MIN <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 0      2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          3.06               1.57    1.49
DAYS >= .01       12
DAYS >= .10        8
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.55   10/11 TO 10/12


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    604                608      -4
 SINCE 7/1       743                881    -138
COOLING TOTAL      0                  2      -2
 SINCE 1/1       385                442     -57
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/310    DATE  10/03
                                31/320          10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/330    DATE  10/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      3

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

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...OCTOBER 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR OCTOBER 2023. 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      3.06     1.57       +1.49      6TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.72 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.72 IN 2011)

...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

1.48 ON OCTOBER 12 (OLD RECORD 0.69 IN 2021)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      45.2      45.4      -0.2      TIED FOR THE 39TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 34.1 IN 1925)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 41.4 IN 2020)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      58.7      59.9      -1.2      TIED FOR THE 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 44.9 IN 1925)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 56.6 IN 2020)

...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

19 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 24 IN 2020)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      31.6      31.0      +0.6      TIED FOR THE 54TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.9 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.5 IN 2022)

...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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