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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
437 AM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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           99   08/18
LOWEST            42   08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.3               86.6    -1.3
AVG. MINIMUM    53.9               51.5     2.4
MEAN            69.6               69.1     0.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    12
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.98               0.71    1.27
DAYS >= .01       10
DAYS >= .10        7
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.05   08/04 TO 08/05

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     19                 37     -18
 SINCE 7/1        35                 56     -21
COOLING TOTAL    171                162       9
 SINCE 1/1       350                406     -56
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/330    DATE  08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    55/330    DATE  08/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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...AUGUST 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR AUGUST 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

AUGUST       1.98     0.71       +1.27      7TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.02 IN 1968)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.47 IN 1998)

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

0.20 ON AUGUST  4 (OLD RECORD 0.16 IN 1977)
0.85 ON AUGUST  5 (OLD RECORD 0.39 IN 1997)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       69.6      69.1      +0.5      TIED FOR THE 46TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.8 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 73.6 IN 2022)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       85.3      86.6      -1.3      TIED FOR THE 54TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 76.5 IN 1927)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 83.8 IN 2018)

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

NONE

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

63 ON AUGUST  5 (OLD RECORD 68 IN 2017)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       53.9      51.5      +2.4      TIED FOR THE 24TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.5 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 55.5 IN 2022)

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

64 ON AUGUST 18 (TIED RECORD IN 1958)

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

NONE

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