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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
617 AM MST FRI DEC 01 2023

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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           64   11/15
LOWEST            14   11/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    51.6               45.7     5.9
AVG. MINIMUM    30.6               26.7     3.9
MEAN            41.1               36.2     4.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     3
DAYS MIN <= 32    16
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.04               0.60   -0.56
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.04   11/02 TO 11/03

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS             T                6.5    -6.5
SINCE 7/1        6.7               11.3    -4.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     T
DAYS >= TRACE      4
DAYS >= 1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        T   11/28
                       11/29
                       11/24
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    711                864    -153
 SINCE 7/1      1359               1602    -243
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1       715                662      53
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/280    DATE  11/06
                                32/230          11/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/270    DATE  11/06

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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...NOVEMBER 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR NOVEMBER 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. MONTHLY 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   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     0.04*    0.60       -0.56      TIED FOR THE 5TH DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 1954)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2002)

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER        T*      6.5       -6.5      TIED FOR THE 3RD LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 1999)
                                            (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 0.0 IN 1999)

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     41.6      36.2      +5.4      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.5 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 43.8 IN 2021)

...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     52.3      45.7      +6.6      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.8 IN 1939)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 54.0 IN 2021)

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     30.9      26.7      +4.2      TIED FOR THE 11TH WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 36.3 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.6 IN 2021)

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS NOVEMBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     12.1      11.8       +0.3      TIED FOR THE 36TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
                                            (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 9.8 IN 1996)
                                            (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 10.9 IN 2017)

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