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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
624 AM MST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           63   01/30
LOWEST           -29   01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.2               37.4    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    13.1               18.8    -5.7
MEAN            24.7               28.1    -3.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 32    27
DAYS MIN <= 0      8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.07               0.44   -0.37
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.06   01/18 TO 01/18


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1243               1144      99
 SINCE 7/1      3668               4162    -494
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              15.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    55/210    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    76/220    DATE  01/09

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      9

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

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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...JANUARY 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR JANUARY 2024. 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 JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT.

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

... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.07     0.44       -0.37      TIED FOR THE 5TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 TIED IN 2009)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 2009)

... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...LIVINGSTON BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      24.7      28.1      -3.4      31ST COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 9.7 IN 1949)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 21.8 IN 2017)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      36.2      37.4      -1.2      37TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.2 IN 1981)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 36.7 IN 2023)

... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

58 ON JANUARY 28 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 1988)
60 ON JANUARY 29 (OLD RECORD 54 IN 1962)
63 ON JANUARY 30 (OLD RECORD 61 IN 1962)
62 ON JANUARY 31 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 1992)

... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      13.1      18.8      -5.7      18TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -1.4 IN 1949)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 12.0 IN 2017)

... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-26 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -24 IN 1950)
-24 ON JANUARY 15 (OLD RECORD -22 IN 2005)

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