Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
410 AM MDT FRI SEP 01 2023

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            108   08/06/1983
                       08/07/1949
                       08/06/1949
 LOW              28   08/23/1928
HIGHEST          103   08/15                         106
LOWEST            52   08/13                          49
                       08/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.6               84.8     3.8     92.3
AVG. MINIMUM    59.2                        2.0     61.8
MEAN            73.9               71.0     2.9     77.1
DAYS MAX >= 90    14                                  21
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.72   2014
 MINIMUM           T   2001
TOTALS          0.53               1.27   -0.74     0.24
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02     0.01
DAYS >= .01        6                                   3
DAYS >= .10        1
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.36   08/20 TO 08/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00     0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00               0.00    0.00       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE      0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                                   0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      4                 30     -26        3
 SINCE 7/1        13                 41     -28       MM
COOLING TOTAL    290                216      74      383
 SINCE 1/1       752                535     217       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/230    DATE  08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/220    DATE  08/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.17
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           24
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     49

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      7

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

&&

AUGUST WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR GLASGOW WITH AT
LEAST 7 DAYS OF HAZE. THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 73.9 DEGREES WHICH
WAS 2.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WERE 2 DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 100
DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 103 DEGREES ON AUGUST
16TH WITH THE NEXT NOTABLE HIGH BEING 101 ON THE 19TH. THE LOW FOR
THE MONTH WAS 52 ON THE 26TH.

THE MONTHLY AVERAGE LOW WAS 59.2 WHICH WAS ONLY 2.6 DEGREES AWAY
FROM THE RECORD. THAT ALSO MAKES IT THE 8TH WARMEST AVERAGE LOW FOR
THE MONTH IN THE LAST 123 YEARS ON RECORD.

IT WAS ALSO A DRIER MONTH WITH ONLY 0.53 INCH OF PRECIPITATION.
NORMAL PRECIPITATION IS 1.27 INCHES. IT WAS THE 43RD DRIEST MONTH
OUT OF THE 123 YEARS OF RECORD MAKING IT NOT TO FAR OFF FROM NORMAL.
FOR COMPARISON AUGUST OF 2022 WAS DRIER WITH ONLY 0.29 INCHES. THERE
WERE ONLY 7 DAYS WITH MEASUARBLE PRECIPITATION AND 6 DAYS WITH A
TRACE OF RAIN.

THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 54 MPH ON THE 31ST. THERE WERE
ALSO PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 43 MPH ON THE 1ST AND 17TH. THE AVERAGE WIND
SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.5 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 80 ON THE
1ST AND COOLS TO 66 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS
AT 53 AND COOLS TO 42 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION
FOR AUGUST IS 1.03 INCHES. THE CLIMATE PREDICITION CENTER IS CALLING
FOR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND EQUAL CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION.

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