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CXUS55 KBYZ 011105
CLMLVM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
503 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024

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

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           67   03/20
LOWEST             8   03/03
                       03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    45.0               47.8    -2.8
AVG. MINIMUM    23.3               24.3    -1.0
MEAN            34.1               36.1    -2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32     6
DAYS MIN <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          1.28               0.79    0.49
DAYS >= .01       11
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.59   03/01 TO 03/01


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    948                898      50
 SINCE 7/1      5536               6063    -527
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/220    DATE  03/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/210    DATE  03/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              1     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      6

-  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.

...MARCH 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR MARCH 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

MARCH        1.28     0.79       +0.49      10TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.21 IN 1967)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2014)

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

0.59 ON MARCH  1 (OLD RECORD 0.52 IN 1979)

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

MARCH        34.2      36.1      -1.9      34TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 22.0 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 26.2 IN 2023)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        45.0      47.8      -2.8      38TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.6 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2023)

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

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

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... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        23.3      24.3      -1.0      33RD COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 10.3 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 16.3 IN 2023)

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

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

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