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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
903 AM MST SAT JAN 01 2022

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            107   07/13/2005
                       07/14/2002
 LOW             -41   12/09/1919
HIGHEST          107R  06/15
                       07/27
LOWEST           -27   02/13
                       02/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    62.4               59.7     2.7
AVG. MINIMUM    32.4               31.1     1.3
MEAN            47.4               45.4     2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    62                       27.5
DAYS MAX <= 32    36                       -4.4
DAYS MIN <= 32   184                       -0.7
DAYS MIN <= 0     20                        1.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       24.77   1944
 MINIMUM        8.23   1960
TOTALS         12.95              14.93   -1.98
DAYS >= .01      100                       -2.3
DAYS >= .10       40                       -0.5
DAYS >= .50        4                       -2.7
DAYS >= 1.00       0                       -1.2


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6940               7542    -602
COOLING TOTAL    693                441     252

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     08/17/2002
 LATEST       06/24/1967
EARLIEST                        09/30
LATEST                          05/11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    54/320    DATE  04/08
                                54/300          04/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    69/310    DATE  04/08


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             30     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      21
LIGHT RAIN               74     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                9     SNOW                      23
LIGHT SNOW               73     SLEET                      0
FOG                      91     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     15
HAZE                     57

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

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...2021 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR 2021. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1991 TO 2020. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL
RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN MAY 1907 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2021 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.46     0.61       -0.15      TIED FOR THE 42ND DRIEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.03 IN 2004)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.38 IN 2020)

FEBRUARY     1.60     0.65       +0.95      3RD WETTEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.68 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.68 IN 1955)

MARCH        1.47     1.02       +0.45      28TH WETTEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.43 IN 2017)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.50 IN 2018)

APRIL        2.60     1.87       +0.73      26TH WETTEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 5.52 IN 1925)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 4.60 IN 2017)

MAY          1.11     2.68       -1.57      TIED FOR THE 21ST DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.15 IN 1936)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.74 IN 2020)

JUNE         0.32     1.98       -1.66      4TH DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.07 IN 1933)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.28 IN 1971)

JULY         0.57     1.07       -0.50      40TH DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 IN 1999)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.06 IN 2020)

AUGUST       0.90     0.71       +0.19      44TH WETTEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.02 IN 1968)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.30 IN 2018)

SEPTEMBER    0.19     1.47       -1.28      TIED FOR THE 10TH DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2012)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE T IN 2012)

OCTOBER      2.56     1.57       +0.99      13TH WETTEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.72 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.62 IN 2020)

NOVEMBER     0.15     0.76       -0.61      TIED FOR THE 7TH DRIEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1939)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2020)

DECEMBER     1.02     0.54       +0.48      TIED FOR THE 17TH WETTEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.41 IN 1989)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.11 IN 2017)

YEAR        12.95    14.93       -1.98      31ST DRIEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 8.23 IN 1960)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 10.82 IN 2020)

...SHERIDAN 2021 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 0.92   APRIL 26
2 - 0.73   OCTOBER 11
3 - 0.69   OCTOBER 12

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...3.32 ON JUNE  3 1944

...SHERIDAN 2021 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.28 ON FEBRUARY  5 (TIED RECORD IN 1929)
0.73 ON OCTOBER 11 (OLD RECORD 0.72 IN 1920)
0.69 ON OCTOBER 12 (OLD RECORD 0.56 IN 1970)
0.37 ON DECEMBER  5 (OLD RECORD 0.26 IN 1920)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2021 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      29.0      24.0      +5.0      14TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.5 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 35.5 IN 2006)

FEBRUARY     15.2      26.0     -10.8      8TH COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 3.8 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 12.0 IN 2019)

MARCH        37.1      35.7      +1.4      TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 41.0 IN 2017)

APRIL        42.7      43.2      -0.5      46TH COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 36.4 IN 1920)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 39.7 IN 2020)

MAY          51.7      52.4      -0.7      TIED FOR THE 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 47.4 IN 1907)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 48.1 IN 2019)

JUNE         69.1      61.8      +7.3      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.2 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 74.2 IN 1988)

JULY         75.6      70.7      +4.9      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.9 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 75.8 IN 2012)

AUGUST       68.7      69.1      -0.4      TIED FOR THE 54TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.8 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 72.1 IN 2020)

SEPTEMBER    63.0      59.1      +3.9      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.3 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 64.1 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      49.2      45.4      +3.8      TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.7 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 51.2 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     41.5      33.3      +8.2      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.4 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 42.4 IN 1999)

DECEMBER     26.9      24.5      +2.4      42ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.0 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 32.1 IN 2020)

YEAR         47.6      45.5      +2.1      TIED FOR THE 9TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.8 IN 1934)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 48.0 IN 2016)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2021 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      41.2      36.3      +4.9      TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.8 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 41.5 IN 2012)

FEBRUARY     27.1      38.4     -11.3      8TH COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 16.2 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 23.3 IN 2019)

MARCH        50.5      49.0      +1.5      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.8 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.1 IN 2017)

APRIL        56.3      56.7      -0.4      TIED FOR THE 55TH COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.0 IN 1920)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 55.1 IN 2020)

MAY          65.5      66.1      -0.6      51ST COLDEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 57.6 IN 2011)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 60.2 IN 2019)

JUNE         87.6      76.9     +10.7      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 91.2 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 91.2 IN 1988)

JULY         94.1      87.8      +6.3      3RD WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 95.8 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.5 IN 2006)

AUGUST       86.4      86.6      -0.2      TIED FOR THE 43RD WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 95.0 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 91.1 IN 2020)

SEPTEMBER    82.4      75.6      +6.8      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 83.1 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 83.1 IN 2015)

OCTOBER      62.9      59.9      +3.0      TIED FOR THE 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.0 IN 1944)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 63.2 IN 2016)

NOVEMBER     55.9      46.7      +9.2      6TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 58.6 IN 1999)

DECEMBER     39.4      36.7      +2.7      TIED FOR THE 38TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.5 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 45.7 IN 2020)

YEAR         62.6      59.9      +2.7      7TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.4 TIED IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 62.7 IN 2016)

...SHERIDAN 2021 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 107   JULY 27
2 - 107   JUNE 15
3 - 104   JULY 19

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...107 ON JULY 27 2021

...SHERIDAN 2021 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

66 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 1943)
74 ON APRIL  1 (OLD RECORD 72 IN 1921)
77 ON APRIL  4 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 1992)
84 ON APRIL 30 (TIED RECORD IN 1926)
93 ON JUNE  3 (OLD RECORD 92 IN 1988)
96 ON JUNE  9 (TIED RECORD IN 2016)
100 ON JUNE 14 (OLD RECORD 96 IN 1918)
107 ON JUNE 15 (OLD RECORD 98 IN 1931)
104 ON JULY 19 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 1960)
107 ON JULY 27 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 1931)
101 ON AUGUST 17 (TIED RECORD IN 2020)
95 ON SEPTEMBER 10 (OLD RECORD 92 IN 2012)
94 ON SEPTEMBER 18 (TIED RECORD IN 1914)
92 ON SEPTEMBER 27 (OLD RECORD 90 IN 1952)
74 ON NOVEMBER 15 (OLD RECORD 72 IN 1975)
68 ON NOVEMBER 16 (TIED RECORD IN 1943)
66 ON NOVEMBER 28 (OLD RECORD 63 IN 2002)
64 ON NOVEMBER 29 (TIED RECORD IN 1973)
76 ON DECEMBER  1 (OLD RECORD 71 IN 1995)
77 ON DECEMBER  2 (OLD RECORD 70 IN 1941)

...SHERIDAN 2021 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - -5   FEBRUARY 11
2 - -3   FEBRUARY 14
3 - -3   FEBRUARY 13

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-19 ON FEBRUARY  2 1989

...SHERIDAN 2021 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-5 ON FEBRUARY 11 (OLD RECORD 4 IN 1922)
40 ON MAY 21 (OLD RECORD 41 IN 1917)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2021 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      16.7      11.7      +5.0      TIED FOR THE 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 22.1 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 22.1 IN 2006)

FEBRUARY      3.3      13.7     -10.4      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -8.7 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 0.7 IN 2019)

MARCH        23.7      22.4      +1.3      TIED FOR THE 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.7 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 24.3 IN 2020)

APRIL        29.0      29.7      -0.7      TIED FOR THE 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 24.3 IN 2020)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 24.3 IN 2020)

MAY          37.8      38.7      -0.9      31ST COLDEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 34.8 IN 1909)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2019)

JUNE         50.6      46.8      +3.8      TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 57.1 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.0 IN 2015)

JULY         57.1      53.5      +3.6      11TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.0 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 57.9 IN 2012)

AUGUST       50.9      51.5      -0.6      TIED FOR THE 47TH COLDEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 44.7 IN 1910)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 49.4 IN 2017)

SEPTEMBER    43.5      42.5      +1.0      TIED FOR THE 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.6 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 45.4 IN 2019)

OCTOBER      35.4      31.0      +4.4      TIED FOR THE 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.9 IN 1963)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2015)

NOVEMBER     27.1      19.9      +7.2      3RD WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 27.5 IN 1954)

DECEMBER     14.3      12.2      +2.1      TIED FOR THE 44TH WARMEST OUT OF 115 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 21.5 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 18.5 IN 2020)

YEAR         32.6      31.2      +1.4      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 114 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.2 IN 1987)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.2 IN 2016)

...SHERIDAN 2021 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - 70   JULY 28
2 - 67   JULY 20
3 - 63   JULY 30

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...76 ON JULY 28 1935

...SHERIDAN 2021 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

40 ON NOVEMBER 13 (OLD RECORD 38 IN 1987)
39 ON NOVEMBER 14 (OLD RECORD 37 IN 1941)
49 ON NOVEMBER 15 (OLD RECORD 41 IN 1953)
38 ON DECEMBER  1 (OLD RECORD 32 IN 1972)
44 ON DECEMBER  2 (OLD RECORD 36 IN 1975)
38 ON DECEMBER 23 (OLD RECORD 35 IN 1925)

...SHERIDAN 2021 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - -27   FEBRUARY 14
2 - -27   FEBRUARY 13
3 - -16   FEBRUARY  9

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-41 ON DECEMBER  9 1919

...SHERIDAN 2021 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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