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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
331 AM MDT SUN OCT 01 2023

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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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            106   09/07/2022
 LOW              14   09/25/1928
HIGHEST           98   09/02                         106
LOWEST            42   09/15                          34
AVG. MAXIMUM    79.2               72.9     6.3     81.6
AVG. MINIMUM    52.4                        5.5     50.2
MEAN            65.8               59.9     5.9     65.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     3                                   5
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.72   1938
 MINIMUM        0.00   1899
TOTALS          0.71               1.06   -0.35     0.11
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02     0.00
DAYS >= .01        8                                   2
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.24   09/08 TO 09/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           4.6   1926
 SNOW DEPTH        2   09/24/1984
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     49                200    -151       85
 SINCE 7/1        62                244    -182       MM
COOLING TOTAL     78                 47      31      121
 SINCE 1/1       830                582     248       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/220    DATE  09/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/220    DATE  09/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     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                      6

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

&&

SEPTEMBER WAS MUCH WARMER THAN NORMAL, WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
OF 65.8 DEGREES OR 5.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS TIES 1998 FOR THE
SECOND WARMEST SEPTEMBER, BEHIND 2022 WHICH AVERAGED 65.9 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 79.2 DEGREES RANKS AS THE 11TH
WARMEST. THERE WERE 3 DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE TOPPED OUT ABOVE 90
DEGREES, WITH THE WARMEST READING OF 98 OCCURRING ON THE 2ND.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 52.4 DEGREES WAS THE WARMEST ON
RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER. WITH THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH ONLY
REACHING 42 DEGREES ON THE 15TH, THIS MARKS ONLY THE SECOND TIME THE
LOW DID NOT DROP BELOW 40 DEGREES IN SEPTEMBER. THE OTHER YEAR WAS
2001 WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 41 DEGREES.

PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS 0.71 INCHES, WHICH WAS BELOW THE
NORMAL OF 1.06 INCHES. THERE WERE 8 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION INCLUDING 4 DAYS WITH MORE THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH OF
PRECIPITATION. THERE WERE ALSO 4 DAYS WITH JUST A TRACE OF
PRECIPITATION, ALONG WITH 5 DAYS OF FOG.

THE PEAK WIND GUST FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 MPH ON THE 3RD. THERE WAS
ALSO A PEAK WIND GUST OF 43 MPH ON THE 30TH. THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED
FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.6 MPH.

LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 65 ON THE 1ST
AND COOLS TO 48 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS AT 41
AND COOLS TO 27 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR
OCTOBER IS 0.92 INCHES. THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER IS CALLING
FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND EQUAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION.

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