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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
253 PM MST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   06/26/2012
 LOW             -38   12/24/1983
HIGHEST          104   07/24
LOWEST           -25   02/24
AVG. MAXIMUM    59.3               58.7     0.6
AVG. MINIMUM    36.0               33.6     2.4
MEAN            47.7               46.1     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    33                       -7.6
DAYS MAX <= 32    47                       -4.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   170                        3.7
DAYS MIN <= 0     10                      -13.8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       20.28   1978
 MINIMUM        5.27   1988
TOTALS         14.61              12.88    1.73
DAYS >= .01       78                       -8.7
DAYS >= .10       30                       -2.2
DAYS >= .50       10                        3.9
DAYS >= 1.00       4                        2.5


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7018               7566    -548
COOLING TOTAL    830                731      99

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/02/1974
 LATEST       06/08/1950
EARLIEST                        10/06
LATEST                          04/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/340
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/260    DATE  08/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/280    DATE  08/30


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             48     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN               18     RAIN                      43
LIGHT RAIN               98     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               49     SLEET                      0
FOG                     117     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     19
HAZE                     48

-  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.

...2023 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR 2023}. 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1938.

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

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.10     0.28       -0.18      TIED FOR THE 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.10 IN 2022)

FEBRUARY     0.24     0.26       -0.02      TIED FOR THE 34TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2005)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2022)

MARCH        0.08     0.55       -0.47      TIED FOR THE 6TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 2012)

APRIL        0.95     1.54       -0.59      37TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 IN 1983)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.36 IN 2021)

MAY          2.14     2.73       -0.59      37TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.35 IN 2011)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.58 IN 2021)

JUNE         4.07     2.51       +1.56      17TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.78 IN 1944)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 4.46 IN 2018)

JULY         0.40     1.51       -1.11      15TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2017)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE T IN 2017)

AUGUST       3.06     0.91       +2.15      4TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 3.34 IN 1972)

SEPTEMBER    2.40     1.07       +1.33      10TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.67 IN 1941)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 2.85 IN 2019)

OCTOBER      0.87     0.97       -0.10      38TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.31 IN 1971)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.31 IN 2022)

NOVEMBER     0.20     0.33       -0.13      TIED FOR THE 26TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2016)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.20 IN 2022)

DECEMBER     0.10     0.22       -0.12      21ST DRIEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 TIED IN 2020)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.02 IN 2020)

YEAR        14.61    12.88       +1.73      34TH WETTEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 20.28 IN 1978)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 18.41 IN 2018)

...MILES CITY 2023 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1 - 1.60   SEPTEMBER 22
2 - 1.33   AUGUST 22
3 - 1.04   AUGUST 20

ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.91 ON APRIL 24 2016

...MILES CITY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.61 ON JUNE 23 (OLD RECORD 0.48 IN 1942)
1.04 ON AUGUST 20 (OLD RECORD 0.67 IN 1974)
1.60 ON SEPTEMBER 22 (OLD RECORD 0.93 IN 2006)

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

...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      23.2      19.5      +3.7      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 28.0 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     24.9      23.6      +1.3      37TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 27.6 IN 2020)

MARCH        25.2      34.7      -9.5      11TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.3 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 24.6 IN 2019)

APRIL        43.6      45.5      -1.9      TIED FOR THE 25TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.8 TIED IN 2022)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 38.8 IN 2022)

MAY          61.3      55.5      +5.8      TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.8 IN 1958)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.7 IN 1994)

JUNE         68.2      65.6      +2.6      22ND WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.9 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 72.7 IN 2021)

JULY         74.5      74.2      +0.3      MEDIAN OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (WARMEST 81.5-2007/COLDEST 64.2-1993)

AUGUST       73.5      72.5      +1.0      39TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.4 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 76.7 IN 2022)

SEPTEMBER    65.6      61.2      +4.4      TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 66.7 IN 2022)

OCTOBER      43.5      46.4      -2.9      10TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 39.1 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 41.8 IN 2020)

NOVEMBER     37.4      32.7      +4.7      TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 42.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 39.1 IN 2021)

DECEMBER     31.5      22.4      +9.1      3RD WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 33.3 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.1 IN 1999)

YEAR         47.8      46.3      +1.5      TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.1 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 47.9 IN 2021)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      31.7      30.1      +1.6      37TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.8 IN 1992)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 33.0 IN 2022)

FEBRUARY     35.7      34.7      +1.0      37TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.4 IN 1992)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2020)

MARCH        33.9      46.8     -12.9      TIED FOR THE 6TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.5 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 29.9 IN 2002)

APRIL        55.8      58.1      -2.3      30TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 48.2 IN 1975)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 49.7 IN 2022)

MAY          74.3      68.1      +6.2      TIED FOR THE 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.3 IN 1958)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 74.8 IN 1994)

JUNE         80.2      78.6      +1.6      30TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.4 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 89.8 IN 2021)

JULY         88.5      88.7      -0.2      36TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 74.5 IN 1993)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 88.4 IN 2020)

AUGUST       87.6      87.4      +0.2      TIED FOR THE 43RD WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 94.9 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 91.6 IN 2022)

SEPTEMBER    78.5      75.6      +2.9      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 84.3 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 82.0 IN 2022)

OCTOBER      54.3      59.0      -4.7      TIED FOR THE 7TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 49.7 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 54.3 IN 2020)

NOVEMBER     48.8      44.3      +4.5      20TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.6 TIED IN 1999)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.1 IN 2021)

DECEMBER     42.5      33.1      +9.4      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.0 IN 1957)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 43.8 IN 1999)

YEAR         59.4      58.9      +0.5      TIED FOR THE 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.4 IN 2021)

...MILES CITY 2023 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - 104   JULY 24
2 - 102   AUGUST 18
3 - 102   JULY 23

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...111 ON JUNE 26 2012

...MILES CITY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

80 ON APRIL 10 (OLD RECORD 78 IN 1968)
88 ON APRIL 11 (OLD RECORD 84 IN 1949)

...MILES CITY 2023 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1 - -2   FEBRUARY 23
2 - 0   FEBRUARY 22
3 - 4   FEBRUARY 24

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-25 ON DECEMBER 24 1983

...MILES CITY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-2 ON FEBRUARY 23 (OLD RECORD 1 IN 2022)
69 ON AUGUST  4 (OLD RECORD 73 IN 1940)
20 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 26 IN 2020)
16 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 26 IN 2019)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2023 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      14.6      8.9      +5.7      TIED FOR THE 17TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 24.3 IN 2006)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 17.6 IN 2021)

FEBRUARY     14.0      12.5      +1.5      TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 26.9 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 16.2 IN 2020)

MARCH        16.5      22.5      -6.0      18TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.1 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 12.4 IN 2019)

APRIL        31.4      32.9      -1.5      27TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.0 IN 1951)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 27.8 IN 2022)

MAY          48.3      42.9      +5.4      7TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.0 IN 2018)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 50.0 IN 2018)

JUNE         56.2      52.5      +3.7      11TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.4 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 56.3 IN 2016)

JULY         60.4      59.6      +0.8      MEDIAN OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (WARMEST 66.3-2007/COLDEST 53.8-1993)

AUGUST       59.3      57.6      +1.7      TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.8 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 61.8 IN 2022)

SEPTEMBER    52.7      46.9      +5.8      TIED FOR THE 5TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.5 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.8 IN 2013)

OCTOBER      32.6      33.8      -1.2      TIED FOR THE 18TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.6 IN 2019)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 29.3 IN 2020)

NOVEMBER     25.9      21.2      +4.7      16TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.2 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 26.0 IN 2021)

DECEMBER     20.4      11.7      +8.7      5TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 22.4 IN 1999)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 22.4 IN 1999)

YEAR         36.1      33.7      +2.4      TIED FOR THE 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 86 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.2 TIED IN 2016)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 37.2 IN 2016)

...MILES CITY 2023 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - 72   JULY 25
2 - 70   JULY 30
3 - 70   JULY 26

ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...79 ON JULY 24 2007

...MILES CITY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

54 ON SEPTEMBER 23 (TIED RECORD IN 1953)
36 ON DECEMBER  6 (OLD RECORD 34 IN 1991)

...MILES CITY 2023 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...

1 - -25   FEBRUARY 24
2 - -22   FEBRUARY 23
3 - -11   JANUARY 30

ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983

...MILES CITY 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-25 ON FEBRUARY 24 (OLD RECORD -23 IN 1993)
46 ON JULY  5 (OLD RECORD 48 IN 1945)
-3 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 13 IN 2020)
-2 ON OCTOBER 28 (OLD RECORD 10 IN 1991)

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