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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
624 AM MST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           54   01/30
LOWEST           -34   01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    26.9               30.1    -3.2
AVG. MINIMUM     5.2                8.9    -3.7
MEAN            16.1               19.5    -3.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    16
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0     10

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.12               0.28   -0.16
DAYS >= .01        2
DAYS >= .10        0
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.12   01/21 TO 01/21


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1509               1410      99
 SINCE 7/1      4090               4491    -401
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/320    DATE  01/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/310    DATE  01/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     77

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

-  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.

...JANUARY 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR JANUARY 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.

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

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      0.12     0.28       -0.16      TIED FOR THE 17TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.10 IN 2023)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

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   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      16.1      19.5      -3.4      35TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -4.5 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 14.9 IN 2018)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY      26.9      30.1      -3.2      37TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.2 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 26.0 IN 2018)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-17 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -10 IN 1950)
-13 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -12 IN 1950)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2024 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JANUARY       5.2      8.9      -3.7      35TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS -14.1 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 3.8 IN 2018)

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY JANUARY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-33 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -32 IN 2005)
-34 ON JANUARY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 2005)

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