Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011027
CLMBIL
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
420 AM MDT WED NOV 01 2023
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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 81 10/19
10/20
LOWEST 7 10/28
AVG. MAXIMUM 56.6 58.8 -2.2
AVG. MINIMUM 37.3 37.1 0.2
MEAN 47.0 47.9 -0.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 2.02 1.37 0.65
DAYS >= .01 12
DAYS >= .10 6
DAYS >= .50 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.67 10/11 TO 10/12
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 6.7 4.5 2.2
SINCE 7/1 6.7 4.8 1.9
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1
DAYS >= TRACE 5
DAYS >= 1.0 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 10/28
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 556 534 22
SINCE 7/1 648 737 -89
COOLING TOTAL 3 5 -2
SINCE 1/1 715 662 53
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/320 DATE 10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/330 DATE 10/17
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 1
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...OCTOBER 2023 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND
STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR OCTOBER 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. MONTHLY RANKINGS
FOR WIND USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN 1984.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 2.02 1.37 +0.65 19TH WETTEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.80 IN 1971)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.16 IN 2020)
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.57 ON OCTOBER 12 (OLD RECORD 0.52 IN 1970)
...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 6.7 4.5 +2.2 19TH SNOWIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD SNOWIEST WAS 23.1 IN 1949)
(SNOWIEST SINCE 19.9 IN 2020)
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS...
3.0 ON OCTOBER 25 (OLD RECORD 2.2 IN 1954)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 47.0 47.9 -0.9 23RD COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 40.0 IN 1969)
(COLDEST SINCE 44.0 IN 2020)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 56.6 58.8 -2.2 17TH COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 48.3 IN 1969)
(COLDEST SINCE 55.0 IN 2020)
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
17 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 22 IN 2020)
20 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 26 IN 2019)
...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 37.3 37.1 +0.2 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 90 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 29.4 IN 2019)
(COLDEST SINCE 33.0 IN 2020)
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
53 ON OCTOBER 20 (OLD RECORD 50 IN 1985)
...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
8 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 9 IN 2020)
9 ON OCTOBER 27 (OLD RECORD 13 IN 2019)
...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 9.5 10.4 -0.9 TIED FOR THE 11TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS
(RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.3 IN 1957)
(LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.2 IN 2015)
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