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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           53   03/13
                       03/14
LOWEST             2   03/07
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.0               47.8   -11.8
AVG. MINIMUM    16.3               24.3    -8.0
MEAN            26.2               36.1    -9.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    10
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS          0.69               0.79   -0.10
DAYS >= .01        9
DAYS >= .10        4
DAYS >= .50        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.17   03/25 TO 03/26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1196                898     298
 SINCE 7/1      6389               6063     326
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    56/210    DATE  03/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    73/210    DATE  03/02

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

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                3     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     11

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

&&

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...MARCH 2022 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR MARCH 2022. 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 JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT.

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

... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        0.46     0.79       -0.33      18TH DRIEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.13 IN 2002)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.33 IN 2019)

... MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

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

... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        37.2      36.1      +1.1      24TH WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.2 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2021)

... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        49.5      47.8      +1.7      21ST WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 58.2 IN 2015)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 51.9 IN 2021)

... MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

74 ON MARCH 28 (TIED RECORD IN 1986)

... MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2022 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        24.8      24.3      +0.5      TIED FOR THE 31ST WARMEST OUT OF 74 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 32.7 IN 1986)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 25.8 IN 2021)

... MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

... MARCH 2022 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

-12 ON MARCH 10 (OLD RECORD -11 IN 1956)

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