Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011218
CLMLVM
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
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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.
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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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