Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011031
CLMMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
429 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 81 04/14
LOWEST 19 04/20
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.7 58.1 4.6
AVG. MINIMUM 34.8 32.9 1.9
MEAN 48.8 45.5 3.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.41 1.54 -1.13
DAYS >= .01 6
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.29 04/06 TO 04/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 481 586 -105
SINCE 7/1 6545 7173 -628
COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1
SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/300 DATE 04/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 57/290 DATE 04/18
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 0
- 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.
...APRIL 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR APRIL 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
APRIL 0.41 1.54 -1.13 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 IN 1983)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.36 IN 2021)
...MILES CITY APRIL 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
APRIL 48.8 45.5 +3.3 TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 53.3 TIED IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.9 IN 2016)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
APRIL 62.7 58.1 +4.6 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.5 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 64.6 IN 2012)
...MILES CITY APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
APRIL 34.8 32.9 +1.9 TIED FOR THE 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 39.3 IN 1980)
(WARMEST SINCE 35.6 IN 2019)
...MILES CITY APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
48 ON APRIL 4 (OLD RECORD 47 IN 1992)
...MILES CITY APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
19 ON APRIL 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1966)
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