CXUS55 KBYZ 011209 CLMBIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 606 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 87 10/04 LOWEST 27 10/30 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.5 58.8 8.7 AVG. MINIMUM 41.2 37.1 4.1 MEAN 54.4 47.9 6.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.41 1.37 -0.96 DAYS >= .01 4 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.28 10/17 TO 10/17 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.0 4.5 -4.5 SINCE 7/1 T 4.8 -4.8 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 DAYS >= TRACE 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 327 534 -207 SINCE 7/1 396 737 -341 COOLING TOTAL 5 5 0 SINCE 1/1 790 662 128 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/330 DATE 10/04 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/320 DATE 10/04 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 48 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 1 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...OCTOBER 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR OCTOBER 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...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 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 0.41 1.37 -0.96 TIED FOR THE 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 91 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 1987) (DRIEST SINCE 0.16 IN 2014) ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 0.0 4.5 -4.5 TIED FOR THE RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 91 YEARS (OLD RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.0 TIED IN 2015) ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 54.4 47.9 +6.5 TIED FOR THE 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.8 IN 1963) (WARMEST SINCE 54.4 IN 1965) ...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 67.5 58.8 +8.7 TIED FOR THE 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.0 IN 1953) (WARMEST SINCE 67.7 IN 1965) ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 41.2 37.1 +4.1 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 91 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 43.5 IN 1983) (WARMEST SINCE 42.5 IN 2015) ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING OCTOBER 9.4 10.4 -1.0 11TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.3 IN 1957) (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 9.2 IN 2015) $$