CXUS55 KBYZ 011105 CLMBHK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 503 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 67 03/18 LOWEST -10 03/26 AVG. MAXIMUM 40.3 43.0 -2.7 AVG. MINIMUM 17.9 20.2 -2.3 MEAN 29.1 31.6 -2.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.45 0.53 -0.08 DAYS >= .01 8 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.19 03/01 TO 03/02 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1105 1036 69 SINCE 7/1 6511 7086 -575 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/120 DATE 03/02 33/290 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 03/03 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3 LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 2 - 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 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR MARCH 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 MARCH 1998 AT OR NEAR THE BAKER AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 0.45 0.53 -0.08 13TH WETTEST OUT OF 27 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 1.66 IN 2003) (WETTEST SINCE 0.51 IN 2018) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... 0.11 ON MARCH 2 (OLD RECORD 0.02 IN 1998) NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...BAKER HAS BEEN AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 29.1 31.6 -2.5 11TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 16.7 IN 2002) (COLDEST SINCE 19.7 IN 2023) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 40.3 43.0 -2.7 12TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.8 IN 2002) (COLDEST SINCE 29.5 IN 2023) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 18 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 24 IN 2002) 23 ON MARCH 26 (OLD RECORD 28 IN 2009) ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 17.9 20.2 -2.3 11TH COLDEST OUT OF 27 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.5 IN 2002) (COLDEST SINCE 9.9 IN 2023) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... -5 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 3 IN 2002) -10 ON MARCH 26 (OLD RECORD 3 IN 2002) 1 ON MARCH 27 (TIED RECORD IN 2009) $$