CXUS55 KBYZ 011105 CLMBIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 503 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 71 03/18 LOWEST 11 03/04 AVG. MAXIMUM 46.7 49.0 -2.3 AVG. MINIMUM 26.8 26.9 -0.1 MEAN 36.7 38.0 -1.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 21 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.53 0.90 -0.37 DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 2 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 03/02 TO 03/03 03/21 TO 03/22 03/31 TO 03/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 4.8 8.2 -3.4 SINCE 7/1 30.6 49.0 -18.4 SNOWDEPTH AVG. T DAYS >= TRACE 12 DAYS >= 1.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 868 839 29 SINCE 7/1 5243 5775 -532 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/290 DATE 03/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/290 DATE 03/28 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 12 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...MARCH 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS 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...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 MARCH 0.53 0.90 -0.37 TIED FOR THE 16TH DRIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.11 IN 2004) (DRIEST SINCE 0.37 IN 2019) ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 4.8 8.2 -3.4 21ST LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS T IN 2021) (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE T IN 2021) ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 36.8 38.0 -1.2 41ST WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.0 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 38.9 IN 2022) ...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 46.7 49.0 -2.3 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.8 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 50.0 IN 2022) ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 71 ON MARCH 18 (TIED RECORD IN 2004) ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 26.8 26.9 -0.1 TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 90 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.5 IN 1986) (WARMEST SINCE 27.8 IN 2022) ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 9.1 10.8 -1.7 TIED FOR THE 5TH LEAST WINDIEST OUT OF 75 YEARS (RECORD LEAST WINDIEST WAS 8.6 IN 2018) (LEAST WINDIEST SINCE 8.8 IN 2023) $$