CXUS55 KBYZ 011031 CLMLVM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 429 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 78 04/14 LOWEST 19 04/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 59.3 54.4 4.9 AVG. MINIMUM 33.0 30.0 3.0 MEAN 46.2 42.2 4.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.24 1.71 -0.47 DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 6 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 04/16 TO 04/16 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 559 684 -125 SINCE 7/1 6095 6748 -653 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 54/210 DATE 04/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/210 DATE 04/12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 55 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 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. ...APRIL 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON 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 JULY 1948 AT OR NEAR THE LIVINGSTON AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 1.24 1.71 -0.47 TIED FOR THE 27TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.23 IN 1980) (DRIEST SINCE 0.34 IN 2023) ... APRIL 2024 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 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 46.2 42.2 +4.0 TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.7 IN 1987) (WARMEST SINCE 47.4 IN 2016) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 59.3 54.4 +4.9 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.0 IN 1987) (WARMEST SINCE 60.2 IN 2016) ... APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 76 ON APRIL 12 (OLD RECORD 74 IN 2003) ... APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING APRIL 33.0 30.0 +3.0 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.9 TIED IN 1981) (WARMEST SINCE 34.5 IN 2016) ... APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 47 ON APRIL 3 (OLD RECORD 41 IN 1961) 47 ON APRIL 25 (OLD RECORD 46 IN 1952) ... APRIL 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$