CXUS55 KBYZ 011105 CLMLVM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 503 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 67 03/20 LOWEST 8 03/03 03/07 AVG. MAXIMUM 45.0 47.8 -2.8 AVG. MINIMUM 23.3 24.3 -1.0 MEAN 34.1 36.1 -2.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 6 DAYS MIN <= 32 28 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.28 0.79 0.49 DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.59 03/01 TO 03/01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 948 898 50 SINCE 7/1 5536 6063 -527 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/220 DATE 03/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/210 DATE 03/10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 6 - 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 LIVINGSTON 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 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 MARCH 1.28 0.79 +0.49 10TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.21 IN 1967) (WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2014) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... 0.59 ON MARCH 1 (OLD RECORD 0.52 IN 1979) 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 MARCH 34.2 36.1 -1.9 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 22.0 IN 1965) (COLDEST SINCE 26.2 IN 2023) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 45.0 47.8 -2.8 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 33.6 IN 1965) (COLDEST SINCE 36.0 IN 2023) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 23.3 24.3 -1.0 33RD COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 10.3 IN 1965) (COLDEST SINCE 16.3 IN 2023) ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ... MARCH 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$