Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
Issued by NWS Glasgow, MT
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
308 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 10/04/1943
LOW -8 10/19/1905
HIGHEST 83 10/04 80
10/08
10/09
LOWEST 23 10/30 2
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.8 56.5 10.3 55.4
AVG. MINIMUM 37.6 3.8 33.2
MEAN 52.2 45.2 7.0 44.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 7
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 9
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.41 1924
MINIMUM T 1965
TOTALS 0.33 0.92 -0.59 1.62
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.05
DAYS >= .01 1 10
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 10/21 TO 10/21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 14.0 2023
SNOW DEPTH 11 10/13/2008
TOTALS 0.0 1.5 -1.5 14.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.10 -0.10 1.40
SINCE 7/1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 MM
LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.10 -0.10 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= TRACE 0 6
DAYS >= 1.0 0 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 9 10/27
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 388 618 -230 634
SINCE 7/1 445 862 -417 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2 0
SINCE 1/1 830 584 246 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 59/270 DATE 10/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 92/240 DATE 10/04
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.07
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 30
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 49
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 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.
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OCTOBER WAS A WARM AND DRY MONTH. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 52.2
DEGREES WHICH WAS 7.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT TIES 1965 FOR BEING
THE 5TH WARMEST OCTOBER ON RECORD. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 83 ON
THE 4TH, 8TH AND 9TH. THE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 23 ON THE 30TH.
PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW NORMAL WITH 0.33 INCHES. ALL OF THE
PRECIPITATION FELL BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT ON OCTOBER 21. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR OCTOBER IS 0.92 INCHES.
THERE WAS NO SNOW DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. IT WAS THE FIRST
OCTOBER WITH NO SNOW AT ALL SINCE 2015. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR OCTOBER IS
1.5 INCHES.
THE PEAK WIND SPEED FOR THE MONTH WAS 92 MPH ON THE 4TH WHICH SET AN
ALL TIME RECORD FOR PEAK WIND FOR GLASGOW. THE PREVIOUS PEAK WIND
RECORD WAS 82 MPH SET ON JULY 3, 2000. THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR PEAK
WIND GUST IN OCTOBER WAS 74 MPH ON OCTOBER 30, 2020. THERE WAS ALSO A
PEAK WINDS OF 57 MPH ON THE 5TH. THE WINDIEST DAY WAS ON THE 5TH
WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 20.1 MPH.
LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS AT 47 ON THE 1ST
AND COOLS TO 34 AT THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW BEGINS AT 26
ON THE 1ST AND COOLS TO 15 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL
PRECIPITATION FOR NOVEMBER IS 0.49 INCHES. NORMAL SNOWFALL FOR
NOVEMBER IS 5.9 INCHES.
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