Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011204
CLMLVM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
502 AM MST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE LIVINGSTON MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 60 12/20
LOWEST 19 12/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 47.5 36.4 11.1
AVG. MINIMUM 30.5 18.8 11.7
MEAN 39.0 27.6 11.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 23
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.36 0.50 -0.14
DAYS >= .01 6
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 12/29 TO 12/30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 796 1159 -363
SINCE 7/1 2198 3010 -812
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 360 278 82
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/210 DATE 12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 76/210 DATE 12/07
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 53
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.
...DECEMBER 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR LIVINGSTON...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR LIVINGSTON FOR DECEMBER 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
DECEMBER 0.36 0.50 -0.14 TIED FOR THE 32ND DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2009)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.28 IN 2023)
... DECEMBER 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
DECEMBER 39.0 27.6 +11.4 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 36.9 IN 2023)
... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 47.5 36.4 +11.1 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.1 IN 2023)
... DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
58 ON DECEMBER 3 (OLD RECORD 57 IN 1987)
54 ON DECEMBER 7 (TIED RECORD IN 1981)
60 ON DECEMBER 20 (OLD RECORD 56 IN 2003)
57 ON DECEMBER 21 (TIED RECORD IN 2023)
... DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
DECEMBER 30.5 18.8 +11.7 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.3 IN 1957)
... DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
45 ON DECEMBER 7 (OLD RECORD 43 IN 2019)
46 ON DECEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 45 IN 2020)
... DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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