Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011251
CLAMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
541 AM MST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 111 06/26/2012
LOW -38 12/24/1983
HIGHEST 108 07/24
LOWEST -34 01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.8 58.7 2.1
AVG. MINIMUM 35.3 33.6 1.7
MEAN 48.1 46.2 1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 44 3.4
DAYS MAX <= 32 49 -2.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 167 0.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 12 -11.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 20.28 1978
MINIMUM 5.27 1988
TOTALS 11.11 12.88 -1.77
DAYS >= .01 70 -16.7
DAYS >= .10 25 -7.2
DAYS >= .50 7 0.9
DAYS >= 1.00 2 0.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6909 7566 -657
COOLING TOTAL 823 731 92
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 09/02/1974
LATEST 06/08/1950
EARLIEST 10/23
LATEST 05/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/320
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 DATE 06/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/300 DATE 06/03
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 37 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 24
LIGHT RAIN 100 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 49 SLEET 0
FOG 106 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 22
HAZE 49
- 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.
...2024 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT. ANNUAL RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN 1938.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 0.12 0.28 -0.16 TIED FOR THE 17TH DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.01 IN 2008)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.10 IN 2023)
FEBRUARY 0.22 0.26 -0.04 34TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2005)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.04 IN 2022)
MARCH 0.17 0.55 -0.38 16TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.08 IN 2023)
APRIL 0.41 1.54 -1.13 14TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 IN 1983)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.36 IN 2021)
MAY 4.16 2.73 +1.43 12TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.35 IN 2011)
(WETTEST SINCE 4.19 IN 2018)
JUNE 2.05 2.51 -0.46 32ND DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.36 IN 2012)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.48 IN 2021)
JULY 0.59* 1.51 -0.92 20TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2017)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.40 IN 2023)
AUGUST 2.01 0.91 +1.10 14TH WETTEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.06 IN 2023)
SEPTEMBER 0.31 1.07 -0.76 TIED FOR THE 18TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1960)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.20 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 0.10 0.97 -0.87 9TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 1965)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 1987)
NOVEMBER 0.26 0.33 -0.07 TIED FOR THE 36TH DRIEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T TIED IN 2016)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.20 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 0.71 0.22 +0.49 11TH WETTEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 1.78 IN 1968)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.01 IN 1982)
YEAR 11.11* 12.88 -1.77 32ND DRIEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 5.27 IN 1988)
(DRIEST SINCE 9.75 IN 2022)
...MILES CITY 2024 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
1 - 1.25 MAY 6
2 - 1.03 JUNE 22
3 - 0.97 MAY 7
ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...2.91 ON APRIL 24 2016
...MILES CITY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.93 ON AUGUST 26 (OLD RECORD 0.31 IN 1977)
0.44 ON DECEMBER 15 (OLD RECORD 0.23 IN 1946)
NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.
...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 16.1 19.5 -3.4 35TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS -4.5 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 14.9 IN 2018)
FEBRUARY 30.4 23.6 +6.8 16TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.5 IN 2016)
(WARMEST SINCE 37.5 IN 2016)
MARCH 33.1 34.7 -1.6 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.3 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 25.2 IN 2023)
APRIL 48.8 45.5 +3.3 TIED FOR THE 18TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 53.3 TIED IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.9 IN 2016)
MAY 53.6 55.5 -1.9 19TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 50.4 IN 2019)
(COLDEST SINCE 53.4 IN 2021)
JUNE 66.0 65.6 +0.4 TIED FOR THE 41ST WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.9 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 68.2 IN 2023)
JULY 75.8 74.2 +1.6 TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.5 IN 2007)
(WARMEST SINCE 76.2 IN 2022)
AUGUST 72.2 72.5 -0.3 TIED FOR THE 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 65.8 IN 1977)
(COLDEST SINCE 71.7 IN 2021)
SEPTEMBER 67.1 61.2 +5.9 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 67.6 IN 2009)
OCTOBER 52.8 46.4 +6.4 TIED FOR THE 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.7 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 55.7 IN 1963)
NOVEMBER 32.5 32.7 -0.2 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 14.4 IN 1985)
(COLDEST SINCE 23.4 IN 2022)
DECEMBER 28.7 22.4 +6.3 TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 33.3 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 31.5 IN 2023)
YEAR 48.1 46.3 +1.8 TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.1 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 49.7 IN 2016)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 26.9 30.1 -3.2 37TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.2 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 26.0 IN 2018)
FEBRUARY 39.8 34.7 +5.1 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.4 IN 1992)
(WARMEST SINCE 49.4 IN 2016)
MARCH 44.0 46.8 -2.8 TIED FOR THE 36TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.5 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 33.9 IN 2023)
APRIL 62.7 58.1 +4.6 15TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 68.5 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 64.6 IN 2012)
MAY 66.1 68.1 -2.0 TIED FOR THE 23RD COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 60.2 IN 2011)
(COLDEST SINCE 65.2 IN 2022)
JUNE 79.9 78.6 +1.3 32ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.4 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 80.2 IN 2023)
JULY 90.3 88.7 +1.6 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.7 TIED IN 2017)
(WARMEST SINCE 91.8 IN 2022)
AUGUST 86.1 87.4 -1.3 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 78.5 IN 1977)
(COLDEST SINCE 84.6 IN 2019)
SEPTEMBER 83.5 75.6 +7.9 TIED FOR THE 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 84.3 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 83.5 IN 2009)
OCTOBER 68.5 59.0 +9.5 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 69.4 TIED IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 69.4 IN 1963)
NOVEMBER 43.6 44.3 -0.7 42ND WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.6 TIED IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 48.8 IN 2023)
DECEMBER 38.5 33.1 +5.4 TIED FOR THE 19TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.0 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 42.5 IN 2023)
YEAR 60.9 58.9 +2.0 TIED FOR THE 14TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.3 IN 2012)
(WARMEST SINCE 61.4 IN 2021)
...MILES CITY 2024 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 108 JULY 24
2 - 105 AUGUST 2
3 - 105 JULY 25
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...111 ON JUNE 26 2012
...MILES CITY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
105 ON JULY 25 (OLD RECORD 102 IN 1956)
105 ON AUGUST 2 (OLD RECORD 103 IN 1947)
100 ON SEPTEMBER 29 (OLD RECORD 94 IN 1989)
59 ON DECEMBER 7 (OLD RECORD 57 IN 2015)
...MILES CITY 2024 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - -17 JANUARY 13
2 - -13 JANUARY 14
3 - -6 JANUARY 15
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-25 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
...MILES CITY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-17 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -10 IN 1950)
-13 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD -12 IN 1950)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 5.2 8.9 -3.7 35TH COLDEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS -14.1 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 3.8 IN 2018)
FEBRUARY 21.0 12.5 +8.5 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 26.9 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 25.6 IN 2016)
MARCH 22.2 22.5 -0.3 41ST COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.1 IN 1965)
(COLDEST SINCE 16.5 IN 2023)
APRIL 34.8 32.9 +1.9 TIED FOR THE 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 39.3 IN 1980)
(WARMEST SINCE 35.6 IN 2019)
MAY 41.0 42.9 -1.9 15TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 38.7 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 40.0 IN 2021)
JUNE 52.0 52.5 -0.5 TIED FOR THE 28TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 47.3 IN 1951)
(COLDEST SINCE 52.0 IN 2022)
JULY 61.3 59.6 +1.7 TIED FOR THE 30TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 66.3 IN 2007)
(WARMEST SINCE 65.0 IN 2021)
AUGUST 58.3 57.6 +0.7 TIED FOR THE 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 52.8 IN 1950)
(COLDEST SINCE 57.0 IN 2021)
SEPTEMBER 50.7 46.9 +3.8 TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.5 IN 1998)
(WARMEST SINCE 52.7 IN 2023)
OCTOBER 37.0 33.8 +3.2 TIED FOR THE 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 42.0 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 37.5 IN 2022)
NOVEMBER 21.3 21.2 +0.1 TIED FOR THE 37TH COLDEST OUT OF 88 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 5.6 IN 1985)
(COLDEST SINCE 13.4 IN 2022)
DECEMBER 18.8 11.7 +7.1 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 22.4 IN 1999)
(WARMEST SINCE 20.4 IN 2023)
YEAR 35.3 33.7 +1.6 TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 87 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.2 TIED IN 2016)
(WARMEST SINCE 36.1 IN 2023)
...MILES CITY 2024 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - 77 JULY 25
2 - 70 JULY 24
3 - 70 JULY 11
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...79 ON JULY 24 2007
...MILES CITY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
48 ON APRIL 4 (OLD RECORD 47 IN 1992)
77 ON JULY 25 (OLD RECORD 74 IN 1959)
34 ON DECEMBER 7 (TIED RECORD IN 1987)
...MILES CITY 2024 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - -34 JANUARY 14
2 - -33 JANUARY 13
3 - -28 JANUARY 12
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983
...MILES CITY 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-33 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD -32 IN 2005)
-34 ON JANUARY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 2005)
19 ON APRIL 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1966)
37 ON JUNE 19 (OLD RECORD 41 IN 2020)
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