Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011050
CLMMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
449 AM MDT TUE OCT 01 2024
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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)
HIGHEST 100 09/29
LOWEST 37 09/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 83.5 75.6 7.9
AVG. MINIMUM 50.7 46.9 3.8
MEAN 67.1 61.2 5.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 9
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.31 1.07 -0.76
DAYS >= .01 5
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.22 09/17 TO 09/18
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 56 176 -120
SINCE 7/1 81 211 -130
COOLING TOTAL 126 64 62
SINCE 1/1 823 727 96
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/340 DATE 09/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/290 DATE 09/30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 4
- 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.
...SEPTEMBER 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR SEPTEMBER 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.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
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)
...MILES CITY SEPTEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
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
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)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
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)
...MILES CITY SEPTEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
100 ON SEPTEMBER 29 (OLD RECORD 94 IN 1989)
...MILES CITY SEPTEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
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)
...MILES CITY SEPTEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY SEPTEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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