Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011204
CLMMLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
502 AM MST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 59 12/07
LOWEST 0 12/02
AVG. MAXIMUM 38.5 33.1 5.4
AVG. MINIMUM 18.8 11.7 7.1
MEAN 28.7 22.4 6.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 30
DAYS MIN <= 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.71 0.22 0.49
DAYS >= .01 7
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 12/15 TO 12/15
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1117 1320 -203
SINCE 7/1 2537 3079 -542
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 823 731 92
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/290 DATE 12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/300 DATE 12/18
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.
...DECEMBER 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY 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 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
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)
...MILES CITY DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
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
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)
...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
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)
...MILES CITY DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
59 ON DECEMBER 7 (OLD RECORD 57 IN 2015)
...MILES CITY DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
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)
...MILES CITY DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
34 ON DECEMBER 7 (TIED RECORD IN 1987)
...MILES CITY DECEMBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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