Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 012158
CLASHR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
253 PM MST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 107 07/13/2005
07/14/2002
LOW -41 12/09/1919
HIGHEST 101 07/24
LOWEST -27 01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.0 59.7 0.3
AVG. MINIMUM 32.3 31.1 1.2
MEAN 46.2 45.4 0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 24 -10.5
DAYS MAX <= 32 28 -12.4
DAYS MIN <= 32 182 -2.7
DAYS MIN <= 0 14 -4.8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 24.77 1944
MINIMUM 8.23 1960
TOTALS 22.55 14.93 7.62
DAYS >= .01 89 -13.3
DAYS >= .10 44 3.5
DAYS >= .50 7 0.3
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.8
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 7110 7542 -432
COOLING TOTAL 385 441 -56
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 08/17/2002
LATEST 06/24/1967
EARLIEST 10/13
LATEST 04/30
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/330 DATE 04/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/330 DATE 08/30
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 53 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 27 RAIN 58
LIGHT RAIN 92 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 13 SNOW 29
LIGHT SNOW 56 SLEET 0
FOG 104 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 19
HAZE 66
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...2023 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR 2023. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1991 TO 2020. MONTHLY AND ANNUAL
RANKINGS FOR PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD
OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN MAY 1907 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 1.09 0.61 +0.48 22ND WETTEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.21 IN 1918)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.10 IN 2009)
FEBRUARY 1.35 0.65 +0.70 10TH WETTEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.68 IN 1955)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.60 IN 2021)
MARCH 1.65 1.02 +0.63 TIED FOR THE 20TH WETTEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.43 IN 2017)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.43 IN 2017)
APRIL 1.26 1.87 -0.61 37TH DRIEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.18 IN 1980)
(DRIEST SINCE 1.14 IN 2020)
MAY 2.07 2.68 -0.61 51ST DRIEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.15 IN 1936)
(DRIEST SINCE 1.11 IN 2021)
JUNE 5.36 1.98 +3.38 3RD WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 9.54 IN 1944)
(WETTEST SINCE 6.11 IN 1967)
JULY 1.36 1.07 +0.29 TIED FOR THE 36TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.37 IN 1923)
(WETTEST SINCE 1.40 IN 2019)
AUGUST 1.98 0.71 +1.27 7TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.02 IN 1968)
(WETTEST SINCE 2.47 IN 1998)
SEPTEMBER 2.78 1.47 +1.31 13TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 8.18 IN 1923)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.71 IN 2016)
OCTOBER 3.06 1.57 +1.49 6TH WETTEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.72 IN 2011)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.72 IN 2011)
NOVEMBER 0.49 0.76 -0.27 TIED FOR THE 31ST DRIEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1939)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.15 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 0.10 0.54 -0.44 TIED FOR THE 2ND DRIEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.03 IN 1930)
(DRIEST SINCE 0.10 IN 1986)
YEAR 22.55 14.93 +7.62 5TH WETTEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 29.79 IN 1923)
(WETTEST SINCE 23.82 IN 1955)
...SHERIDAN 2023 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...
1 - 1.48 OCTOBER 12
2 - 1.45 SEPTEMBER 4
3 - 1.03 SEPTEMBER 22
ALL TIME DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD...3.32 ON JUNE 3 1944
...SHERIDAN 2023 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
0.31 ON FEBRUARY 20 (TIED RECORD IN 1957)
0.81 ON MAY 26 (OLD RECORD 0.61 IN 2013)
1.00 ON JUNE 10 (OLD RECORD 0.83 IN 2015)
0.20 ON AUGUST 4 (OLD RECORD 0.16 IN 1977)
0.85 ON AUGUST 5 (OLD RECORD 0.39 IN 1997)
1.45 ON SEPTEMBER 4 (OLD RECORD 1.00 IN 1999)
1.03 ON SEPTEMBER 22 (OLD RECORD 0.71 IN 2000)
1.48 ON OCTOBER 12 (OLD RECORD 0.69 IN 2021)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 26.7 24.0 +2.7 28TH WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.5 IN 2006)
(WARMEST SINCE 27.8 IN 2022)
FEBRUARY 22.9 26.0 -3.1 TIED FOR THE 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 3.8 IN 1936)
(COLDEST SINCE 15.2 IN 2021)
MARCH 23.3 35.7 -12.4 TIED FOR THE 6TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.6 IN 1912)
(COLDEST SINCE 22.8 IN 2002)
APRIL 40.7 43.2 -2.5 26TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 36.4 IN 1920)
(COLDEST SINCE 39.2 IN 2022)
MAY 57.9 52.4 +5.5 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.4 IN 1934)
(WARMEST SINCE 58.7 IN 1994)
JUNE 62.6 61.8 +0.8 45TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 74.2 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 69.1 IN 2021)
JULY 69.6 70.7 -1.1 TIED FOR THE 43RD COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 61.2 IN 1915)
(COLDEST SINCE 69.5 IN 2019)
AUGUST 69.6 69.1 +0.5 TIED FOR THE 46TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.8 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 73.6 IN 2022)
SEPTEMBER 62.4 59.1 +3.3 TIED FOR THE 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 65.3 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 64.4 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 45.2 45.4 -0.2 TIED FOR THE 39TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 34.1 IN 1925)
(COLDEST SINCE 41.4 IN 2020)
NOVEMBER 38.7 33.3 +5.4 12TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.4 IN 1949)
(WARMEST SINCE 41.5 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 34.5 24.5 +10.0 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 35.0 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 35.0 IN 1957)
YEAR 46.3 45.5 +0.8 TIED FOR THE 27TH WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.8 IN 1934)
(WARMEST SINCE 47.6 IN 2021)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 37.1 36.3 +0.8 48TH WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.8 IN 2006)
(WARMEST SINCE 42.7 IN 2022)
FEBRUARY 37.0 38.4 -1.4 56TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 16.2 IN 1936)
(COLDEST SINCE 27.1 IN 2021)
MARCH 35.3 49.0 -13.7 5TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 30.5 IN 1912)
(COLDEST SINCE 34.1 IN 2002)
APRIL 53.8 56.7 -2.9 34TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.0 IN 1920)
(COLDEST SINCE 52.3 IN 2022)
MAY 71.8 66.1 +5.7 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.7 IN 1934)
(WARMEST SINCE 74.0 IN 1994)
JUNE 74.9 76.9 -2.0 TIED FOR THE 42ND COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 67.1 IN 1945)
(COLDEST SINCE 72.8 IN 2014)
JULY 85.8 87.8 -2.0 TIED FOR THE 45TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 73.9 IN 1915)
(COLDEST SINCE 85.4 IN 2019)
AUGUST 85.3 86.6 -1.3 TIED FOR THE 54TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 76.5 IN 1927)
(COLDEST SINCE 83.8 IN 2018)
SEPTEMBER 77.9 75.6 +2.3 20TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 83.1 IN 2015)
(WARMEST SINCE 81.3 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 58.7 59.9 -1.2 TIED FOR THE 38TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 44.9 IN 1925)
(COLDEST SINCE 56.6 IN 2020)
NOVEMBER 53.9 46.7 +7.2 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.9 IN 1949)
(WARMEST SINCE 55.9 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 48.6 36.7 +11.9 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 48.5 IN 1957)
YEAR 60.1 59.9 +0.2 TIED FOR THE 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 63.4 TIED IN 2006)
(WARMEST SINCE 60.4 IN 2022)
...SHERIDAN 2023 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 101 JULY 24
2 - 99 AUGUST 18
3 - 98 AUGUST 17
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...107 ON JULY 27 2021
...SHERIDAN 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
63 ON DECEMBER 16 (TIED RECORD IN 1939)
60 ON DECEMBER 20 (TIED RECORD IN 2020)
...SHERIDAN 2023 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES...
1 - 0 FEBRUARY 23
2 - 0 JANUARY 29
3 - 8 FEBRUARY 24
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE...-19 ON FEBRUARY 2 1989
...SHERIDAN 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
8 ON FEBRUARY 24 (TIED RECORD IN 1962)
65 ON JULY 4 (TIED RECORD IN 1915)
63 ON AUGUST 5 (OLD RECORD 68 IN 2017)
19 ON OCTOBER 26 (OLD RECORD 24 IN 2020)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2023 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
JANUARY 16.3 11.7 +4.6 TIED FOR THE 13TH WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 22.1 IN 2006)
(WARMEST SINCE 16.7 IN 2021)
FEBRUARY 8.7 13.7 -5.0 TIED FOR THE 32ND COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS -8.7 IN 1936)
(COLDEST SINCE 3.3 IN 2021)
MARCH 11.3 22.4 -11.1 5TH COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 4.6 IN 1912)
(COLDEST SINCE 7.8 IN 1965)
APRIL 27.5 29.7 -2.2 21ST COLDEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 24.3 IN 2020)
(COLDEST SINCE 26.0 IN 2022)
MAY 43.9 38.7 +5.2 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 1958)
(WARMEST SINCE 44.5 IN 2018)
JUNE 50.3 46.8 +3.5 20TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 57.1 IN 1988)
(WARMEST SINCE 50.6 IN 2021)
JULY 53.4 53.5 -0.1 TIED FOR THE 49TH COLDEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD COLDEST WAS 46.8 IN 1911)
(COLDEST SINCE 53.2 IN 2020)
AUGUST 53.9 51.5 +2.4 TIED FOR THE 24TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.5 IN 1983)
(WARMEST SINCE 55.5 IN 2022)
SEPTEMBER 46.9 42.5 +4.4 8TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 50.6 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 47.4 IN 2022)
OCTOBER 31.6 31.0 +0.6 TIED FOR THE 54TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.9 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 33.5 IN 2022)
NOVEMBER 23.5 19.9 +3.6 24TH WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.9 IN 1949)
(WARMEST SINCE 27.1 IN 2021)
DECEMBER 20.4 12.2 +8.2 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 117 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 21.5 IN 1957)
(WARMEST SINCE 21.5 IN 1957)
YEAR 32.5 31.2 +1.3 TIED FOR THE 23RD WARMEST OUT OF 116 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 34.2 IN 1987)
(WARMEST SINCE 32.6 IN 2021)
...SHERIDAN 2023 TOP 3 WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - 64 AUGUST 18
2 - 62 JULY 25
3 - 61 JULY 24
ALL TIME RECORD WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...76 ON JULY 28 1935
...SHERIDAN 2023 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
50 ON MAY 12 (OLD RECORD 49 IN 1940)
64 ON AUGUST 18 (TIED RECORD IN 1958)
...SHERIDAN 2023 TOP 3 COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURES...
1 - -27 JANUARY 30
2 - -25 FEBRUARY 24
3 - -25 JANUARY 29
ALL TIME RECORD COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE...-41 ON DECEMBER 9 1919
...SHERIDAN 2023 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
-25 ON FEBRUARY 24 (OLD RECORD -20 IN 2003)
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