Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
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CXUS55 KBYZ 011210
CLMSHR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
606 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 89 10/04
LOWEST 22 10/31
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.6 59.9 11.7
AVG. MINIMUM 34.5 31.0 3.5
MEAN 53.1 45.4 7.7
DAYS MAX >= 90 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS 1.31 1.57 -0.26
DAYS >= .01 7
DAYS >= .10 2
DAYS >= .50 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.63 10/29 TO 10/30
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 362 608 -246
SINCE 7/1 468 881 -413
COOLING TOTAL 0 2 -2
SINCE 1/1 669 442 227
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/320 DATE 10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/320 DATE 10/05
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...OCTOBER 2024 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR OCTOBER 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.
NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.
...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 1.31 1.57 -0.26 52ND WETTEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
(RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.72 IN 2011)
(WETTEST SINCE 3.06 IN 2023)
...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 53.1 45.4 +7.7 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 54.7 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 54.7 IN 1963)
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 71.6 59.9 +11.7 RECORD WARMEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
(OLD RECORD WARMEST WAS 71.0 IN 1944)
...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
87 ON OCTOBER 9 (TIED RECORD IN 2003)
85 ON OCTOBER 14 (OLD RECORD 84 IN 1958)
87 ON OCTOBER 16 (TIED RECORD IN 1991)
...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...
MONTH 2024 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING
OCTOBER 34.5 31.0 +3.5 TIED FOR THE 22ND WARMEST OUT OF 118 YEARS
(RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.9 IN 1963)
(WARMEST SINCE 35.4 IN 2021)
...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
...SHERIDAN OCTOBER 2024 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
NONE
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