926 CXUS55 KBYZ 011212 CLMBIL CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 441 AM MST SUN FEB 01 2026 ................................... ...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 66 01/14 LOWEST -6 01/23 AVG. MAXIMUM 45.0 36.0 9.0 AVG. MINIMUM 25.9 17.9 8.0 MEAN 35.4 27.0 8.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 DAYS MIN <= 32 19 DAYS MIN <= 0 4 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.07 0.55 -0.48 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 0 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.03 01/24 TO 01/25 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 1.0 10.6 -9.6 SINCE 7/1 22.1 31.7 -9.6 SNOWDEPTH AVG. T DAYS >= TRACE 5 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH T 24 HR TOTAL 0.6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 909 1180 -271 SINCE 7/1 3077 3941 -864 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/340 DATE 01/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/330 DATE 01/15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 50 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...JANUARY 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE...PRECIPITATION...AND WIND STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR JANUARY 2026. 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...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN AUGUST 1934 AT THE BILLINGS AIRPORT. MONTHLY RANKINGS FOR WIND USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN 1984. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 0.07 0.55 -0.48 TIED FOR THE 4TH DRIEST OUT OF 92 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.04 IN 1941) (DRIEST SINCE 0.05 IN 2006) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 1.0 10.6 -9.6 6TH LEAST SNOWIEST OUT OF 92 YEARS (RECORD LEAST SNOWIEST WAS 0.1 TIED IN 2006) (LEAST SNOWIEST SINCE 0.1 IN 2006) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY SNOWFALL RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 35.5 27.0 +8.5 5TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 38.0 IN 2006) (WARMEST SINCE 38.0 IN 2006) ...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 45.0 36.0 +9.0 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 47.3 IN 2006) (WARMEST SINCE 47.3 IN 2006) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 57 ON JANUARY 3 (TIED RECORD IN 1962) 66 ON JANUARY 14 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 1995) 59 ON JANUARY 15 (TIED RECORD IN 1974) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 25.9 17.9 +8.0 5TH WARMEST OUT OF 92 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.6 IN 2006) (WARMEST SINCE 28.6 IN 2006) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 37 ON JANUARY 4 (TIED RECORD IN 1984) 45 ON JANUARY 13 (OLD RECORD 39 IN 2022) ...BILLINGS JANUARY 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...BILLINGS MONTHLY WIND AVERAGES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING JANUARY 13.6 13.2 +0.4 TIED FOR THE 34TH WINDIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS (RECORD WINDIEST WAS 17.7 IN 1962) (WINDIEST SINCE 14.7 IN 2025) $$