CXUS55 KBYZ 011100 CLMBHK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 459 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE BAKER MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1998 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 76 03/19 LOWEST -7 03/16 AVG. MAXIMUM 52.4 43.0 9.4 AVG. MINIMUM 23.8 20.2 3.6 MEAN 38.1 31.6 6.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.18 0.53 -0.35 DAYS >= .01 5 DAYS >= .10 1 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.14 03/14 TO 03/15 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 827 1036 -209 SINCE 7/1 5943 7086 -1143 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 58/280 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 84/290 DATE 03/12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 0 FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION. ...MARCH 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR BAKER... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR BAKER FOR MARCH 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 AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD THAT STARTED IN MARCH 1998 AT OR NEAR THE BAKER AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ... MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 0.18 0.53 -0.35 6TH DRIEST OUT OF 29 YEARS (RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.02 IN 2012) (DRIEST SINCE 0.16 IN 2022) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...BAKER HAS BEEN AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED. ... AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 38.1 31.6 +6.5 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 43.8 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 38.6 IN 2025) ... AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 52.4 43.0 +9.4 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.4 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 53.7 IN 2016) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 70 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 59 IN 2007) 76 ON MARCH 19 (OLD RECORD 70 IN 2021) 75 ON MARCH 20 (TIED RECORD IN 2007) 67 ON MARCH 24 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 2004) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 17 ON MARCH 15 (OLD RECORD 25 IN 2000) ... AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 23.8 20.2 +3.6 10TH WARMEST OUT OF 29 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 28.2 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 25.2 IN 2025) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 30 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 29 IN 2004) 39 ON MARCH 18 (TIED RECORD IN 2012) 39 ON MARCH 20 (OLD RECORD 35 IN 2015) ... MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... -5 ON MARCH 15 (OLD RECORD 0 IN 2019) -7 ON MARCH 16 (OLD RECORD 9 IN 2001) $$