CXUS55 KBYZ 011100 CLMSHR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 459 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 83R 03/21 LOWEST 8 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.7 49.0 9.7 AVG. MINIMUM 27.6 22.4 5.2 MEAN 43.2 35.7 7.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 1.23 1.02 0.21 DAYS >= .01 11 DAYS >= .10 6 DAYS >= .50 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.34 03/30 TO 03/31 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 669 908 -239 SINCE 7/1 4984 6357 -1373 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/310 DATE 03/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 70/300 DATE 03/21 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...MARCH 2026 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 1.23 1.02 +0.21 TIED FOR THE 41ST WETTEST OUT OF 119 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 3.43 IN 2017) (WETTEST SINCE 1.98 IN 2025) ...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 43.2 35.7 +7.5 4TH WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 45.5 IN 2012) ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 58.7 49.0 +9.7 3RD WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.8 IN 2012) (WARMEST SINCE 61.8 IN 2012) ...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 70 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 64 IN 1990) 78 ON MARCH 18 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 2017) 81 ON MARCH 19 (OLD RECORD 75 IN 1997) 81 ON MARCH 20 (OLD RECORD 78 IN 1910) 83 ON MARCH 21 (OLD RECORD 76 IN 2009) 78 ON MARCH 25 (OLD RECORD 77 IN 2007) ...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2026 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MARCH 27.6 22.4 +5.2 7TH WARMEST OUT OF 119 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.7 IN 1986) (WARMEST SINCE 28.9 IN 2017) ...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 40 ON MARCH 8 (OLD RECORD 39 IN 1986) ...SHERIDAN MARCH 2026 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$