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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Billings Glasgow Great Falls Helena Missoula

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Billings, Montana

Average Temperature Rankings, September 1978

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1978 1-Month	59.9°F (15.5°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	39th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1965
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2009
Aug–Sep 1978 2-Month	63.3°F (17.4°C)	65.4°F (18.6°C)	-2.1°F (-1.2°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1965
				56th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	1998, 2013
Jul–Sep 1978 3-Month	64.6°F (18.1°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1974	1993
				65th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Jun–Sep 1978 4-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	-2.5°F (-1.4°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1993
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
May–Sep 1978 5-Month	62.0°F (16.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1965
				66th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2021
Apr–Sep 1978 6-Month	59.3°F (15.2°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1965
				64th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1986
Mar–Sep 1978 7-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	-2.1°F (-1.1°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1965
				61st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1968
Feb–Sep 1978 8-Month	50.7°F (10.4°C)	54.4°F (12.4°C)	-3.7°F (-2.0°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1965
				70th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1950
Jan–Sep 1978 9-Month	46.2°F (7.9°C)	51.3°F (10.7°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1950
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1975
Dec 1977–Sep 1978 10-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1977–Sep 1978 11-Month	42.4°F (5.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-5.1°F (-2.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Oct 1977–Sep 1978 12-Month	43.0°F (6.1°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	-4.6°F (-2.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1965	1965, 1979
				71st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Apr 1977–Sep 1978 18-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	52.2°F (11.2°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1979
				69th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1972
Oct 1976–Sep 1978 24-Month	45.2°F (7.3°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1979
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1971, 1985
Oct 1975–Sep 1978 36-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1951
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1953, 1968
Oct 1974–Sep 1978 48-Month	45.4°F (7.4°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-2.0°F (-1.2°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1952
				57th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2015
	Ties: 1969
Oct 1973–Sep 1978 60-Month	45.6°F (7.6°C)	47.3°F (8.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1972, 1973
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1954

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 30, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/