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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 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
September 1988 1-Month	57.6°F (14.2°C)	59.8°F (15.4°C)	-2.2°F (-1.2°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1965
				59th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2009
Aug–Sep 1988 2-Month	64.3°F (17.9°C)	65.3°F (18.5°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	27th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	1998, 2013
	Ties: 1973, 1999
Jul–Sep 1988 3-Month	67.9°F (19.9°C)	67.6°F (19.8°C)	0.3°F (0.1°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1993
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1983	2012
Jun–Sep 1988 4-Month	69.7°F (20.9°C)	66.8°F (19.3°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1993
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
	Ties: 2015
May–Sep 1988 5-Month	67.4°F (19.7°C)	64.4°F (18.0°C)	3.0°F (1.7°C)	72nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				3rd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2021
Apr–Sep 1988 6-Month	64.1°F (17.8°C)	61.3°F (16.3°C)	2.8°F (1.5°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Mar–Sep 1988 7-Month	60.4°F (15.8°C)	57.8°F (14.3°C)	2.6°F (1.5°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Feb–Sep 1988 8-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	54.3°F (12.4°C)	2.0°F (1.1°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
	Ties: 2006, 2007
Jan–Sep 1988 9-Month	52.6°F (11.4°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1950
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1987
Dec 1987–Sep 1988 10-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	48.7°F (9.3°C)	1.5°F (0.8°C)	59th Coolest	Coolest since: 1986	1965
				15th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Nov 1987–Sep 1988 11-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.7°F (1.0°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
Oct 1987–Sep 1988 12-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	47.6°F (8.7°C)	1.6°F (0.9°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1965, 1979
				9th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2012
	Ties: 2013
Apr 1987–Sep 1988 18-Month	53.5°F (11.9°C)	52.1°F (11.2°C)	1.4°F (0.7°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 1981	2016
	Ties: 1961
Oct 1986–Sep 1988 24-Month	48.9°F (9.4°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	1.4°F (0.8°C)	65th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1979
				8th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
	Ties: 2001, 2012
Oct 1985–Sep 1988 36-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	47.5°F (8.6°C)	0.3°F (0.2°C)	53rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1951
				19th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2017
Oct 1984–Sep 1988 48-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	37th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1952
				34th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2015
	Ties: 1993, 1995
Oct 1983–Sep 1988 60-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	47.4°F (8.6°C)	-0.6°F (-0.4°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1972, 1973
				35th Warmest	Warmest since: 1984	2016
	Ties: 1962, 1996

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/