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CXUS55 KGGW 010837  
CLMGGW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT  
237 AM MDT FRI MAY 01 2026  
   
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..THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 93 04/26/1952  
LOW -19 04/01/1899  
HIGHEST 82 04/22 75  
LOWEST 16 04/17 15  
AVG. MAXIMUM 54.8 56.8 -2.0 59.3  
AVG. MINIMUM 29.0 32.8 -3.8 31.4  
MEAN 41.9 44.8 -2.9 45.3  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 23 19  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 5.03 1940  
MINIMUM T 1949  
TOTALS 1.95 1.01 0.94 0.28  
DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.01  
DAYS >= .01 11 5  
DAYS >= .10 4  
DAYS >= .50 1 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.58 04/22 TO 04/23  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 28.5 1896  
SNOW DEPTH 12 04/10/1995  
04/09/1995  
TOTALS 4.6 2.5 2.1 T  
SINCE 7/1 39.9 39.8 0.1 MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0  
DAYS >= TRACE 9 3  
DAYS >= 1.0 1 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 2 04/23 0 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 685 607 78 581  
SINCE 7/1 7073 7846 -773 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0  
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 53/290 DATE 04/11  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 04/07  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 8  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4  
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0  
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 2  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
APRIL WAS A SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH FOR GLASGOW.  
THE TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 41.9 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.9 DEGREES BELOW  
NORMAL. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 82 DEGREES ON THE 22ND AND THE  
LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 16 DEGREES ON THE 17TH. THERE WAS A DAILY RECORD  
LOW MAXIMUM OF 34 DEGREES ON THE 24TH.  
 
THERE WAS 1.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH WHICH WAS 0.94  
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE 8TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD. MOST PRECIPITATION  
FELL ON THE WETTEST DAY, WHICH WAS THE 23RD WITH A DAILY RECORD 1.35 INCHES OF  
PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS ALSO THE 2ND WETTEST APRIL DAY ON RECORD. NORMAL  
PRECIPITATION FOR APRIL IS 1.01 INCHES.  
 
THERE WAS 4.6 INCHES OF SNOW IN APRIL WHICH IS ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 2.5  
INCHES. THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS THE 23RD WITH A DAILY RECORD 2.7 INCHES OF SNOW.  
 
THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 62 MPH ON THE 7TH. THERE WERE ALSO  
PEAK WINDS OF 60 MPH ON THE 11TH, 58 MPH ON THE 8TH AND 56 MPH ON THE 24TH.  
THE WINDIEST DAY WAS THE 24TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 23.7 MPH.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 63 AND WARMS TO  
72 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS WITH 37 AND WARMS  
TO 49 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL MAY PRECIPITATION IS 2.22  
INCHES WITH 0.9 INCHES OF SNOW.  
 

 
 
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