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CXUS55 KGGW 010947
CLMGGW
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW, MT
422 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE GLASGOW MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 81 03/22/1928
LOW -45 03/12/1897
HIGHEST 77 03/20 72
LOWEST -2 03/15 12
AVG. MAXIMUM 49.6 41.8 7.8 51.8
AVG. MINIMUM 23.2 1.8 27.4
MEAN 36.4 31.6 4.8 39.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 4 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 27 25
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.25 1898
MINIMUM T 1901
TOTALS 0.97 0.47 0.50 0.16
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01
DAYS >= .01 9 5
DAYS >= .10 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.36 03/29 TO 03/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 25.0 1897
SNOW DEPTH 21 03/04/2004
03/03/2004
TOTALS 4.7 5.6 -0.9 1.8
LIQUID EQUIV 0.50 0.50 0.00 0.20
SINCE 7/1 35.3 37.3 -2.0 MM
LIQUID 7/1 3.53 3.70 -0.17 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 11 9
DAYS >= 1.0 3 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 2 03/15 1 03/04
03/05
24 HR TOTAL 1.9 03/14 TO 03/14
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 881 1036 -155 781
SINCE 7/1 6388 7241 -853 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/290 DATE 03/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 75/300 DATE 03/08
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 10 SLEET 0
FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
MARCH WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL MONTH FOR GLASGOW.
TEMPERATURE AVERAGED 36.4 DEGREES WHICH WAS 4.8 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE HIGH FOR THE MONTH WAS 77 DEGREES ON THE 20TH AND THE
LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS -2 ON THE 5TH. THERE WERE RECORD HIGHS OF 64
ON THE 7TH, 66 ON THE 8TH, 71 ON THE 18TH, 76 ON THE 19TH AND 77 ON
THE 20TH.
THERE WAS 0.97 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH WHICH WAS 0.50
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE WETTEST DAY WAS THE 21ST WITH 0.24 INCHES
OF PRECIPITATION. NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MARCH IS 0.47 INCHES.
THERE WAS 4.7 INCHES OF SNOW IN MARCH WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE
NORMAL OF 5.6 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS THE 14TH WITH 1.9 INCHES
OF SNOW.
THE PEAK WIND FOR THE MONTH WAS 75 MPH ON THE 8TH. THIS BROKE THE
RECORD FOR HIGHEST WIND GUST FOR MARCH IN GLASGOW. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD FOR JANUARY WAS 62 MPH ON MARCH 24, 2008. THERE WERE ALSO
PEAK WINDS OF 63 MPH ON THE 12TH, AND 55 MPH ON THE 17TH. THE
WINDIEST DAY WAS THE 8TH WITH AN AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF 16.3 MPH.
LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL, THE NORMAL HIGH STARTS WITH 51 AND WARMS TO
62 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW STARTS WITH 29 AND WARMS
TO 37 BY THE END OF THE MONTH. NORMAL APRIL PRECIPITATION IS 1.01
INCHES WITH 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
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