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Billings, MT

45.807°N, 108.546°W · station BILthr · 93 years of record
57°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Billings.
58°WED9/259°THU9/357°FRI9/458°SAT9/559°SUN9/658°MON9/757°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Billings — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#70 / 92
coldest Sep 4 in 92 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

31°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 4 ever

71°F
set in 2013
Forecast low 57°F — 70th coldest Sep 4 of 92 years · record 31°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
1934: 49°F1935: 41°F1936: 56°F1937: 56°F1938: 62°F1939: 41°F1940: 66°F1941: 50°F1942: 54°F1943: 52°F1944: 47°F1945: 70°F1946: 57°F1947: 52°F1948: 52°F1949: 46°F1950: 59°F1951: 38°F1952: 49°F1953: 42°F1954: 51°F1955: 56°F1956: 39°F1957: 49°F1958: 50°F1959: 56°F1960: 63°F1961: 53°F1962: 31°F1963: 51°F1964: 47°F1965: 41°F1966: 51°F1967: 52°F1968: 47°F1969: 47°F1970: 55°F1971: 47°F1972: 47°F1973: 50°F1974: 45°F1975: 47°F1976: 51°F1977: 53°F1978: 57°F1979: 59°F1980: 52°F1981: 49°F1982: 61°F1983: 55°F1984: 46°F1985: 53°F1986: 54°F1987: 50°F1988: 56°F1989: 44°F1990: 61°F1991: 50°F1992: 51°F1993: 51°F1994: 53°F1995: 57°F1996: 50°F1997: 62°F1998: 58°F1999: 47°F2000: 51°F2001: 63°F2002: 59°F2003: 54°F2004: 47°F2005: 61°F2006: 46°F2007: 60°F2008: 48°F2009: 62°F2010: 52°F2011: 43°F2012: 57°F2013: 71°F2014: 46°F2015: 50°F2016: 56°F2017: 54°F2018: 46°F2019: 58°F2020: 48°F2021: 47°F2022: 69°F2023: 55°F2024: 61°F2025: 56°F57° forecast30354045505560657075194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 457°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#70 of 92
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-38°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1934–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Billings in each calendar month, and for the whole 1934–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 11, 1953-30°FJan 7, 1937
Feb72°FFeb 10, 1961-38°FFeb 15, 1936
Mar83°FMar 20, 2026-21°FMar 2, 2014
Apr90°FApr 29, 1939-5°FApr 2, 1936
May96°FMay 14, 193614°FMay 2, 1954
Jun105°FJun 29, 198432°FJun 3, 1943
Jul111°FJul 12, 202641°FJul 4, 1972
Aug105°FAug 5, 196135°FAug 25, 1992
Sep103°FSep 1, 198322°FSep 24, 1984
Oct91°FOct 1, 2011-7°FOct 30, 1991
Nov77°FNov 4, 1983-22°FNov 16, 1959
Dec73°FDec 5, 1939-32°FDec 24, 1983
All-time111°FJul 12, 2026-38°FFeb 15, 1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Billings so far this year — through Aug 30.
New all-time hottest on record — 111°F on Jul 12 broke the 108°F from 2002.

Record Highs in 2026

12 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high records this year: Mar (83°F), Jul (111°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

76°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1936

Coldest high ever

-21°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 26, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan49°FJan 12, 1953-21°FJan 26, 1972
Feb48°FFeb 10, 1961-20°FFeb 8, 1939
Mar53°FMar 28, 1986-4°FMar 6, 1951
Apr56°FApr 29, 198715°FApr 1, 1936
May64°FMay 27, 193628°FMay 1, 1954
Jun76°FJun 28, 193636°FJun 1, 1951
Jul75°FJul 28, 193547°FJul 19, 1972
Aug76°FAug 18, 202352°FAug 24, 1992
Sep71°FSep 4, 201329°FSep 24, 1934
Oct64°FOct 10, 201514°FOct 31, 1935
Nov57°FNov 4, 1983-9°FNov 26, 1985
Dec53°FDec 15, 1980-20°FDec 16, 1964
All-time76°FJun 28, 1936-21°FJan 26, 1972

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

117 days
record run, ended Mar 5 1979

So far in 2026

72 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Billings's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 53°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 18°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 20°FMar: 49°FMar: 27°FApr: 57°FApr: 35°FMay: 67°FMay: 44°FJun: 77°FJun: 52°FJul: 87°FJul: 59°FAug: 86°FAug: 58°FSep: 74°FSep: 49°FOct: 59°FOct: 37°FNov: 46°FNov: 27°FDec: 36°FDec: 19°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:35 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight13h 18m · losing 21 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

45.81°N, 108.55°W

Nearby Stations

Sheridan, WY105 mi SEHelena, MT173 mi WGreat Falls, MT177 mi NWGlasgow, MT189 mi NEHavre, MT197 mi NWLander, WY206 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Billings's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Billings, MT — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Billings's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Billings, MT — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1934

Each cell is one day's low at Billings, coloured by temperature — 93 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Billings, MT daily low heat map 1934–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Billings — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
72 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 87th most in 93 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 110 in 1951.

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