Montana · THREADEX · 1934–2026

Billings, MT

45.807°N, 108.546°W · station BILthr · 93 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Billings.
69°TUE7/1470°WED7/1565°THU7/1666°FRI7/1767°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#80 / 91
coldest Jul 16 in 91 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 16 ever

42°F
set in 1999

Mildest Jul 16 ever

72°F
set in 1974

Coldest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 16 at Billings. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4257721935: 64°F1936: 62°F1937: 55°F1938: 60°F1939: 57°F1940: 60°F1941: 60°F1942: 62°F1943: 51°F1944: 51°F1945: 59°F1946: 64°F1947: 64°F1948: 51°F1949: 66°F1950: 52°F1951: 64°F1952: 63°F1953: 58°F1954: 61°F1955: 61°F1956: 59°F1957: 58°F1958: 53°F1959: 60°F1960: 63°F1961: 69°F1962: 51°F1963: 53°F1964: 62°F1965: 61°F1966: 61°F1967: 59°F1968: 62°F1969: 53°F1970: 61°F1971: 58°F1972: 50°F1973: 64°F1974: 72°F1975: 63°F1976: 51°F1977: 60°F1978: 63°F1979: 57°F1980: 55°F1981: 58°F1982: 52°F1983: 47°F1984: 61°F1985: 65°F1986: 56°F1987: 62°F1988: 62°F1989: 62°F1990: 57°F1991: 63°F1992: 53°F1993: 52°F1994: 56°F1995: 51°F1996: 60°F1997: 62°F1998: 62°F1999: 42°F2000: 67°F2001: 56°F2002: 64°F2003: 66°F2004: 69°F2005: 58°F2006: 71°F2007: 71°F2008: 60°F2009: 56°F2010: 60°F2011: 60°F2012: 66°F2013: 60°F2014: 61°F2015: 56°F2016: 56°F2017: 71°F2018: 61°F2019: 61°F2020: 53°F2021: 71°F2022: 61°F2023: 59°F2024: 64°F2025: 51°F65° forecast193520251999

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1665°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#80 of 91
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°F1953-30°F1937
Feb72°F1961-38°F1936
Mar83°F2026-21°F2014
Apr90°F1939-5°F1936
May96°F193614°F1954
Jun105°F198432°F1943
Jul108°F200241°F1972
Aug105°F196135°F1992
Sep103°F198322°F1984
Oct91°F2011-7°F1991
Nov77°F1983-22°F1959
Dec73°F1939-32°F1983
All-time108°F2002-38°F1936

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Billings so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (83°F)

Record Lows in 2026

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

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: 60°F · forecast is +5° 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

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset8:03 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight15h 26m · losing 9 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 Jul 16 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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