Billings Weather in 1978

Historical record of Billings, Montana weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.

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1978 Billings Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	September 4
Lowest temperature	-23 °F	December 31
Highest daily low	66 °F	June 29
Lowest daily high	-7 °F	December 29
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	April 28
Most daily snow	13.7 inches	December 4
Total annual precipitation	26.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	97.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Billings in 1978?

The highest temperature recorded in Billings, Montana in 1978 was 99 °F which happened on September 4.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Billings in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Sep 4
2	97 °F	Sep 3
2	97 °F	Jul 24
4	95 °F	Aug 12
4	95 °F	Aug 10
4	95 °F	Aug 6
4	95 °F	Jul 27
8	94 °F	Aug 25
8	94 °F	Aug 11
10	92 °F	Sep 2
10	92 °F	Aug 5

What was the coldest temperature in Billings in 1978?

The lowest temperature recorded in Billings, Montana in 1978 was -23 °F which happened on Dec 31.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Billings in 1978

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-23 °F	December 31
2	-21 °F	December 30
3	-18 °F	December 29
4	-13 °F	March 3
5	-11 °F	March 2
6	-10 °F	November 21
6	-10 °F	November 20
6	-10 °F	March 4
9	-9 °F	December 6
10	-8 °F	December 28
10	-8 °F	February 13
10	-8 °F	February 1

January 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	9	-7	0.00	0.0
January 2	20	4	0.00	0.0
January 3	23	5	0.01	0.1
January 4	8	1	0.00	0.0
January 5	40	2	0.00	0.0
January 6	40	29	0.00	0.0
January 7	29	-5	0.02	0.2
January 8	1	-6	0.51	6.2
January 9	3	-1	0.27	3.4
January 10	8	2	0.01	0.2
January 11	25	0	0.00	0.0
January 12	38	23	0.00	0.0
January 13	26	8	0.00	0.0
January 14	26	7	0.13	1.3
January 15	8	0	0.28	3.2
January 16	7	-2	0.06	0.6
January 17	15	4	0.03	0.3
January 18	7	-5	0.00	0.0
January 19	5	-7	0.00	0.0
January 20	21	-5	0.00	0.0
January 21	25	13	0.00	0.0
January 22	32	19	0.00	0.0
January 23	27	15	0.00	0.0
January 24	29	11	0.02	0.3
January 25	18	0	0.26	4.4
January 26	18	3	0.04	0.6
January 27	27	10	0.09	1.3
January 28	10	1	0.05	0.6
January 29	12	4	0.06	0.9
January 30	13	-7	0.00	0.0
January 31	5	-6	0.19	2.3

February 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	-1	-8	0.02	0.4
February 2	29	-5	0.00	0.0
February 3	41	23	0.00	0.0
February 4	24	4	0.00	0.0
February 5	18	8	0.00	0.0
February 6	41	14	0.00	0.0
February 7	37	15	0.00	0.0
February 8	17	10	0.05	0.5
February 9	17	8	0.00	0.0
February 10	17	10	0.16	2.0
February 11	10	7	0.51	6.0
February 12	7	-2	0.08	0.9
February 13	5	-8	0.02	0.2
February 14	8	1	0.01	0.1
February 15	18	0	0.05	0.5
February 16	13	-4	0.02	0.2
February 17	22	11	0.00	0.0
February 18	31	11	0.00	0.0
February 19	38	14	0.00	0.0
February 20	37	23	0.00	0.0
February 21	40	24	0.00	0.0
February 22	40	28	0.00	0.0
February 23	41	30	0.00	0.0
February 24	36	10	0.45	7.7
February 25	17	8	0.07	0.7
February 26	21	6	0.00	0.0
February 27	19	8	0.26	2.8
February 28	10	-2	0.07	0.4

March 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	10	-2	0.02	0.2
March 2	5	-11	0.00	0.0
March 3	-1	-13	0.00	0.0
March 4	27	-10	0.00	0.0
March 5	32	16	0.00	0.0
March 6	33	19	0.12	1.0
March 7	39	23	0.00	0.0
March 8	44	29	0.00	0.0
March 9	44	33	0.03	0.0
March 10	42	30	0.00	0.0
March 11	43	28	0.00	0.0
March 12	33	24	0.00	0.0
March 13	39	22	0.01	0.1
March 14	35	21	0.00	0.0
March 15	34	20	0.00	0.0
March 16	41	23	0.00	0.0
March 17	49	34	0.00	0.0
March 18	50	28	0.00	0.0
March 19	55	27	0.00	0.0
March 20	53	31	0.00	0.0
March 21	61	33	0.00	0.0
March 22	38	32	0.00	0.0
March 23	41	31	0.00	0.0
March 24	53	31	0.00	0.0
March 25	60	32	0.00	0.0
March 26	70	41	0.00	0.0
March 27	68	41	0.00	0.0
March 28	66	41	0.00	0.0
March 29	76	39	0.00	0.0
March 30	79	44	0.00	0.0
March 31	56	40	0.00	0.0

April 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	55	35	0.16
April 2	62	33	0.00
April 3	54	33	0.00
April 4	63	32	0.00
April 5	58	38	0.00
April 6	55	32	0.00
April 7	56	33	0.00
April 8	66	32	0.04
April 9	51	35	0.00
April 10	59	35	0.00
April 11	62	37	0.01
April 12	50	29	0.00
April 13	54	27	0.00
April 14	62	28	0.00
April 15	48	39	0.00
April 16	66	37	0.16
April 17	47	37	0.00
April 18	47	38	0.00
April 19	51	34	0.01
April 20	60	29	0.00
April 21	49	36	0.06
April 22	56	35	0.00
April 23	54	31	0.00
April 24	64	28	0.00
April 25	71	41	0.00
April 26	72	49	0.07
April 27	58	46	0.85
April 28	51	47	2.53
April 29	54	45	0.21
April 30	60	45	0.02

May 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	57	42	0.00
May 2	65	40	0.22
May 3	59	38	0.35
May 4	48	39	0.05
May 5	45	37	0.51
May 6	47	39	0.01
May 7	50	37	0.27
May 8	58	39	0.01
May 9	70	42	0.00
May 10	63	47	0.01
May 11	54	43	0.42
May 12	61	43	0.00
May 13	74	42	0.00
May 14	85	55	0.00
May 15	90	53	0.00
May 16	55	46	0.22
May 17	48	43	1.32
May 18	47	44	2.34
May 19	60	44	0.02
May 20	69	42	0.00
May 21	77	46	0.00
May 22	77	51	0.44
May 23	71	48	0.00
May 24	69	46	0.05
May 25	74	44	0.00
May 26	72	41	0.00
May 27	77	46	0.00
May 28	82	48	0.00
May 29	59	45	0.26
May 30	54	43	0.11
May 31	48	44	0.36

June 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	63	44	0.03
June 2	67	41	0.00
June 3	70	46	0.00
June 4	75	48	0.00
June 5	80	50	0.00
June 6	82	53	0.00
June 7	72	47	0.03
June 8	80	50	0.00
June 9	91	57	0.00
June 10	65	47	0.09
June 11	65	45	0.00
June 12	78	40	0.00
June 13	80	50	0.00
June 14	84	53	0.00
June 15	71	55	0.01
June 16	73	47	0.00
June 17	75	51	0.00
June 18	86	50	0.00
June 19	63	47	0.07
June 20	75	42	0.00
June 21	84	50	0.52
June 22	80	53	0.00
June 23	90	54	0.00
June 24	83	55	0.49
June 25	65	50	0.31
June 26	72	52	0.00
June 27	80	53	0.00
June 28	88	61	0.00
June 29	91	66	0.00
June 30	90	62	0.00

July 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	85	55	0.00
July 2	83	59	0.00
July 3	81	57	0.00
July 4	66	55	0.16
July 5	73	51	0.01
July 6	71	52	0.09
July 7	80	51	0.00
July 8	73	53	0.09
July 9	70	52	0.00
July 10	90	53	0.54
July 11	78	58	0.11
July 12	74	54	0.00
July 13	90	52	0.00
July 14	90	59	0.00
July 15	90	58	0.03
July 16	89	63	0.00
July 17	77	58	0.00
July 18	79	54	0.03
July 19	60	52	0.22
July 20	57	52	0.17
July 21	69	51	0.00
July 22	80	50	0.00
July 23	91	55	0.00
July 24	97	63	0.00
July 25	89	63	0.00
July 26	90	57	0.00
July 27	95	59	0.00
July 28	74	60	0.00
July 29	89	56	0.00
July 30	84	56	0.00
July 31	81	54	0.09

August 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	77	55	0.15
August 2	57	46	0.08
August 3	72	44	0.00
August 4	85	46	0.00
August 5	92	53	0.00
August 6	95	62	0.00
August 7	91	62	0.00
August 8	83	58	0.00
August 9	91	58	0.00
August 10	95	59	0.00
August 11	94	59	0.00
August 12	95	61	0.00
August 13	79	55	0.12
August 14	70	56	0.00
August 15	79	50	0.00
August 16	73	48	0.01
August 17	70	48	0.00
August 18	74	46	0.00
August 19	82	51	0.00
August 20	85	51	0.00
August 21	84	52	0.00
August 22	79	54	0.12
August 23	79	47	0.00
August 24	89	51	0.00
August 25	94	58	0.00
August 26	78	56	0.00
August 27	70	53	0.04
August 28	76	47	0.00
August 29	79	52	0.00
August 30	83	50	0.00
August 31	84	57	0.00

September 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	88	54	0.00
September 2	92	54	0.00
September 3	97	64	0.00
September 4	99	57	0.00
September 5	91	61	0.00
September 6	89	61	0.00
September 7	88	60	0.04
September 8	78	54	0.00
September 9	83	43	0.00
September 10	79	54	0.04
September 11	56	46	0.80
September 12	46	39	0.85
September 13	54	41	0.02
September 14	68	43	0.00
September 15	78	45	0.00
September 16	68	46	0.00
September 17	58	43	0.02
September 18	46	34	1.97
September 19	49	34	0.02
September 20	55	33	0.00
September 21	66	36	0.00
September 22	75	46	0.00
September 23	77	47	0.00
September 24	73	46	0.00
September 25	83	49	0.00
September 26	70	52	0.00
September 27	85	46	0.00
September 28	69	52	0.02
September 29	67	47	0.00
September 30	76	45	0.00

October 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	67	49	0.00
October 2	60	38	0.00
October 3	65	34	0.00
October 4	59	41	0.00
October 5	56	33	0.00
October 6	61	31	0.00
October 7	74	33	0.00
October 8	69	46	0.00
October 9	74	37	0.00
October 10	77	47	0.00
October 11	62	44	0.00
October 12	52	34	0.02
October 13	56	27	0.00
October 14	68	29	0.00
October 15	65	37	0.00
October 16	73	36	0.00
October 17	54	40	0.05
October 18	60	36	0.00
October 19	72	45	0.00
October 20	70	49	0.00
October 21	51	38	0.06
October 22	50	32	0.00
October 23	64	38	0.00
October 24	65	36	0.02
October 25	55	31	0.00
October 26	67	37	0.00
October 27	53	34	0.00
October 28	58	34	0.00
October 29	54	33	0.12
October 30	47	25	0.00
October 31	55	25	0.00

November 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	67	37	0.00	0.0
November 2	68	39	0.00	0.0
November 3	63	41	0.00	0.0
November 4	66	42	0.00	0.0
November 5	46	29	0.00	0.0
November 6	58	25	0.00	0.0
November 7	65	44	0.00	0.0
November 8	65	40	0.25	0.0
November 9	41	12	0.57	5.1
November 10	13	3	0.27	3.1
November 11	11	1	0.00	0.0
November 12	13	9	0.27	3.4
November 13	19	11	0.01	0.1
November 14	20	8	0.00	0.0
November 15	22	9	0.00	0.0
November 16	28	13	0.00	0.0
November 17	33	12	0.31	3.7
November 18	12	-5	0.35	5.9
November 19	-5	-7	0.10	1.2
November 20	-3	-10	0.01	0.2
November 21	5	-10	0.00	0.0
November 22	24	-1	0.00	0.0
November 23	29	17	0.00	0.0
November 24	28	12	0.00	0.0
November 25	22	6	0.00	0.0
November 26	31	18	0.00	0.0
November 27	31	19	0.00	0.0
November 28	40	29	0.00	0.0
November 29	34	27	0.00	0.0
November 30	31	25	0.20	2.5

December 1978 Billings Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	29	2	0.26	2.6
December 2	5	-2	0.00	0.0
December 3	24	5	0.00	0.0
December 4	33	20	0.97	13.7
December 5	21	12	0.00	0.0
December 6	14	-9	0.02	0.3
December 7	6	-7	0.00	0.0
December 8	7	-4	0.00	0.0
December 9	21	5	0.02	0.2
December 10	31	20	0.00	0.0
December 11	38	24	0.00	0.0
December 12	35	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	27	12	0.00	0.0
December 14	34	24	0.00	0.0
December 15	34	21	0.00	0.0
December 16	31	16	0.00	0.0
December 17	31	16	0.00	0.0
December 18	30	21	0.10	1.1
December 19	24	13	0.02	0.3
December 20	30	12	0.00	0.0
December 21	36	21	0.03	0.5
December 22	38	18	0.00	0.0
December 23	30	22	0.00	0.0
December 24	42	25	0.00	0.0
December 25	26	13	0.00	0.0
December 26	22	11	0.00	0.0
December 27	21	10	0.04	0.8
December 28	10	-8	0.28	2.7
December 29	-7	-18	0.00	0.0
December 30	-1	-21	0.00	0.0
December 31	3	-23	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Billings Logan International Airport	location
1894–1948	Billings WTP	location