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Frozen in Time: Subzero Cold Cancels School, Sports, and More

Montana Wind Chills getting chilly January 2024

Montana Wind Chills getting chilly January 2024

Last week was marked by closures and disruptions caused by dangerously cold temperatures and copious amounts of snowfall impacting people in the Billings area and across the state.

Normal temperatures for this time of year in Billings are around 36 degrees for the high, and 18 degrees for the low, according to data from the National Weather Service (NWS) Billings office. This year, however, Billings saw an average high temp of -16.5 degrees for the period of Jan. 12 to 15.

On Sunday, Jan. 14, NWS reports a record low of -22 degrees was set, beating the previous record of -21 degrees set in 1972. A new record also was set Saturday, Jan. 13 of read more