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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
1229 AM MST SAT JAN 29 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    339 PM  63    1967  34     15       33       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM -22    1951  16     15      -14       
  AVERAGE         40                        25     15       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1968   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.75  -0.54     0.25    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.19                      3.43  -1.24     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.75  -0.54     0.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1968   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    9.0                       9.7   -0.7      7.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.6                      18.6   -6.0     18.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      31.6  -16.9     27.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        40    -15       55       
  MONTH TO DATE 1224                      1161     63     1150       
  SINCE DEC 1   2213                      2356   -143     2179       
  SINCE JUL 1   3674                      4033   -359     3778       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        60      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM MST   SUNSET   516 PM MST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   738 AM MST   SUNSET   518 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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