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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1227 AM MST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         62   1215 AM  67    1992  46     16       65
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM -13    1950  25      5       36
  AVERAGE         46                        36     10       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.76 1995   0.03   0.01      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.36  -0.29     0.07
  SINCE OCT 1      2.51                      4.43  -1.92     3.54
  SINCE JAN 1      0.53                      1.75  -1.22     1.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.4           5.3  1957   0.3    0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       3.6   -3.2      1.1
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       3.6   -3.2      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     21.1                      42.9  -21.8     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        29    -10       14
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       369   -151      309
  SINCE MAR 1    218                       369   -151      309
  SINCE JUL 1   4831                      5522   -691     5153

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM
 LOWEST      9          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    55
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        68      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -4      1944

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM MST   SUNSET   618 PM MST
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM MST   SUNSET   619 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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...THE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SOUTHWEST BILLINGS FOR 12 MARCH 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   65
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   33

PRECIPITATION........................... 0.06
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.10
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 0.93

SNOWFALL................................    T
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................    T
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 18.6

SNOW DEPTH AT 10 PM MST.................    0

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