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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1221 AM MST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         36    521 PM  70    1992  47    -11       52
  MINIMUM         25    526 AM  -7    1943  26     -1       32
  AVERAGE         31                        37     -6       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.27 1935   0.04  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.46  -0.30     0.08
  SINCE OCT 1      2.60                      4.53  -1.93     3.55
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.85  -1.23     1.11

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.2           2.4  1935   0.3   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       4.5   -2.4      1.1
  SINCE MAR 1      2.1                       4.5   -2.4      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     22.8                      43.8  -21.0     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        29      5       23
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       456   -134      386
  SINCE MAR 1    322                       456   -134      386
  SINCE JUL 1   4935                      5609   -674     5230

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     68           100 AM
 AVERAGE    82
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1994
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -13      1943

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM MST   SUNSET   622 PM MST
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM MST   SUNSET   623 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 15 MARCH 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   39
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   26

PRECIPITATION...........................    T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.19
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 1.02

SNOWFALL................................    T
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................  1.1
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 19.7

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

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