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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1223 AM MST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         42    222 AM  67    1974  48     -6       58
  MINIMUM         19   1152 PM  -9    1943  27     -8       35
  AVERAGE         31                        37     -6       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.72 1981   0.04   0.11     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.54  -0.23     0.10
  SINCE OCT 1      2.75                      4.61  -1.86     3.57
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      1.93  -1.16     1.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.9           7.3  1981   0.4    1.5      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       5.3   -1.3      1.1
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                       5.3   -1.3      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     24.7                      44.6  -19.9     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        28      6       18
  MONTH TO DATE  380                       512   -132      420
  SINCE MAR 1    380                       512   -132      420
  SINCE JUL 1   4993                      5665   -672     5264

 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     47           200 AM
 AVERAGE    72
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        71      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -9      1965

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM MST   SUNSET   624 PM MST
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM MST   SUNSET   626 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 17 MARCH 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   42
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   22

PRECIPITATION........................... 0.22
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.41
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 1.24

SNOWFALL................................  1.8
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................  2.9
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 21.5

SNOW DEPTH AT 10 PM MST.................  1.0

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