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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
1224 AM MST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         56    458 PM  73    1960  49      7       52       
  MINIMUM         35    237 AM  -1    2002  27      8       25       
  AVERAGE         46                        38      8       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.70 1946   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.70  -0.37     0.10    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.77                      4.77  -2.00     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      2.09  -1.30     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1946   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.1                       6.9   -2.8      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.1                       6.9   -2.8      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.8                      46.2  -21.4     33.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        27     -8       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  501                       622   -121      496       
  SINCE MAR 1    501                       622   -121      496       
  SINCE JUL 1   5114                      5775   -661     5340       
                                                                     
 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 (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        76      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM MST   SUNSET   630 PM MST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM MST   SUNSET   631 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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