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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
1233 AM MST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         53    348 PM  76    1960  49      4       59       
  MINIMUM         34    714 AM   1    1965  28      6       28       
  AVERAGE         44                        39      5       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1973   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.74  -0.41     0.10    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.77                      4.81  -2.04     3.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      2.13  -1.34     1.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.5  1964   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.1                       7.3   -3.2      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.1                       7.3   -3.2      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.8                      46.6  -21.8     33.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        27     -6       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       649   -127      517       
  SINCE MAR 1    522                       649   -127      517       
  SINCE JUL 1   5135                      5802   -667     5361       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM MST   SUNSET   631 PM MST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM MST   SUNSET   632 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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