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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1227 AM MST TUE MAR 29 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         68   1135 AM  79    1986  51     17       55
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM   1    1965  29     14       38
  AVERAGE         56                        40     16       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.58 2000   0.04  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.98  -0.31     0.11
  SINCE OCT 1      3.11                      5.05  -1.94     3.58
  SINCE JAN 1      1.13                      2.37  -1.24     1.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1998   0.4   -0.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       9.7    1.0      1.1
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                       9.7    1.0      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     31.4                      49.0  -17.6     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        25    -16       18
  MONTH TO DATE  683                       803   -120      602
  SINCE MAR 1    683                       803   -120      602
  SINCE JUL 1   5296                      5956   -660     5446

 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    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60           700 PM
 LOWEST     22          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    41
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -5      1987

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM MST   SUNSET   639 PM MST
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM MST   SUNSET   640 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 28 MARCH 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   71
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   43

PRECIPITATION...........................    T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.72
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 1.55

SNOWFALL................................  0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL.................. 10.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 29.3

SNOW DEPTH AT 11 PM MST.................    0

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