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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
122 AM MDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         52    442 PM  78    1985  56     -4       56       
  MINIMUM         36   1110 PM  11    1940  33      3       26       
  AVERAGE         44                        44      0       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.54 1991   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.50   0.10     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.71                      5.69  -1.98     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      3.01  -1.28     1.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1991   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.0   -3.0      3.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      13.3   -2.6      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.4                      52.6  -21.2     36.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        21      0       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       222    -75      171       
  SINCE MAR 1    897                      1098   -201      798       
  SINCE JUL 1   5510                      6251   -741     5642       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      2003                    
                                             1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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