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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
139 AM MDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         79   1223 PM  84    1987  58     21       62       
                                      1994                          
  MINIMUM         41    501 AM  17    1964  35      6       38       
  AVERAGE         60                        47     13       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1941   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.89  -0.29     0.31    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.71                      6.08  -2.37     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      3.40  -1.67     1.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          16.0  1941   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       5.1   -5.1      3.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      15.4   -4.7      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.4                      54.7  -23.3     36.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        19    -14       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       360   -122      272       
  SINCE MAR 1    988                      1236   -248      899       
  SINCE JUL 1   5601                      6389   -788     5743       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     11          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    32                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        83      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 PM MDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 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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