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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
140 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         48    213 AM  83    1936  58    -10       55       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  18    1951  35     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97R         0.74 2002   0.06   0.91     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.95   0.62     0.32    
  SINCE OCT 1      4.68                      6.14  -1.46     3.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.70                      3.46  -0.76     1.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        5.0           6.4  2002   0.3    4.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.0                       5.4   -0.4      3.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     15.7                      15.7    0.0      4.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                      55.0  -18.6     36.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        18      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       378   -115      290       
  SINCE MAR 1   1013                      1254   -241      917       
  SINCE JUL 1   5626                      6407   -781     5761       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   806 PM MDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   808 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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