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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
122 AM MDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         61   1045 AM  85    1946  61      0       76
  MINIMUM         42    454 AM  23    1994  38      4       37
  AVERAGE         52                        49      3       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.85 1986   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      1.46   1.76     1.42
  SINCE OCT 1      6.33                      6.65  -0.32     5.00
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      3.97   0.38     2.56

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  1986   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   20.0                       7.3   12.7      3.6
  SINCE MAR 1     30.7                      17.6   13.1      4.7
  SINCE JUL 1     51.4                      56.9   -5.5     36.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       514    -80      407
  SINCE MAR 1   1184                      1390   -206     1034
  SINCE JUL 1   5797                      6543   -746     5878

 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           400 AM
 LOWEST     32           900 AM
 AVERAGE    47
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        84      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1994

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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...THE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SOUTHWEST BILLINGS FOR 26 APRIL 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   63
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   41

PRECIPITATION...........................    T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 3.66
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 5.21

SNOWFALL................................  0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL.................. 10.6
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 39.9

SNOW DEPTH AT 06 PM MDT.................    0

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