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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
131 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         45    408 PM  90    1939  62    -17       50
  MINIMUM         23    546 AM  19    1966  39    -16       32
  AVERAGE         34                        50    -16       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.60 1972   0.07  -0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.31                      1.67   1.64     1.51
  SINCE OCT 1      6.42                      6.86  -0.44     5.09
  SINCE JAN 1      4.44                      4.18   0.26     2.65

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.6  1967   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE   20.9                       7.9   13.0      3.6
  SINCE MAR 1     31.6                      18.2   13.4      4.7
  SINCE JUL 1     52.3                      57.5   -5.2     36.7
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        15     16       24
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       560    -32      446
  SINCE MAR 1   1278                      1436   -158     1073
  SINCE JUL 1   5891                      6589   -698     5917

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        2
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        2
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     27           400 PM
 AVERAGE    60
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1950

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   821 PM MDT
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 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 29 APRIL 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   45
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   25

PRECIPITATION...........................    T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 3.79
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 5.34

SNOWFALL................................    T
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL.................. 11.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 40.3

SNOW DEPTH AT 11 PM MDT.................    0

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