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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
137 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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   1032 AM  88    1992  64     -3       79
  MINIMUM         49   1149 PM  30    2002  41      8       51
                                      1950
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.88 1988   0.08   0.00      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.56  -0.48     0.01
  SINCE OCT 1      6.50                      7.49  -0.99     5.10
  SINCE JAN 1      4.52                      4.81  -0.29     2.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  2002   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     31.6                      19.0   12.6      4.7
  SINCE JUL 1     52.3                      58.3   -6.0     36.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        13     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        95      8       34
  SINCE MAR 1   1410                      1546   -136     1125
  SINCE JUL 1   6023                      6699   -676     5969

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        2
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        2
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           100 PM
 LOWEST     51           900 AM
 AVERAGE    71
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      2002

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM MDT   SUNSET   831 PM MDT
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM MDT   SUNSET   832 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 07 MAY 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   61
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   50

PRECIPITATION........................... 0.03
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.04
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 5.38

SNOWFALL................................  0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................  0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 40.3

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

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