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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
130 AM MDT SAT MAY 14 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         66    339 PM  92    2001  66      0       52       
  MINIMUM         32    438 AM  24    2004  43    -11       24       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.75 1962   0.08  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.04   0.02     0.22    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.48                      7.97  -0.49     5.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      5.29   0.21     2.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1995   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       1.7    1.4      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     34.7                      19.6   15.1      5.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.4                      58.9   -3.5     37.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        11      5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       164     59      144       
  SINCE MAR 1   1530                      1615    -85     1235       
  SINCE JUL 1   6143                      6768   -625     6079       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        96      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   544 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   839 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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