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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
135 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         83    407 PM 103    1983  79      4       97       
  MINIMUM         45    553 AM  41    1942  53     -8       59       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1973   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE OCT 1     12.62                     13.46  -0.84    10.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.64                     10.78  -0.14     7.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     56                        48      8       22       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       13       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    579                       540     39      432       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   637 AM MDT   SUNSET   750 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   638 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 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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