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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
124 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 14 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         74    353 PM  97    1948  72      2       62       
  MINIMUM         45    625 AM  31    1970  47     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1991   0.04  -0.04     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.55  -0.44     0.86    
  SINCE OCT 1     12.73                     13.98  -1.25    11.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.75                     11.30  -0.55     8.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        66    -33       60       
  SINCE SEP 1     33                        66    -33       60       
  SINCE JUL 1     88                       111    -23       82       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        36     14       22       
  SINCE SEP 1     50                        36     14       22       
  SINCE JAN 1    629                       572     57      441       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        31      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   653 AM MDT   SUNSET   725 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   723 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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