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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
1239 AM MST SUN JAN 1 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         51    327 PM  53    1980  32     19       13       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         31   1254 AM -23    1978  15     16        1       
  AVERAGE         41                        24     17        7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.32 1975   0.03  -0.03     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      0.67  -0.24     0.25    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.79                      2.68   1.11     1.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.26                     14.77   0.49    11.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0             6.0  1944   0.3   -0.3      2.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.7                       8.9   -1.2      3.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.7                       8.9   -1.2      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.1                      21.9    1.2      5.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        41    -17       58       
  MONTH TO DATE 1193                      1195     -2      989       
  SINCE DEC 1   1193                      1195     -2      989       
  SINCE JUL 1   2632                      2872   -240     2450       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    646                       583     63      449       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -25      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   755 AM MST   SUNSET   440 PM MST   
JANUARY  2 2006.......SUNRISE   755 AM MST   SUNSET   441 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  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 31 DECEMBER 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................52
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................26

PRECIPITATION...........................T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............0.51
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............16.39

SNOWFALL................................0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................5.7
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1.............14.5

SNOW DEPTH AT MIDNIGHT..................0

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