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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
148 AM MDT WED MAY 3 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    439 PM  90    1985  63     -7       50       
  MINIMUM         34   1038 PM  14    1954  40     -6       24       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.70 1955   0.08   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.16  -0.08      T      
  SINCE OCT 1      8.21                      7.09   1.12     6.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.41                      4.41   0.00     4.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1967   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.5                      18.3   -7.8     31.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.1                      57.6  -22.5     52.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        14      6       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        28      6       57       
  SINCE MAR 1   1415                      1479    -64     1364       
  SINCE JUL 1   5845                      6632   -787     5977       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1939                    
                                             1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   824 PM MDT   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   825 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 02 MAY 2006...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................58
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................41

PRECIPITATION...........................T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............T
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............3.89

SNOWFALL................................0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................0.0
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1.............23.5

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

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