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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
127 AM MDT SAT MAY 20 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         83    140 PM  92    1992  68     15       78       
  MINIMUM         58   1102 PM  29    1997  45     13       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        57     14       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.62 1938   0.08  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.52  -1.36     1.26    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.29                      8.45  -0.16     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.49                      5.77  -1.28     5.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.3   -2.3      3.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.5                      20.2   -9.7     34.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.1                      59.5  -24.4     55.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       223    -29      259       
  SINCE MAR 1   1575                      1674    -99     1566       
  SINCE JUL 1   6005                      6827   -822     6179       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         1     20        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                         3     18        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         3     18        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        32      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   845 PM MDT   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   536 AM MDT   SUNSET   846 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 19 MAY 2006...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................86
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................57

PRECIPITATION...........................0.02
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............0.12
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............4.01

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

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

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