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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
137 AM MDT MON MAY 22 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         81    437 PM  91    1980  69     12       69       
  MINIMUM         51    519 AM  31    1963  46      5       51       
  AVERAGE         66                        57      9       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.83 1952   0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.68  -1.25     1.30    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.56                      8.61  -0.05     7.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.76                      5.93  -1.17     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1999   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5      3.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.5                      20.4   -9.9     34.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.1                      59.7  -24.6     55.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       241    -47      266       
  SINCE MAR 1   1575                      1692   -117     1573       
  SINCE JUL 1   6005                      6845   -840     6186       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                         3     22        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                         5     20        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                         5     20        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        32      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   535 AM MDT   SUNSET   847 PM MDT   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   848 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 21 MAY 2006...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................83
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................47

PRECIPITATION...........................T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............0.28
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............4.17

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

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

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