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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
121 AM MDT WED MAY 24 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         78    434 PM  88    1985  70      8       65       
  MINIMUM         59    855 AM  29    2002  46     13       47       
  AVERAGE         69                        58     11       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.84 1996   0.08  -0.08     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.84  -1.41     1.51    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.56                      8.77  -0.21     7.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.76                      6.09  -1.33     5.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  2002   T      0.0      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                         8     -8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       257    -63      279       
  SINCE MAR 1   1575                      1708   -133     1586       
  SINCE JUL 1   6005                      6861   -856     6199       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         5     29        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                         7     27        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                         7     27        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 PM MDT   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 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 23 MAY 2006...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................79
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................59

PRECIPITATION...........................0.02
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............0.30
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............4.19

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

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

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