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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
129 AM MDT WED MAY 31 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         71    248 PM  95    1984  72     -1       55       
  MINIMUM         44    344 AM  36    1982  48     -4       42       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.77 1971   0.08  -0.08     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      2.40  -1.26     1.77    
  SINCE OCT 1      9.27                      9.33  -0.06     8.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.47                      6.65  -1.18     6.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1998   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        7                         6      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       306    -66      364       
  SINCE MAR 1   1621                      1757   -136     1671       
  SINCE JUL 1   6051                      6910   -859     6284       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        12     26        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        14     24        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        14     24        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1936                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1951                    
                                             1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2006...........SUNRISE   528 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT   
JUNE  1 2006..........SUNRISE   528 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 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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