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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
124 AM MDT MON AUG 28 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         85    324 PM  96    1984  81      4       92       
                                      1971                          
  MINIMUM         56    621 AM  42    1993  55      1       56       
  AVERAGE         71                        68      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.37 1957   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.73  -0.31     0.23    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.58                     13.31  -2.73    12.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.78                     10.63  -3.85    10.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0.0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        15    -11       38       
  SINCE JUN 1     15                       125   -110      170       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        35    -31       48       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       187      6      179       
  SINCE JUN 1    726                       504    222      557       
  SINCE JAN 1    764                       519    245      560       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 PM MDT   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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