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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
127 AM MDT THU SEP 7 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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    441 PM  97    1980  76      9       79       
  MINIMUM         51    554 AM  36    1956  50      1       50       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1976   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.23  -0.18      T      
  SINCE OCT 1     10.63                     13.66  -3.03    12.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.83                     10.98  -4.15    10.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        22     -6        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        22     -6        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        67    -40       56       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        20    -13       29       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        20    -13       29       
  SINCE JAN 1    795                       556    239      608       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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    44           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    29                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2006.....SUNRISE   642 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2006.....SUNRISE   644 AM MDT   SUNSET   739 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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