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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
124 AM MDT SUN OCT 22 2006

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         46    148 PM  85    2003  57    -11       53       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  19    1984  36     -4       38       
                                      1981                          
                                      1949                          
  AVERAGE         39                        46     -7       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.08 1975   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      0.90   1.19     1.96    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.09                      0.90   1.19     1.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.60                     12.99  -1.39    13.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.3  1975   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                       2.5    1.4     10.8     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.9                       3.8    0.1     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                       3.8    0.1     10.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        19      7       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       306     98      303       
  SINCE SEP 1    596                       511     85      453       
  SINCE JUL 1    607                       556     51      508       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         3     -2        6       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        47     -7       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    828                       583    245      646       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        20      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 22 2006.......SUNRISE   740 AM MDT   SUNSET   616 PM MDT   
OCTOBER 23 2006.......SUNRISE   742 AM MDT   SUNSET   615 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 OCTOBER 2006...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................48
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................34

PRECIPITATION...........................T
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............2.73
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL..............11.88

SNOWFALL................................T
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................1.2
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1.............1.2

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

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