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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1231 AM MST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         43    325 PM  71    1982  41      2       45
  MINIMUM         22    751 AM  -9    1957  22      0       26
  AVERAGE         33                        31      2       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.30 1968   0.02   0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.42  -0.17     0.34
  SINCE OCT 1      2.44                      3.91  -1.47     3.03
  SINCE JAN 1      0.46                      1.23  -0.77     0.59

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.9 R         1.2  1951   0.2    2.7      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       4.6    1.4      0.5
  SINCE DEC 1     18.6                      24.4   -5.8     19.2
  SINCE JUL 1     20.7                      37.4  -16.7     28.4
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        34     -2       29
  MONTH TO DATE  669                       769   -100      720
  SINCE DEC 1   2971                      3244   -273     3025
  SINCE JUL 1   4432                      4921   -489     4624

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM
 LOWEST     36           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        64      2002
                                             1958
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -13      1965

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM MST   SUNSET   551 PM MST
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM MST   SUNSET   553 PM MST

-  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 FEBRUARY 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   44
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   22

PRECIPITATION........................... 0.16
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.38
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 0.83

SNOWFALL................................  2.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................  4.9
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 18.6

SNOW DEPTH AT 10 PM MST.................    T

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