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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1222 AM MST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE BILLINGS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         33    404 PM  71    2004  48    -15       71
  MINIMUM         14    443 AM  -9    1965  27    -13       33
  AVERAGE         24                        37    -13       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 1968   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.58  -0.27     0.10
  SINCE OCT 1      2.75                      4.65  -1.90     3.57
  SINCE JAN 1      0.77                      1.97  -1.20     1.13

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           4.3  1968   0.4   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    4.1                       5.7   -1.6      1.1
  SINCE MAR 1      4.1                       5.7   -1.6      1.1
  SINCE JUL 1     24.8                      45.0  -20.2     33.1
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       41                        28     13       13
  MONTH TO DATE  421                       540   -119      433
  SINCE MAR 1    421                       540   -119      433
  SINCE JUL 1   5034                      5693   -659     5277

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     78           300 PM
 AVERAGE    87
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THE BILLINGS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1997
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         3      1965

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM MST   SUNSET   626 PM MST
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM MST   SUNSET   627 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 18 MARCH 2005...

HIGH TEMPERATURE........................   37
LOW TEMPERATURE.........................   13

PRECIPITATION........................... 0.00
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL............. 0.41
YEARLY PRECIPITATION TOTAL.............. 1.24

SNOWFALL................................  0.0
MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTAL..................  2.9
TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE JULY 1............. 21.5

SNOW DEPTH AT 11 PM MST.................    0

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