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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
422 PM MDT THU AUG 21 2008


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...THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1934 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         86    147 PM  97    1969  84      2       83
  MINIMUM         60    538 AM  42    1945  57      3       54
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.58 1965   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.55  -0.42     0.06
  SINCE OCT 1     10.27                     13.13  -2.86    15.12
  SINCE JAN 1      7.08                     10.45  -3.37    11.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2000
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        0
  SINCE JUN 1    117                       115      2       60
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        25    -22        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         6      2        4
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       154     50      191
  SINCE JUN 1    567                       471     96      734
  SINCE JAN 1    588                       486    102      745
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    51           600 AM
 LOWEST     20           200 PM
 AVERAGE    36

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THE BILLINGS MT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1939


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   623 AM MDT   SUNSET   809 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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