PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
851 AM MST TUE DEC 1 2009

..VERY WARM NOVEMBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT BILLINGS DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
WAS 41.7 DEGREES...MAKING IT THE 7TH WARMEST NOVEMBER SINCE
RECORDS BEGAN IN 1934. THE WARMEST NOVEMBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1949
WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 47.5 DEGREES.

THE WARM SNAP FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 11TH WAS LARGELY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WARM MONTH...WITH ONE RECORD HIGH SET AT
BILLINGS...MILES CITY...AND SHERIDAN DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

THE WARM NOVEMBER FELL ON THE HEELS OF A VERY COLD OCTOBER. WITH
AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 41.2 DEGREES...OCTOBER 2009 WAS THE
SECOND COLDEST OCTOBER ON RECORD.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES HOW 2009 HIGH...AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURES...AND MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AT
BILLINGS...SHERIDAN AND MILES CITY COMPARED TO RECORDED VALUES FOR
NOVEMBER. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES.

..BILLINGS...
                     2009       RANK                  RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH         52.6      7TH WARMEST            58.8 (1939) 
AVERAGE LOW          30.9      9TH WARMEST            36.3 (1949) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE  41.7      7TH WARMEST            47.5 (1949) 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION  0.17      TIED FOR 10TH DRIEST  TRACE (1954)

BILLINGS SET A NEW RECORD HIGH OF 74 ON NOVEMBER 5.


..SHERIDAN...
                     2009       RANK                  RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH         52.6      8TH WARMEST            59.9 (1949) 
AVERAGE LOW          22.4      23RD WARMEST           30.9 (1949) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE  37.5      TIED FOR 13TH WARMEST  45.4 (1949) 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION  0.26      TIED FOR 9TH DRIEST   TRACE (1939)

SHERIDAN TIED A RECORD HIGH OF 77 ON NOVEMBER 5.


..MILES CITY...
                     2009       RANK                  RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH         53.6      5TH WARMEST            55.6 (1949) 
AVERAGE LOW          26.0      13TH WARMEST           30.2 (1949) 
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE  39.8      5TH WARMEST            42.9 (1949) 
TOTAL PRECIPITATION  TRACE     DRIEST EVER           TRACE (2009)

MILES CITY SET A RECORD HIGH OF 77 ON NOVEMBER 6.



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