PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
619 PM MST SUN NOV 1 2009

..NEAR RECORD COLD OCTOBER...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT BILLINGS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
WAS 41.2 DEGREES...MAKING IT THE 2ND COLDEST OCTOBER SINCE RECORDS
BEGAN IN 1934. THE COLDEST OCTOBER ON RECORD WAS IN 1969 WITH AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 40.0 DEGREES.

THE COLD SNAP FROM THE 9TH THROUGH 13TH WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE VERY COLD MONTH. SEVERAL DAILY RECORD LOW MINIMUM AND
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE BROKEN DURING THE PERIOD.

THE COLD OCTOBER FELL ON THE HEELS OF A VERY WARM SEPTEMBER. WITH
AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 66.7 DEGREES...SEPTEMBER 2009 WAS THE
2ND WARMEST ON RECORD.

THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES HOW 2009 HIGH...LOW AND AVERAGE
MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT BILLINGS...SHERIDAN AND MILES CITY
COMPARED TO RECORD VALUES FOR OCTOBER. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

..BILLINGS...
                    2009         RANK               RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH        49.9      2ND COLDEST           48.3 (1969)
AVERAGE LOW         32.6      TIED 4TH COLDEST      30.7 (1984)
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 41.2      TIED 2ND COLDEST      40.0 (1969)


..SHERIDAN...
                    2009         RANK               RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH        48.4      RECORD COLDEST               
AVERAGE LOW         27.1      4TH COLDEST           25.4 (2002)
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 37.7      RECORD COLDEST        


..MILES CITY...
                    2009         RANK               RECORD

AVERAGE HIGH        50.2      2ND COLDEST           49.7 (1969)
AVERAGE LOW         32.4      12TH COLDEST          27.8 (2002)
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 41.3      3RD COLDEST           39.3 (2002)