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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
350 AM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            76   10/01
LOWEST             21   10/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.9              59.2    -4.3
AVG. MINIMUM     34.1              33.8     0.3
MEAN             44.5              46.5    -2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      1
DAYS MIN <= 32     14
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           1.06              0.92    0.14
DAYS >= .01        12
DAYS >= .10         4
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.28   10/03 TO 10/03

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     627               575      52
 SINCE 7/1        720               811     -91
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2
 SINCE 1/1       1107               730     377
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/300    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/290    DATE  10/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...OCTOBER 2012 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR OCTOBER 2012. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS
ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1981 TO 2010. MONTHLY RANKINGS
FOR PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL...AND TEMPERATURES USE A PERIOD OF RECORD
THAT STARTED IN FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.

NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION.

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      1.06     0.92       +0.14      TIED FOR THE 27TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.31 IN 1971)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.09 IN 2009)

...MILES CITY OCTOBER 2012 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      44.5      46.5      -2.0      14TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 39.3 IN 2002)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 41.3 IN 2009)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      54.9      59.2      -4.3      TIED FOR THE 8TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 49.7 IN 1969)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 50.2 IN 2009)

...MILES CITY OCTOBER 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY OCTOBER 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

30 ON OCTOBER 25 (OLD RECORD 33 IN 1951)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

OCTOBER      34.1      33.8      +0.3      24TH COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 27.8 IN 2002)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 32.4 IN 2009)

...MILES CITY OCTOBER 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY OCTOBER 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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