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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
426 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            91   05/13
LOWEST             26   05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.5              66.7     0.8
AVG. MINIMUM     40.7              38.2     2.5
MEAN             54.1              52.5     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.03              2.35    0.68
DAYS >= .01        11
DAYS >= .10         9
DAYS >= .50         2
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.86   05/29 TO 05/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     339               393     -54
 SINCE 7/1       7431              7494     -63
COOLING TOTAL       8                 4       4
 SINCE 1/1          8                 4       4
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/130    DATE  05/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/130    DATE  05/23

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       5     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

&&

...MAY 2013 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR MAY 2013. 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT.

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY          3.03     2.35       +0.68      TIED FOR THE 37TH WETTEST OUT OF 107 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.82 IN 1938)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 5.91 IN 2011)

...SHERIDAN MAY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

0.61 ON MAY 26 (OLD RECORD 0.57 IN 1996)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY          54.1      52.5      +1.6      TIED FOR THE 34TH WARMEST OUT OF 107 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 61.4 IN 1934)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 54.7 IN 2007)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY          67.5      66.7      +0.8      TIED FOR THE 37TH WARMEST OUT OF 107 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.7 IN 1934)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 69.5 IN 2009)

...SHERIDAN MAY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN MAY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MAY          40.7      38.2      +2.5      TIED FOR THE 33RD WARMEST OUT OF 107 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.5 IN 1958)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 40.7 IN 2007)

...SHERIDAN MAY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

54 ON MAY 13 (OLD RECORD 51 IN 2007)

...SHERIDAN MAY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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