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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
345 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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           102   08/28
LOWEST             43   08/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     89.8              87.2     2.6
AVG. MINIMUM     57.7              58.0    -0.3
MEAN             73.7              72.6     1.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     18
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.83              0.91   -0.08
DAYS >= .01         7
DAYS >= .10         3
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.28   08/13 TO 08/13
                        08/02 TO 08/03
                        08/03 TO 08/03

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      13                22      -9
 SINCE 7/1         13                34     -21
COOLING TOTAL     291               257      34
 SINCE 1/1       1052               672     380
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/060    DATE  08/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/040    DATE  08/13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     41

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      6

-  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.

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

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR AUGUST 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

AUGUST       0.83     0.91       -0.08      38TH WETTEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 4.00 IN 1951)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.54 IN 2010)

...MILES CITY AUGUST 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

AUGUST       73.8      72.6      +1.2      35TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 80.4 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 74.0 IN 2011)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       89.8      87.2      +2.6      TIED FOR THE 20TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 94.9 IN 1983)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.2 IN 2003)

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

102 ON AUGUST 28 (OLD RECORD 100 IN 1971)

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

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

AUGUST       57.7      58.0      -0.3      TIED FOR THE 31ST COLDEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 52.8 IN 1950)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 56.6 IN 2009)

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

NONE

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

43 ON AUGUST 16 (OLD RECORD 44 IN 2002)

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