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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
410 AM MDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            70   03/14
                        03/13
LOWEST              1   03/05
AVG. MAXIMUM     46.2              46.5    -0.3
AVG. MINIMUM     20.5              22.8    -2.3
MEAN             33.3              34.7    -1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      6
DAYS MIN <= 32     27
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.37              0.60   -0.23
DAYS >= .01         4
DAYS >= .10         2
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.17   03/03 TO 03/03

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     976               941      35
 SINCE 7/1       6170              6675    -505
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/320    DATE  03/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/310    DATE  03/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                8     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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.

...MARCH 2013 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR MARCH 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.

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

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        0.37     0.60       -0.23      26TH DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2008)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.01 IN 2012)

...MILES CITY MARCH 2013 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

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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   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        33.4      34.7      -1.3      37TH COLDEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 17.3 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 28.7 IN 2011)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        46.2      46.5      -0.3      33RD WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 62.3 IN 2012)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 62.3 IN 2012)

...MILES CITY MARCH 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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...MILES CITY MARCH 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

MARCH        20.5      22.8      -2.3      31ST COLDEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 7.1 IN 1965)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 19.3 IN 2011)

...MILES CITY MARCH 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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...MILES CITY MARCH 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

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