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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
603 AM MST FRI MAR 1 2013

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 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            58   02/16
LOWEST              7   02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     42.0              35.5     6.5
AVG. MINIMUM     22.2              13.2     9.0
MEAN             32.1              24.4     7.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      4
DAYS MIN <= 32     26
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.01              0.23   -0.22
DAYS >= .01         1
DAYS >= .10         0
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.01   02/23 TO 02/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     914              1138    -224
 SINCE 7/1       5194              5734    -540
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/310    DATE  02/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  02/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                1     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

-  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.

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

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

FEBRUARY     0.01     0.23       -0.22      TIED FOR THE 2ND DRIEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2005)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE T IN 2005)

...MILES CITY FEBRUARY 2013 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   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     32.2      24.4      +7.8      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 37.2 IN 1954)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 35.5 IN 1999)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     42.0      35.5      +6.5      14TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 51.4 IN 1992)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 43.7 IN 2005)

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

NONE

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

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     22.3      13.2      +9.1      9TH WARMEST OUT OF 77 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 26.9 IN 1998)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 26.4 IN 1999)

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

32 ON FEBRUARY  6 (TIED RECORD IN 1963)
34 ON FEBRUARY 13 (TIED RECORD IN 1971)

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

NONE

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