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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
229 AM MST SAT DEC 1 2012

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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            70   11/05
LOWEST             -2   11/12
AVG. MAXIMUM     46.4              43.2     3.2
AVG. MINIMUM     24.4              20.9     3.5
MEAN             35.4              32.0     3.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3
DAYS MIN <= 32     21
DAYS MIN <= 0       2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.27              0.39   -0.12
DAYS >= .01         6
DAYS >= .10         1
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.21   11/09 TO 11/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     851               988    -137
 SINCE 7/1       1571              1799    -228
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1       1107               730     377
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/340    DATE  11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/340    DATE  11/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     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.

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

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

NOVEMBER     0.27     0.39       -0.12      29TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 2009)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.22 IN 2011)

...MILES CITY NOVEMBER 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

NOVEMBER     35.4      32.0      +3.4      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 42.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 39.8 IN 2009)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     46.3      43.2      +3.1      TIED FOR THE 21ST WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 55.6 TIED IN 1999)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 53.6 IN 2009)

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

65 ON NOVEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 60 IN 2002)

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

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     24.4      20.9      +3.5      26TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.2 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 26.0 IN 2009)

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

38 ON NOVEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 37 IN 1974)

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

NONE

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