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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
601 AM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           103   07/01
LOWEST             49   07/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     93.7              87.1     6.6
AVG. MINIMUM     57.9              53.0     4.9
MEAN             75.8              70.0     5.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     24
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.99              1.18   -0.19
DAYS >= .01        11
DAYS >= .10         1
DAYS >= .50         1
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.69   07/16 TO 07/17

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                26     -26
 SINCE 7/1          0                26     -26
COOLING TOTAL     343               182     161
 SINCE 1/1        457               232     225
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/320    DATE  07/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/330    DATE  07/11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                9     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

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...JULY 2012 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

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

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         0.99     1.18       -0.19      46TH WETTEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.37 IN 1923)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.54 IN 2010)

...SHERIDAN JULY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         75.8      70.0      +5.8      TIED FOR THE 2ND WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 77.9 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 75.8 IN 2007)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         93.7      87.1      +6.6      3RD WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 95.8 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 94.5 IN 2006)

...SHERIDAN JULY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

103 ON JULY  1 (OLD RECORD 97 IN 1990)

...SHERIDAN JULY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         57.9      53.0      +4.9      TIED FOR THE 5TH WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 60.0 IN 1936)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 58.9 IN 2007)

...SHERIDAN JULY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

66 ON JULY 14 (TIED RECORD IN 1908)
68 ON JULY 24 (OLD RECORD 67 IN 1907)

...SHERIDAN JULY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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