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

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            47   02/03
LOWEST             -6   02/19
AVG. MAXIMUM     36.0              39.0    -3.0
AVG. MINIMUM     13.0              14.2    -1.2
MEAN             24.5              26.6    -2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      8
DAYS MIN <= 32     28
DAYS MIN <= 0       3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.79              0.54    0.25
DAYS >= .01         8
DAYS >= .10         3
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.27   02/17 TO 02/18

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1128              1075      53
 SINCE 7/1       5323              5535    -212
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/320    DATE  02/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/290    DATE  02/01

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      3

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



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...FEBRUARY 2013 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

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

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

...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     0.79     0.54       +0.25      34TH WETTEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.68 IN 1955)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 0.94 IN 2012)

...SHERIDAN FEBRUARY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     24.5      26.6      -2.1      TIED FOR THE 49TH COLDEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 3.8 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 20.2 IN 2011)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     36.0      39.0      -3.0      43RD COLDEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD COLDEST WAS 16.2 IN 1936)
                                           (COLDEST SINCE 32.4 IN 2011)

...SHERIDAN FEBRUARY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN FEBRUARY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2013 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

FEBRUARY     13.0      14.2      -1.2      53RD WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 24.8 IN 1991)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 16.1 IN 2012)

...SHERIDAN FEBRUARY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...SHERIDAN FEBRUARY 2013 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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