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

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...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 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            79   11/07
LOWEST             -3   11/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     47.9              45.9     2.0
AVG. MINIMUM     20.7              19.4     1.3
MEAN             34.3              32.7     1.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32      5
DAYS MIN <= 32     24
DAYS MIN <= 0       1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           1.09              0.71    0.38
DAYS >= .01         5
DAYS >= .10         2
DAYS >= .50         1
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.03   11/09 TO 11/10

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     882               970     -88
 SINCE 7/1       1656              1878    -222
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1        664               419     245
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              4.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/320    DATE  11/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/320    DATE  11/21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                       6     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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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...NOVEMBER 2012 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN 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 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

NOVEMBER     1.09     0.71       +0.38      22ND WETTEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                            (RECORD WETTEST WAS 2.41 IN 1991)
                                            (WETTEST SINCE 1.14 IN 2011)

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

0.59 ON NOVEMBER 25 (OLD RECORD 0.36 IN 1976)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     34.4      32.7      +1.7      TIED FOR THE 37TH WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 45.4 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 37.5 IN 2009)

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     47.9      45.9      +2.0      39TH WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 59.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 52.6 IN 2009)

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

79 ON NOVEMBER  7 (OLD RECORD 77 IN 2006)
67 ON NOVEMBER 21 (OLD RECORD 66 IN 1974)

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

NONE

...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

NOVEMBER     20.8      19.4      +1.4      TIED FOR THE 52ND WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 30.9 IN 1949)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 22.4 IN 2009)

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

34 ON NOVEMBER 21 (TIED RECORD IN 1917)

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

NONE

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