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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
327 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             111   06/26/2012
 LOW              -38   12/24/1983
HIGHEST           111R  06/26
LOWEST             -9   12/25
                        01/19
                        01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.3              58.5     4.8
AVG. MINIMUM     36.7              33.6     3.1
MEAN             50.0              46.1     3.9
DAYS MAX >= 90     58                      22.2
DAYS MAX <= 32     32                     -18.6
DAYS MIN <= 32    150                     -19.2
DAYS MIN <= 0      16                      -8.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        20.28   1978
 MINIMUM         5.27   1988
TOTALS           6.16             12.44   -6.28
DAYS >= .01        66                     -17.6
DAYS >= .10        20                     -12.0
DAYS >= .50         0                      -6.0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                      -1.3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.48   04/27 TO 04/28

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    6483              7639   -1156
 SINCE 7/1       2910              3184    -274
COOLING TOTAL    1107               731     376

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/02/1974
 LATEST       06/08/1950
EARLIEST         10/04          09/29
LATEST           05/25          05/09
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/298
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/300    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/290    DATE  10/17


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             19     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                      19
LIGHT RAIN               70     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               37     SLEET                      0
FOG                      78     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     36

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

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