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Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Billings, MT

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CXUS55 KBYZ 021716
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1016 AM MST MON JAN 02 2023

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   06/26/2012
 LOW             -38   12/24/1983
HIGHEST          106   07/17
LOWEST           -29   12/23
                       01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM    57.5               58.7    -1.2
AVG. MINIMUM    33.1               33.6    -0.5
MEAN            45.3               46.1    -0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90    49                        8.4
DAYS MAX <= 32    65                       14.0
DAYS MIN <= 32   176                        9.7
DAYS MIN <= 0     35                       11.2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       20.28   1978
 MINIMUM        5.27   1988
TOTALS          9.75              12.88   -3.13
DAYS >= .01       83                       -3.7
DAYS >= .10       28                       -4.2
DAYS >= .50        4                       -2.1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                       -1.5


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7984               7566     418
COOLING TOTAL    938                731     207

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/02/1974
 LATEST       06/08/1950
EARLIEST                        10/16
LATEST                          05/22
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/300
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/250    DATE  04/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/250    DATE  08/14


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             27     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN               16     RAIN                      28
LIGHT RAIN              113     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                7     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               64     SLEET                      0
FOG                     103     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                     50

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

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