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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
327 PM MDT TUE JUL 31 2012

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...THE MILES CITY MT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           111R  06/26
LOWEST             45   06/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     86.3              78.6     7.7
AVG. MINIMUM     55.7              52.6     3.1
MEAN             71.0              65.6     5.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      9
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.36R             2.51   -2.15
DAYS >= .01         4
DAYS >= .10         2
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.19   06/10 TO 06/11

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      21                89     -68
 SINCE 7/1       6222              7638   -1416
COOLING TOTAL     207               107     100
 SINCE 1/1        252               127     125
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/160    DATE  06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    49/160    DATE  06/06

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     47

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       3     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

&&

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED...UNATTENDED WEATHER STATION AND MAY
UNDERESTIMATE WINTER PRECIPITATION.

...JUNE 2012 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR JUNE 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 FEBRUARY 1937 AT THE MILES CITY AIRPORT.

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

...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS    DEPARTURE  RANKING

JUNE         0.36     2.51       -2.15      RECORD DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (OLD RECORD DRIEST WAS 0.51 IN 2006)

...MILES CITY JUNE 2012 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS...

NONE

NOTE: SINCE THE LATE 1990S...MILES CITY BECAME AN AUTOMATED AND UNATTENDED
WEATHER STATION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE WINTER MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED.

...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JUNE         71.0      65.6      +5.4      TIED FOR THE 6TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.9 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 71.3 IN 1997)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JUNE         86.3      78.6      +7.7      4TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 93.4 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 93.4 IN 1988)

...MILES CITY JUNE 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

105 ON JUNE 25 (OLD RECORD 100 IN 1974)
111 ON JUNE 26 (OLD RECORD 106 IN 1988)

...MILES CITY JUNE 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JUNE         55.7      52.6      +3.1      10TH WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 64.4 IN 1988)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 57.7 IN 1997)

...MILES CITY JUNE 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

74 ON JUNE 25 (OLD RECORD 69 IN 1990)

...MILES CITY JUNE 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS...

NONE

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