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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
601 AM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

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

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           106   07/19
LOWEST             59   07/26
                        07/25
                        07/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     96.2              88.3     7.9
AVG. MINIMUM     66.1              59.5     6.6
MEAN             81.2              73.9     7.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     25
DAYS MAX <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.79              1.64   -0.85
DAYS >= .01         4
DAYS >= .10         2
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.41   07/23 TO 07/23
                        07/22 TO 07/23
                        07/23 TO 07/23

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                12     -12
 SINCE 7/1          0                12     -12
COOLING TOTAL     509               288     221
 SINCE 1/1        761               415     346
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/330    DATE  07/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/350    DATE  07/31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     41

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     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                      1

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

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

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

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR JULY 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

JULY         0.79     1.64       -0.85      24TH DRIEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                            (RECORD DRIEST WAS T IN 1988)
                                            (DRIEST SINCE 0.11 IN 2007)

...MILES CITY JULY 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

JULY         81.2      73.9      +7.3      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 81.5 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 81.5 IN 2007)

...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         96.2      88.3      +7.9      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 96.7 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 96.7 IN 2007)

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

105 ON JULY  1 (OLD RECORD 102 IN 1990)
104 ON JULY  3 (OLD RECORD 102 IN 1961)

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

NONE

...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

 MONTH   2012 VALUES  NORMALS   DEPARTURE  RANKING

JULY         66.1      59.5      +6.6      2ND WARMEST OUT OF 76 YEARS
                                           (RECORD WARMEST WAS 66.3 IN 2007)
                                           (WARMEST SINCE 66.3 IN 2007)

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

76 ON JULY 14 (OLD RECORD 75 IN 2000)

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

NONE

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