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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
524 PM MST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE MILES CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1937 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         31    300 PM  68    1992  41    -10       31       
  MINIMUM         17        MM -25    1960  19     -2        2        
  AVERAGE         24                        30     -6       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.30 1966   0.01  -0.01     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.03  -0.02     0.05    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.25                      3.02  -0.77     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.26                      0.92  -0.66     0.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           41                        35      6       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       105     20      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    125                       105     20      146       
  SINCE JUL 1   5890                      5891     -1     5499       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MILES CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -24      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   638 AM MST   SUNSET   553 PM MST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM MST   SUNSET   555 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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