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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
621 PM MDT SUN APR 18 2004

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...THE MILES CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         52    350 PM  83    1980  60     -9       53       
  MINIMUM         39    544 AM  15    1953  35      4       42       
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          1.51 1993   0.05  -0.04     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.74  -0.69     1.06    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.32                      4.34  -2.02     3.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.33                      2.24  -1.91     3.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           20                        17      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       371    -61      275       
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                      1304   -262     1385       
  SINCE JUL 1   6807                      7090   -283     6738       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MILES CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT   
APRIL 19 2004.........SUNRISE   609 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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