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CLIMLS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT                                 
426 PM MDT SUN AUG 8 2004

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...THE MILES CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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         76    245 PM 105    1958  89    -13      102       
                                      1958                          
  MINIMUM         57    338 AM  42    1939  61     -4       69       
  AVERAGE         67                        75     -8       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.28 1993   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.32   0.00     0.22    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.28                     11.74  -4.46     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      9.64  -4.35     8.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1    135                       102     33      120       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        21     -8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            2                        10     -8       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        87    -11      123       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       530   -122      619       
  SINCE JAN 1    418                       556   -138      654       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MILES CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       104      1940                    
                                             1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2004........SUNRISE   554 AM MDT   SUNSET   823 PM MDT   
AUGUST  9 2004........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 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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