138 CXUS55 KBYZ 011017 CLMSHR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 413 AM MDT FRI JUN 1 2012 ................................... ...THE SHERIDAN WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1907 TO 2012 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 87 05/16 LOWEST 26 05/12 AVG. MAXIMUM 66.8 66.7 0.1 AVG. MINIMUM 36.7 38.2 -1.5 MEAN 51.8 52.5 -0.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 11 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 2.42 2.35 0.07 DAYS >= .01 12 DAYS >= .10 5 DAYS >= .50 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.85 05/18 TO 05/19 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 405 393 12 SINCE 7/1 6574 7494 -920 COOLING TOTAL 2 4 -2 SINCE 1/1 4 4 0 ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/310 DATE 05/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 52/310 DATE 05/10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...MAY 2012 MONTH IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN... BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR SHERIDAN FOR MAY 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 MAY 1934 AT OR NEAR THE SHERIDAN AIRPORT. NUMBERS DENOTED WITH AN * IS MISSING DATA IN THE CALCULATION. ...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION... MONTH 2012 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 2.42 2.35 +0.07 51ST WETTEST OUT OF 106 YEARS (RECORD WETTEST WAS 6.82 IN 1938) (WETTEST SINCE 5.91 IN 2011) ...SHERIDAN MAY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORDS... 0.57 ON MAY 26 (TIED RECORD IN 1996) ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2012 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 51.8 52.5 -0.7 40TH COLDEST OUT OF 106 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 47.4 IN 1907) (COLDEST SINCE 48.0 IN 2011) ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2012 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 66.8 66.7 +0.1 TIED FOR THE 44TH WARMEST OUT OF 106 YEARS (RECORD WARMEST WAS 78.7 IN 1934) (WARMEST SINCE 69.5 IN 2009) ...SHERIDAN MAY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN MAY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE ...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES... MONTH 2012 VALUES NORMALS DEPARTURE RANKING MAY 36.7 38.2 -1.5 15TH COLDEST OUT OF 106 YEARS (RECORD COLDEST WAS 34.8 IN 1909) (COLDEST SINCE 35.7 IN 2010) ...SHERIDAN MAY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED WARMEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... 53 ON MAY 17 (TIED RECORD IN 1934) ...SHERIDAN MAY 2012 BROKEN OR TIED COLDEST DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE RECORDS... NONE $$