PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
618 AM MDT FRI MAR 21 2008 

...MILES CITY WINTER IN REVIEW...
 
THE WINTER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 1148 PM MDT ON WEDNESDAY
MARCH 19. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR THIS WINTER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON DECEMBER
21...FOR MILES CITY. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
AND ALL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR
AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE
MILES CITY AIRPORT IN 1937.


...DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   27.8
2007 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     32.8

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE     8.4
2007 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      11.4

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        18.1
2007 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          22.1

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.20
2007 PRECIPITATION                0.08++

++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION


...JANUARY 1 - JANUARY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   27.3
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     31.1+

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE     7.4
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE       4.3+

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        17.4
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          17.8+

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.50
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.01++

+2 MISSING DAYS
++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION


...FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 29...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   35.2
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     32.0

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    14.4
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE       8.9

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        24.8
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          20.5

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.34
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.10++

++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION

...MARCH 1 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   43.6
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     48.6
16TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    21.6
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      22.6

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        32.6
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          35.6

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.29
2008 PRECIPITATION                TRACE++

++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION


...DECEMBER 21 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   33.6
2007-08 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE  36.2+

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    12.9
2007-08 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE   11.8+

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        23.3
2007-08 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE       24.0+

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              1.27
2007-08 PRECIPITATION             0.19++

+2 MISSING DAYS IN JANUARY
++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION


...WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

67   MARCH 11
59   MARCH 10
55   MARCH 18

ALL TIME RECORD...78 ON MARCH 16 1994


...COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

-7   JANUARY 29
0    JANUARY 21
2    FEBRUARY 9

ALL TIME RECORD...-25 ON DECEMBER 24 1983


...WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

34   MARCH 19
33   MARCH 1
31   MARCH 11 AND 12

ALL TIME RECORD...45 ON MARCH 12 2007


...COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

-20   JANUARY 29
-17   JANUARY 21 AND 28
-15   JANUARY 18 AND 19

ALL TIME RECORD...-38 ON DECEMBER 24 1983


...WETTEST DAYS++...

0.07  DECEMBER 24
0.05  FEBRUARY 11 AND 13
0.01  DECEMBER 21 AND JANUARY 19

ALL TIME RECORD...1.10 ON JANUARY 22 1942

++THIS STATION IS AUTOMATED AND MAY UNDERESTIMATE WINTER 
PRECIPITATION

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