PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1022 AM MST WED JAN 2 2008

...2007 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR MILES CITY...

MILES CITY HAD A BELOW NORMAL YEAR FOR PRECIPITATION AND AN ABOVE 
NORMAL YEAR IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURES. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE 
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR MILES CITY FOR 2007. 
ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL PRECIPITATION 
AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 
1971 TO 2000. RECORDS STARTED BEING RECORDED FOR MILES CITY IN 1937 
AND ARE LISTED IF IN THE TOP 20.


...MILES CITY MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IN INCHES...

 MONTH     NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD   

JANUARY     0.50        0.02         -0.48     1ST DRIEST
FEBRUARY    0.34        0.38         +0.04
MARCH       0.58        1.34         +0.76     5TH WETTEST
APRIL       1.40        1.35         -0.05
MAY         2.19        4.51         +2.32     6TH WETTEST
JUNE        2.42        2.28         -0.14   
JULY        1.61        0.11         -1.50     3RD DRIEST
AUGUST      1.16        0.40         -0.76    16TH DRIEST*
SEPTEMBER   1.19        0.37         -0.79    19TH DRIEST*
OCTOBER     1.13        0.29         -0.84    17TH DRIEST
NOVEMBER    0.52        0.12         -0.40     9TH DRIEST* 
DECEMBER    0.45        0.10         -0.35    15TH DRIEST
YEAR       13.49       11.27         -2.22

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 2ND CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 5TH OUT OF THE LAST 6 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW NORMAL.  DURING THIS 6 
YEAR STRETCH...FROM 2002 THROUGH 2007...THE PRECIPITATION DEFICIT 
FROM NORMAL WAS 14.17 INCHES WHICH IS JUST OVER 1 YEARS WORTH OF 
MOISTURE.


...MILES CITY 2007 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

2.02   JUNE 6
0.76   MARCH 28
0.70   MAY 3

ALL TIME RECORD...2.71 ON JUNE 18 1964


...MILES CITY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD 

JANUARY     17.4        23.5          +6.1    20TH WARMEST
FEBRUARY    24.8        20.8          -4.0
MARCH       34.9        42.2          +7.3     2ND WARMEST
APRIL       46.7        45.3          -1.4
MAY         57.2        58.0          +0.8
JUNE        67.1        68.4          +1.3    17TH WARMEST
JULY        74.1        81.5          +7.4     1ST WARMEST
AUGUST      72.9        74.0          +1.1
SEPTEMBER   60.4        61.6          +1.2
OCTOBER     47.7        49.3          +1.6
NOVEMBER    31.7        34.7          +3.0
DECEMBER    20.6        23.2          +2.6
YEAR        46.3        48.7          +2.4     8TH WARMEST

2007 MARKS THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 10TH OUT OF THE LAST 11 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL.


...MILES CITY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     27.3        35.9          +8.6    11TH WARMEST
FEBRUARY    35.2        30.3          -4.9
MARCH       46.1        55.1          +9.0     2ND WARMEST*
APRIL       58.8        56.8          -2.0
MAY         69.5        69.9          +0.4      
JUNE        79.9        81.5          +1.6    17TH WARMEST
JULY        87.9        96.7          +8.8     1ST WARMEST
AUGUST      86.8        88.1          +1.3
SEPTEMBER   74.0        76.0          +2.0
OCTOBER     60.0        63.0          +3.0
NOVEMBER    41.8        47.2          +5.4    16TH WARMEST 
DECEMBER    30.6        35.1          +4.5
YEAR        58.2        61.5          +3.3     6TH WARMEST

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 13TH OUT OF THE LAST 14 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL.


...MILES CITY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY      7.4        11.1          +3.7   
FEBRUARY    14.3        11.4          -2.9
MARCH       23.7        29.3          +5.6     2ND WARMEST 
APRIL       34.5        33.8          -0.7
MAY         44.9        46.1          +1.2    17TH WARMEST* 
JUNE        54.2        55.2          +1.0    13TH WARMEST* 
JULY        60.2        66.3          +6.1     1ST WARMEST 
AUGUST      58.9        59.9          +1.0    20TH WARMEST* 
SEPTEMBER   46.8        47.2          +0.4
OCTOBER     35.3        35.5          +0.2
NOVEMBER    21.6        22.2          +0.6
DECEMBER    10.5        11.3          +0.8
YEAR        34.4        35.9          +1.5    10TH WARMEST

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 4TH OUT OF THE LAST 5 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS AT OR ABOVE NORMAL.


...MILES CITY 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

110   JULY 23 AND 24
107   JULY 22
105   JULY 31

ALL TIME RECORD...113 ON JULY 18 2003


...MILES CITY 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

3    FEBRUARY 14
7    FEBRUARY 13
10   JANUARY 12

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


...MILES CITY 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

79   JULY 24
77   JULY 21
74   JULY 20

ALL TIME RECORD...79 ON JULY 24 2007


...MILES CITY 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

-15   FEBRUARY 15
-14   FEBRUARY 14
-12   JANUARY 12 AND FEBRUARY 3

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

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