PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
143 PM MDT WED MAY 2 2007

...AVERAGE AND LATEST FROST AND FREEZE DATES...

MANY PEOPLE HAVE STARTED OR WILL START PLANTING THEIR GARDENS
ACROSS THE AREA. ONE IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THE
AVERAGE AND LATEST LAST FROST AND FREEZE DATES IN ORDER TO
PROTECT THE PLANTS. HERE ARE THE AVERAGE AND LATEST FROST AND
FREEZE DATES FOR BILLINGS...MILES CITY AND SHERIDAN. THE FREEZING
TEMPERATURE IS BASED ON 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE FROST
TEMPERATURE IS BASED ON 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THE AVERAGE DATES ARE BASED ON A 30 YEAR AVERAGE FROM 1971 TO
2000. THE LATEST DATES ARE THE LATEST OCCURRENCES OF A FROST AND
FREEZE SINCE 1934 IN BILLINGS...1937 IN MILES CITY AND 1934 IN
SHERIDAN.


...BILLINGS...

AVERAGE LAST FREEZE DATE     MAY 4
LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD      JUNE 13

AVERAGE LAST FROST DATE      MAY 14
LATEST FROST ON RECORD       JUNE 13


...MILES CITY...

AVERAGE LAST FREEZE DATE     MAY 6
LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD      JUNE 8

AVERAGE LAST FROST DATE      MAY 14
LATEST FROST ON RECORD       JUNE 18


...SHERIDAN...

AVERAGE LAST FREEZE DATE     MAY 18
LATEST FREEZE ON RECORD      JUNE 24

AVERAGE LAST FROST DATE      JUNE 7
LATEST FROST ON RECORD       JULY 30

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