PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
527 AM MDT SUN JUN 21 2009

..BILLINGS SPRING SEASON REVIEW...

THE SPRING SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 1145 PM MDT ON SATURDAY JUNE
20. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS
FOR THE SPRING SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON MARCH 20...FOR BILLINGS.
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 BILLINGS AIRPORT IN 1934.


..MARCH 20 - MARCH 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   49.8
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     47.1

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    28.3
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      26.7

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        39.1
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          36.9

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.44
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.70
16TH WETTEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   3.6
2009 SNOWFALL                     8.9
TIED FOR 7TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD


..APRIL 1 - APRIL 30...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   57.5
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     55.7

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    34.7
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      35.0

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        46.1
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          45.3

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              1.74
2009 PRECIPITATION                1.83

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   7.6
2009 SNOWFALL                     5.5


..MAY 1 - MAY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   67.4
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     70.6
19TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    44.0
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      43.9

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        55.7
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          57.3
TIED FOR 18TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              2.48
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.64
4TH DRIEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   1.8
2009 SNOWFALL                     TRACE


..JUNE 1 - JUNE 20...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   75.8
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     67.8
6TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    50.7
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      47.2
TIED FOR 10TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        63.3
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          57.5
7TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              1.46
2009 PRECIPITATION                1.12

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   TRACE
2009 SNOWFALL                     TRACE


..MARCH 20 - JUNE 20...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   63.7
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     62.2

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    40.2
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      39.5

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        51.9
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          50.8

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              6.13
2009 PRECIPITATION                4.29
TIED FOR 16TH DRIEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   13.3
2009 SNOWFALL                     14.4


..WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

92   MAY 19
88   MAY 30
87   MAY 31

ALL TIME RECORD...103 ON JUNE 20 1988


..COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

25   MARCH 26
34   MARCH 30 AND APRIL 4
36   APRIL 15

ALL TIME RECORD...3 ON MARCH 24 1964


..WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

62   MAY 31
57   MAY 30 AND JUNE 18
56   APRIL 22 AND JUNE 14...16 AND 20 

ALL TIME RECORD...69 ON JUNE 6 1988


..COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

13   MARCH 26 AND 27
18   MARCH 25
22   MARCH 30

ALL TIME RECORD...-12 ON MARCH 25 1955


..WETTEST DAYS...

0.48   APRIL 3
0.41   JUNE 20
0.37   APRIL 14

ALL TIME RECORD...2.91 ON JUNE 8 1997


..SNOWIEST DAYS...

3.8   MARCH 29
3.5   MARCH 25
1.5   APRIL 15

ALL TIME RECORD...23.7 ON APRIL 4 1955

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