PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
130 PM MDT THU 24 SEP 2009

...BILLINGS SUMMER IN REVIEW...

THE SUMMER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 318 PM MDT ON TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER 22. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR THE SUMMER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON JUNE 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.


...JUNE 20 - JUNE 30...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   82.0
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     84.4

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    54.3
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      55.7

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        68.1
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          70.0

NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      0.46
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.84


...JULY 1 - JULY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   85.8
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     84.8

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    58.3
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      57.5

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        72.0
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          71.2

NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      1.28
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.61


...AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   84.5
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     83.8

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    57.3
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      56.6

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        70.9   
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          70.2

NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      0.85
2009 PRECIPITATION                1.20


...SEPTEMBER 1 - SEPTEMBER 22...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   74.0
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     83.7
WARMEST ON RECORD

BILLINGS SET A RECORD IN 2009 OF 5 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 90 FROM SEPTEMBER 2 TO SEPTEMBER 6.

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    48.0
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      54.0
4TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        61.0
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          68.8
4TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      1.10
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.29


...JUNE 20 - SEPTEMBER 22...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   82.4
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     84.2

BILLINGS SET A RECORD IN 2009 OF 102 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES GREATER THAN 70...ENDING SEPTEMBER 20. 

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    54.8
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      56.2

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        68.6
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          70.2

NORMAL AVERAGE PRECIPITATION      3.69
2009 PRECIPITATION                2.94

..WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

100	JULY 23
97	JUNE 25
96	AUGUST 12

ALL TIME RECORD...108 ON JULY 14 2002


..COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

67	SEPTEMBER 21
71	AUGUST 8 AND 15
72	JULY 27 AND 29...AUGUST 16...AND SEPTEMBER 11

ALL TIME RECORD...30 ON SEPTEMBER 22 2000


..WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

70	SEPTEMBER 6
68	JULY 24
66	JULY 19 AND 26...AND AUGUST 22 

ALL TIME RECORD...76 ON JUNE 28 1936


..COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

42	SEPTEMBER 21 AND 22
46	SEPTEMBER 9 AND 20
47	JUNE 23 AND SEPTEMBER 12 AND 13

ALL TIME RECORD...25 ON SEPTEMBER 22 2000


..WETTEST DAYS...

0.41	JUNE 20
0.35	AUGUST 8
0.34	JULY 12

ALL TIME RECORD...2.60 ON JUNE 24 1938

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