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

..SHERIDAN 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
SHERIDAN. 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 SHERIDAN
AIRPORT IN 1934.


..MARCH 20 - MARCH 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   50.3
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     44.9

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    24.5
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      18.7
13TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        37.4
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          31.8
15TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.45
2009 PRECIPITATION                1.07
8TH WETTEST ON RECORD


..APRIL 1 - APRIL 30...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   57.5
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     53.6
TIED FOR 18TH COLDEST

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    30.4
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      29.4

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        43.9
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          41.5

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              1.77
2009 PRECIPITATION                1.32


..MAY 1 - MAY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   66.4
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     69.5

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    38.6
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      37.2
TIED FOR 14TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        52.5
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          53.5

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              2.41
2009 PRECIPITATION                0.22
2ND DRIEST ON RECORD


..JUNE 1 - JUNE 20...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   75.0
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     65.8
4TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    46.5
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      43.3
9TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        60.8
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          54.5
2ND COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              1.67
2009 PRECIPITATION                3.27
TIED FOR 8TH WETTEST ON RECORD


..MARCH 20 - JUNE 20...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   63.4
2009 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     60.4
TIED FOR 17TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    36.2
2009 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      33.6
TIED FOR 10TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        49.8
2009 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          47.0
TIED FOR 10TH COLDEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              6.31
2009 PRECIPITATION                5.88


..WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

94   MAY 19
87   MAY 18
85   MAY 30

ALL TIME RECORD...102 ON JUNE 20 1988


..COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

22   MARCH 26
26   MARCH 30
31   APRIL 4

ALL TIME RECORD...7 ON MARCH 23 1965 AND MARCH 24 1955


..WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

52   MAY 24 AND JUNE 14
51   JUNE 16 AND 17
50   MAY 31 AND JUNE 15 

ALL TIME RECORD...67 ON JUNE 18 1988


..COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

-2   MARCH 27
2    MARCH 26
3    MARCH 30

ALL TIME RECORD...-23 ON MARCH 25 1965


..WETTEST DAYS...

0.92   JUNE 15
0.50   JUNE 7
0.46   MARCH 29

ALL TIME RECORD...3.32 ON JUNE 3 1944

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