PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
617 AM MDT WED JUL 1 2009


..2008-2009 SNOW SEASON COMES TO AN END IN BILLINGS...

THE 2008-2009 SNOW SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON JULY 1
2008...OFFICIALLY ENDED ON JUNE 30 2009 FOR BILLINGS. HERE IS A
LOOK AT THE SNOW STATISTICS FOR THE 2008-2009 SNOW SEASON. ALL
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES
CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE BILLINGS
AIRPORT IN 1934. HAIL REPORTED DURING THE WARM MONTHS IS
CONSIDERED SNOWFALL FOR OFFICIAL RECORDS.


  MONTH           NORMALS    08-09 VALUES       RECORD

JULY 08             0.0         TRACE
AUGUST 08          TRACE         0.0
SEPTEMBER 08        1.3         TRACE
OCTOBER 08          4.2         12.9          5TH SNOWIEST
NOVEMBER 08         7.5          0.1      9TH LEAST SNOWIEST+
DECEMBER 08         8.9         21.0          4TH SNOWIEST
JANUARY 09         10.9          9.1
FEBRUARY 09         6.5         10.1
MARCH 09           10.3         16.9         12TH SNOWIEST
APRIL 09            7.6          5.5
MAY 09              1.8         TRACE
JUNE 09            TRACE        TRACE
YEAR               59.0         75.6         10TH SNOWIEST

+RECORD TIED


BILLINGS HAS NOT RECEIVED THIS MUCH SNOW DURING AN ENTIRE SNOW
SEASON SINCE 1996-1997 WHEN 98.7 INCHES FELL. THAT SEASON WAS THE
SNOWIEST SNOW SEASON ON RECORD. THE LAST TIME BILLINGS HAD AN
ABOVE NORMAL SNOW SEASON WAS 2006-2007 WHEN 65.2 INCHES FELL.


..2008-2009 SNOW SEASON SNOWIEST DAYS...

4.8   DECEMBER 13 
4.7   DECEMBER 26
4.6   DECEMBER 2
4.4   OCTOBER 11
4.2   FEBRUARY 26

ALL TIME RECORD...23.7 ON APRIL 4 1955

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