PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
442 AM MDT TUE SEP 15 2009

..SEPTEMBER CONTINUES TO BE WARM AND DRY FOR BILLINGS...

SEPTEMBER CONTINUES TO BE A WARM AND DRY MONTH FOR BILLINGS
OVERALL. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS AND WHERE IT RANKS HISTORICALLY THROUGH SEPTEMBER
14TH. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES
CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS STARTED BEING RECORDED FOR
THE BILLINGS AIRPORT IN 1934.


..SEPTEMBER 1 - 14...


..AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE...

1...87.7 - 1998
2...87.3 - 1990
3...85.4 - 1940
4...85.2 - 1981
5...84.8 - 1959
6...84.2 - 2009


..AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE...

1...59.1 - 1998 
2...57.1 - 1940
3...56.6 - 1990 
4...56.3 - 1963 
5...55.4 - 1937
6...54.4 - 1966
7...54.2 - 2002
8...54.1 - 1997
9...54.0 - 1938 AND 2009


..AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...

1...73.4 - 1998
2...72.0 - 1990
3...71.2 - 1940
4...69.5 - 1981
5...69.1 - 2009


..PRECIPITATION...

1...TRACE - 1948...1959...1960...1964 AND 1981
6...0.01 - 1955 AND 2003
8...0.02 - 1940...1958...1975 AND 1984
12...0.03 - 1997
13...0.07 - 1990
14...0.08 - 1977
15...0.09 - 2006
16...0.11 - 2005 AND 2009

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