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Late November 2011 Nothing Compared to 2010
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
534 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2011
..LATE NOVEMBER 2011 NOTHING COMPARED TO 2010...
THE LATTER PART OF THIS MOST RECENT NOVEMBER WAS WARM AND DRY...
WHICH WAS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE COLD AND SNOWY END OF NOVEMBER
IN 2010. IN 2010...HEAVY SNOWFALL OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION JUST
PRIOR TO THANKSGIVING...AND STRONG WINDS LED TO BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ALONG PARTS OF THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND AT
LIVINGSTON. SNOW COVER WAS WIDESPREAD AND PERSISTED FOR MUCH OF
THE WINTER. THIS YEAR...SNOW COVER HAS BEEN SPOTTY ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH NO SNOW ON THE GROUND AT BILLINGS AS OF THE FIRST
OF DECEMBER.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW DIFFERENT THESE PAST TWO
LATE NOVEMBERS WERE AT BILLINGS. DATES USED FOR THESE CALCULATIONS
ARE NOVEMBER 19TH THROUGH THE 30TH. TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES
FAHRENHEIT AND PRECIPITATION IS IN INCHES.
AVERAGE TEMP PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL COLDEST TEMPERATURE
2011 35.1 0.08 2.1 1
2010 11.8 1.16 20.9 -14
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE UPCOMING WINTER WILL BE WARMER AND
DRIER THAN LAST SEASON. IN FACT...THE OFFICIAL LONG RANGE OUTLOOK
SUGGESTS A HEDGE TOWARD COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS
FOR DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY.
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JKL
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