PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
617 AM MDT FRI MAR 21 2008

...BILLINGS WINTER IN REVIEW...

THE WINTER SEASON OFFICIALLY ENDED AT 1148 PM MDT ON WEDNESDAY
MARCH 19. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
STATISTICS FOR THIS WINTER SEASON...WHICH BEGAN ON DECEMBER
21...FOR BILLINGS. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND
ALL PRECIPITATION AND SNOW AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30
YEAR AVERAGES CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE
BILLINGS AIRPORT IN 1934.


...DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   33.1
2007 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     33.3

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    15.3
2007 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      18.5

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        24.2
2007 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          25.9

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.21
2007 PRECIPITATION                0.12

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   3.3
2007 SNOWFALL                     1.3


...JANUARY 1 - JANUARY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   32.8
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     35.3

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    15.1
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      14.6

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        24.0
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          24.9

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.81
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.35

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   10.9
2008 SNOWFALL                      9.7


...FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 29...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   39.3
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     43.1
TIED FOR 19TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    20.0
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      21.4

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        29.6
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          32.3

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.58
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.07
3RD DRIEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   6.5
2008 SNOWFALL                     2.4
TIED FOR 15TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD


...MARCH 1 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   45.9
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     50.8
16TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    25.1
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      26.7

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        35.5
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          38.8

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.67
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.03
2ND DRIEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   6.7   
2008 SNOWFALL                     TRACE
TIED FOR LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD


...DECEMBER 21 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   37.8
2007-08 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE  40.8
17TH WARMEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    18.8
2007-08 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE   19.8

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        28.3
2007-08 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE       30.3

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              2.27
2007-08 PRECIPITATION             0.57
2ND DRIEST ON RECORD

NORMAL SNOWFALL                   27.5
2007-08 SNOWFALL                  13.4 
10TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD


...WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

69   MARCH 1
67   MARCH 11
64   MARCH 10

ALL TIME RECORD...78 ON MARCH 16 1994


...COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1    JANUARY 29
4    JANUARY 21
15   JANUARY 20

ALL TIME RECORD...-21 ON JANUARY 26 1972


...WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

41   MARCH 11
37   MARCH 1
36   FEBRUARY 12

ALL TIME RECORD...51 ON MARCH 12 2007


...COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

-13   JANUARY 28 AND 29
-7    JANUARY 21
-2    JANUARY 22 AND 30

ALL TIME RECORD...-38 ON FEBRUARY 15 1936


...WETTEST DAYS...

0.28  JANUARY 20
0.22  JANUARY 19
0.05  DECEMBER 24

ALL TIME RECORD...1.22 ON JANUARY 2 1972


...SNOWIEST DAYS...

4.2   JANUARY 20
3.6   JANUARY 19
0.6   FEBRUARY 25

ALL TIME RECORD...14.0 ON JANUARY 2 1972

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