PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1017 AM MST WED JAN 2 2008

...2007 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR BILLINGS...

2007 TURNED OUT TO BE MOSTLY AN ABOVE NORMAL YEAR FOR BILLINGS IN 
TERMS OF PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE 
TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS FOR BILLINGS FOR 2007. 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 BILLINGS IN 1934 AND ARE 
LISTED IF IN THE TOP 20.


...BILLINGS MONTHLY PRECIPITATION...

 MONTH     NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     0.81        0.34         -0.47      
FEBRUARY    0.58        0.57         -0.01
MARCH       1.12        1.37         +0.25    19TH WETTEST
APRIL       1.74        2.51         +0.77    12TH WETTEST
MAY         2.48        3.93         +1.45     7TH WETTEST
JUNE        1.89        1.12         -0.77    19TH DRIEST
JULY        1.28        1.63         +0.35    18TH WETTEST
AUGUST      0.85        0.07         -0.78     5TH DRIEST*
SEPTEMBER   1.34        1.73         +0.39
OCTOBER     1.26        2.48         +1.22     5TH WETTEST
NOVEMBER    0.75        0.43         -0.32
DECEMBER    0.67        0.28         -0.39         
YEAR       14.77       16.45         +1.68    16TH WETTEST* 

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS ONLY THE 2ND TIME IN THE LAST 9 YEARS THAT THE PRECIPITATION
WAS ABOVE NORMAL. PRIOR TO 2007...THE LAST YEAR TO BE ABOVE NORMAL 
WAS IN 2005. DURING THIS STRETCH OF 9 YEARS...1999 THROUGH 
2007...THE PRECIPITATION DEFICIT FROM NORMAL WAS 24.72 INCHES. THIS 
IS JUST UNDER 5 INCHES SHY OF 2 YEARS WORTH OF MOISTURE.


...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1.62   MAY 22 
1.11   JULY 7
1.04   APRIL 19

ALL TIME RECORD...2.91 ON JUNE 8 1997


...BILLINGS MONTHLY SNOWFALL...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     10.9         8.2          -2.7   
FEBRUARY     6.5        15.0          +8.5     6TH SNOWIEST
MARCH       10.3        14.0          +3.7    19TH SNOWIEST*
APRIL        7.6         7.9          +0.3   
MAY          1.8       TRACE       
JUNE       TRACE         0.0 
JULY         0.0         0.0          
AUGUST     TRACE         0.0
SEPTEMBER    1.3         0.0          -1.3     
OCTOBER      4.2       TRACE                   7TH DRIEST*
NOVEMBER     7.5         6.8          -0.7
DECEMBER     8.9         4.3          -4.6    
YEAR        59.0        56.2          -2.8     

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 4TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 9TH OUT OF THE LAST 10 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY SNOWFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL.  


...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL...

8.3    MARCH 30 
4.7    JANUARY 11
3.8    FEBRUARY 9

ALL TIME RECORD...23.7 ON APRIL 4 1955


...BILLINGS AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     24.0        25.3          +1.3   
FEBRUARY    29.8        26.1          -3.7
MARCH       37.0        44.6          +7.6     2ND WARMEST
APRIL       46.1        44.5          -1.6     
MAY         55.7        56.5          +0.8
JUNE        65.2        66.0          +0.8    19TH WARMEST*
JULY        72.0        79.1          +7.1     2ND WARMEST
AUGUST      70.9        71.9          +1.0
SEPTEMBER   59.5        61.3          +1.8
OCTOBER     48.1        50.1          +1.9
NOVEMBER    34.1        36.5          +2.4
DECEMBER    26.1        27.8          +1.7
YEAR        47.4        49.3          +1.9     8TH WARMEST*

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 9TH OUT OF THE LAST 10 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL. 


...BILLINGS AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     32.8        34.2          +1.4   
FEBRUARY    39.5        35.2          -4.3
MARCH       47.6        56.2          +8.6     3RD WARMEST
APRIL       57.5        54.2          -3.3    20TH COOLEST
MAY         67.4        68.3          +0.9
JUNE        78.0        78.3          +0.3    
JULY        85.8        93.4          +7.6     2ND WARMEST*
AUGUST      84.5        86.0          +1.5
SEPTEMBER   71.8        74.8          +3.0
OCTOBER     58.9        60.4          +1.5
NOVEMBER    42.7        46.4          +3.7
DECEMBER    34.5        36.2          +1.7
YEAR        58.4        60.5          +2.1    16TH WARMEST*

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 9TH OUT OF THE LAST 10 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL. 


...BILLINGS AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD 

JANUARY     15.1        16.5          +1.4  
FEBRUARY    20.1        17.0          -3.1
MARCH       26.4        33.0          +6.6     3RD WARMEST
APRIL       34.7        34.7           0.0
MAY         44.0        44.7          +0.7
JUNE        52.5        53.7          +1.2    11TH WARMEST
JULY        58.3        64.7          +6.4     2ND WARMEST
AUGUST      57.3        57.9          +0.6
SEPTEMBER   47.1        47.8          +0.7
OCTOBER     37.2        39.9          +2.7    17TH WARMEST* 
NOVEMBER    25.6        26.6          +1.0
DECEMBER    17.7        19.5          +1.8
YEAR        36.3        38.2          +1.9     4TH WARMEST* 

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 5TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND THE 6TH OUT OF THE LAST 7 
YEARS THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL. 


...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

104   JULY 6 AND 23
102   JULY 24
101   JULY 28 AND 30

ALL TIME RECORD...108 ON JULY 14 2002


...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

2    JANUARY 12
7    FEBRUARY 14
8    FEBRUARY 13

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

 
...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

74   JULY 20 AND 21
72   JULY 31
71   JULY 16 AND 24

ALL TIME RECORD...76 ON JUNE 28 1936


...BILLINGS 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

-18   JANUARY 12
-9    JANUARY 11
-6    JANUARY 13

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

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