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

...SHERIDAN 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...SHERIDAN. ALL TEMPERATURES ARE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND ALL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE IN INCHES. NORMALS ARE 30 YEAR AVERAGES
CALCULATED FROM 1971 TO 2000. RECORDS BEGAN FOR THE SHERIDAN
AIRPORT IN 1934.


...DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   33.2
2007 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     29.5
TIED FOR 17TH COOLEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE     9.7
2007 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE       5.8
19TH COOLEST ON RECORD

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        21.5
2007 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          17.6
15TH COOLEST ON RECORD

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.19
2007 PRECIPITATION                0.22


...JANUARY 1 - JANUARY 31...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   33.0
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     32.1+

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE     9.7
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE       5.7+

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        21.3
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          18.9+

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.77
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.70

+2 MISSING DAYS


...FEBRUARY 1 - FEBRUARY 29...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   38.9
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     38.7

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    14.9
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      14.9

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        26.9
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          26.8

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.56
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.35
18TH DRIEST ON RECORD


...MARCH 1 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   46.2
2008 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE     48.2

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    21.6
2008 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      21.8

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        33.9
2008 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE          35.0

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              0.55
2008 PRECIPITATION                0.42


...DECEMBER 21 - MARCH 19...

NORMAL AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE   37.9
2007-08 AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE  37.1+

NORMAL AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE    13.9
2007-08 AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE   12.1+

NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE        25.9
2007-08 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE       24.6+

NORMAL PRECIPITATION              2.03
2007-08 PRECIPITATION             1.69

+2 MISSING DAYS IN JANUARY


...WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

66   MARCH 11
62   MARCH 1
58   MARCH 10

ALL TIME RECORD...77 ON MARCH 16 1994


...COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURES...

-3   JANUARY 21
1    JANUARY 29
17   JANUARY 24

ALL TIME RECORD...-22 ON FEBRUARY 7 1936


...WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

33   MARCH 19
30   FEBRUARY 28 AND MARCH 1 AND 8
28   MARCH 11

ALL TIME RECORD...48 ON FEBRUARY 10 1951


...COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES...

-22  JANUARY 21
-21  JANUARY 22
-16  JANUARY 29

ALL TIME RECORD...-38 ON FEBRUARY 17 1936


...WETTEST DAYS...

0.34  JANUARY 19
0.19  MARCH 14
0.12  DECEMBER 24

ALL TIME RECORD...1.31 ON JANUARY 11 2000

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