PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1026 AM MST WED JAN 2 2008

...2007 YEAR IN REVIEW FOR SHERIDAN...

2007 WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES. 
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION STATISTICS 
FOR SHERIDAN 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 SHERIDAN IN 1934 AND ARE LISTED IF IN THE TOP 20.


...SHERIDAN MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IN INCHES...

 MONTH     NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     0.77        0.34         -0.43     19TH DRIEST*
FEBRUARY    0.57        0.77         +0.20
MARCH       1.00        0.96         -0.04
APRIL       1.77        1.18         -0.59     19TH DRIEST
MAY         2.41        4.09         +1.68      9TH WETTEST
JUNE        2.02        1.94         -0.08
JULY        1.11        1.73         +0.62     17TH WETTEST*
AUGUST      0.80        0.50         -0.30
SEPTEMBER   1.38        0.96         -0.42
OCTOBER     1.41        2.47         +1.06      7TH WETTEST
NOVEMBER    0.80        0.33         -0.47     14TH DRIEST 
DECEMBER    0.68        0.41         -0.27
YEAR       14.72       15.68         +0.96      

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 2ND TIME IN THE PAST 3 YEARS THAT THE PRECIPITATION 
WAS ABOVE NORMAL. PRIOR TO 2005...THE LAST TIME THE PRECIPITATION 
WAS ABOVE NORMAL WAS IN 2000.  DURING THIS STRETCH...FROM 2001 TO 
2007...THE PRECIPITATION DEFICIT FROM NORMAL WAS 14.64 INCHES WHICH 
IS JUST UNDER 1 YEARS WORTH OF PRECIPITATION.


...SHERIDAN 2007 TOP 3 DAILY MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION...

1.37   SEPTEMBER 16
0.63   SEPTEMBER 22
0.41   APRIL 24

ALL TIME RECORD...3.32 ON JUNE 3 1944


...SHERIDAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     21.3        22.1          -1.2   
FEBRUARY    26.9        24.0          -2.9
MARCH       35.3        41.1          +5.8     3RD WARMEST*
APRIL       43.9        42.4          -1.5
MAY         52.5        54.7          +2.2
JUNE        61.6        63.4          +1.8
JULY        68.8        75.9**        +7.1     2ND WARMEST
AUGUST      68.2        70.9          +2.7    19TH WARMEST
SEPTEMBER   57.1        59.3          +2.2
OCTOBER     45.1        48.4          +3.3
NOVEMBER    31.0        35.1          +4.1
DECEMBER    22.4        22.8          +0.4
YEAR        44.5        46.8**        +2.3    13TH WARMEST*

*RECORD TIED
**1 MISSING DAY

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


...SHERIDAN AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE     RECORD

JANUARY     33.0        34.7          +1.7   
FEBRUARY    39.0        35.3          -3.7
MARCH       48.2        54.2          +6.0     4TH WARMEST
APRIL       57.5        54.1          -3.4    
MAY         66.4        68.6          +2.2
JUNE        76.4        79.3          +2.9    17TH WARMEST
JULY        85.2        92.7          +7.5     5TH WARMEST*
AUGUST      84.9        88.0          +3.1
SEPTEMBER   73.1        76.2          +3.1    20TH WARMEST*
OCTOBER     59.8        62.6          +2.8
NOVEMBER    43.4        49.2          +5.8
DECEMBER    34.4        35.5          +1.1
YEAR        58.4        61.0          +2.6    11TH WARMEST

*RECORD TIED

2007 MARKS THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE YEARLY AVERAGE HIGH 
TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE NORMAL.


...SHERIDAN AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURES...

MONTH      NORMALS   2007 VALUES   DEPARTURE      RECORD

JANUARY      9.7         9.5          -0.2   
FEBRUARY    14.9        12.7          -2.2
MARCH       22.5        28.0          +5.5      3RD WARMEST
APRIL       30.4        30.6          +0.2
MAY         38.6        40.7          +2.1
JUNE        46.8        47.5          +0.7
JULY        52.4        58.9**        +6.5      2ND WARMEST
AUGUST      51.5        53.7          +2.2
SEPTEMBER   41.0        42.4          +1.4
OCTOBER     30.3        34.2          +3.9     19TH WARMEST*
NOVEMBER    18.5        21.0          +2.5
DECEMBER    10.4        10.0          -0.4     20TH COOLEST*
YEAR        30.6        32.5**        +1.9     19TH WARMEST* 

*RECORD TIED
**1 MISSING DAY

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


...SHERIDAN 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

104   JULY 24
103   JULY 6
102   JULY 21 AND 23 AND AUGUST 12

ALL TIME RECORD...107 ON JULY 13 2005...JULY 14 2002 AND JULY 5 1936


...SHERIDAN 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM HIGH TEMPERATURES...

1     JANUARY 12
9     JANUARY 13
12    JANUARY 14 AND JANUARY 13 AND 14

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


...SHERIDAN 2007 TOP 3 MAXIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

69   JULY 2
67   JULY 17 AND 24
65   JULY 16 AND 21   

ALL TIME RECORD...77 ON JULY 28 1935


...SHERIDAN 2007 TOP 3 MINIMUM LOW TEMPERATURES...

-21   JANUARY 12
-19   JANUARY 11
-16   FEBRUARY 2

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

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