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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
156 AM MDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    237 PM  81    1923  54     13       50       
  MINIMUM         39    157 AM   4    1896  30      9       34       
  AVERAGE         53                        42     11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1903   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.68  -0.30     0.45    
  SINCE OCT 1      3.57                      5.93  -2.36     3.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.79                      3.30  -1.51     1.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        23    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       439   -107      345       
  SINCE MAR 1   1291                      1459   -168     1170       
  SINCE JUL 1   6739                      7449   -710     6928       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        81      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         5      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 PM MDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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