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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
244 AM MDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         74    114 PM  87    1988  63     11       49       
  MINIMUM         50    447 AM  26    1986  38     12       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        50     12       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.29 1981   0.10  -0.07     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      1.36  -1.03     0.56    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.29                      7.99  -2.70     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.51                      5.36  -1.85     2.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        15    -12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       272     19      299       
  SINCE MAR 1   1936                      2007    -71     1728       
  SINCE JUL 1   7384                      7997   -613     7486       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        27      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM MDT   SUNSET   849 PM MDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   851 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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