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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
151 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         56    622 PM  87    1948  63     -7       57       
  MINIMUM         40   1125 PM  27    1930  38      2       38       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.54 1944   0.10  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.46  -1.06     0.57    
  SINCE OCT 1      5.36                      8.09  -2.73     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.58                      5.46  -1.88     2.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       287     21      316       
  SINCE MAR 1   1953                      2022    -69     1745       
  SINCE JUL 1   7401                      8012   -611     7503       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        23      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   538 AM MDT   SUNSET   851 PM MDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   852 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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