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CDUS45 KPIH 181548
CLIIDA


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID                                
945 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE IDAHO FALLS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 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         55    408 PM  84    1970  67    -12       68       
  MINIMUM         40    734 AM  27    1983  39      1       33       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          0.35 1949   0.06   0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.43                      0.85   1.58     0.56    
  SINCE OCT 1      7.82                      7.06   0.76     4.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.36                      4.39   0.97     2.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       239     23      197       
  SINCE MAR 1   1795                      1770     25     1543       
  SINCE JUL 1   7485                      7628   -143     7317       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE IDAHO FALLS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   850 PM MDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   559 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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