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CLICTB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
201 AM MDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE CUT BANK CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1903 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         60    231 PM  93    2001  76    -16       85       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         44   1146 PM  33    1946  50     -6       52       
  AVERAGE         52                        63    -11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1978   0.06  -0.06     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.93  -0.38     0.54    
  SINCE OCT 1     10.73                     10.55   0.18     5.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.78                      9.33   0.45     5.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        75     -3       40       
  SINCE JUN 1    412                       453    -41      383       
  SINCE JUL 1    129                       204    -75      103       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        56    -22       31       
  SINCE JUN 1    112                       141    -29      130       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                       141    -29      130       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE CUT BANK CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        94      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        36      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM MDT   SUNSET   838 PM MDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   836 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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