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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
225 AM MDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         86   1238 PM  98    1976  79      7       81       
  MINIMUM         51    426 AM  34    1992  48      3       55       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1992   0.06  -0.06     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      1.35   0.14     0.74    
  SINCE OCT 1     14.87                     15.93  -1.06    11.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.09                     13.30  -0.21     8.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        80      0       44       
  SINCE JUN 1    391                       412    -21      418       
  SINCE JUL 1    136                       186    -50      111       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        91    -36       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    185                       203    -18      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    185                       203    -18      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        33      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 PM MDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   627 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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