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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
150 AM MDT WED AUG 24 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         81    358 PM 101    1969  79      2       61       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  33    1992  48      2       49       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.78 1972   0.06   0.07     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      1.41   0.21     1.12    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.00                     15.99  -0.99    11.79    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.22                     13.36  -0.14     9.37    
                                                                     
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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        85     -5       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    391                       417    -26      428       
  SINCE JUL 1    136                       191    -55      121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        95    -39       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    186                       207    -21      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                       207    -21      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       101      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 PM MDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   810 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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