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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
157 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         63   1200 AM  96    1929  76    -13       83       
  MINIMUM         45    100 PM  30    1912  46     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.11 1956   0.06   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.83  -0.02     1.29    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.19                     16.41  -1.22    11.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.41                     13.78  -0.37     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         7      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       128    -11      107       
  SINCE JUN 1    428                       460    -32      481       
  SINCE JUL 1    173                       234    -61      174       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                       118    -51       54       
  SINCE JUN 1    197                       230    -33      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    197                       230    -33      153       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM MDT   SUNSET   759 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   637 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 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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