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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
157 AM MDT SAT SEP 24 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         53   1229 AM  90    1966  66    -13       65       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  18    1926  38      2       37       
                                      1926                          
  AVERAGE         47                        52     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          0.65 1920   0.04   0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      1.10  -0.44     0.79    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.85                     17.57  -1.72    12.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.07                     14.94  -0.87    10.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE SEP 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        13      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       235    -47      263       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                       235    -47      263       
  SINCE JUL 1    372                       476   -104      437       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        22     -9        8       
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        22     -9        8       
  SINCE JAN 1    210                       255    -45      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         6      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM MDT   SUNSET   711 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   709 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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