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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
146 AM MDT TUE MAY 23 2006

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1896 TO 2006

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    425 PM  93    1928  64     17       75       
  MINIMUM         48    403 AM  24    1930  39      9       36       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.10 1901   0.10   0.06     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.96  -1.21     0.76    
  SINCE OCT 1      8.93                      8.59   0.34     5.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.22                      5.96  -0.74     3.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  281                       355    -74      358       
  SINCE MAR 1   1918                      2090   -172     2003       
  SINCE JUL 1   7104                      8080   -976     7451       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        96      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   856 PM MDT   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   857 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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