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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
149 AM MDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         65    223 PM  98    1906  80    -15       83       
  MINIMUM         51   1121 PM  31    1910  49      2       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.88 1990   0.06   0.06     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.05  -0.57     1.47    
  SINCE OCT 1     15.49                     15.63  -0.14    14.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.78                     13.00  -1.22    13.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE JUN 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        57    -32       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    173                       389   -216      369       
  SINCE JUL 1     29                       163   -134      114       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        71    -27       48       
  SINCE JUN 1    273                       183     90      178       
  SINCE JAN 1    276                       183     93      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   823 PM MDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 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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