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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT                              
1254 AM MST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         55    404 PM  71    1905  39     16       30       
  MINIMUM         20    529 AM -23    1976  18      2       19       
  AVERAGE         38                        29      9       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.43 1955   0.03  -0.03     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.04    
  SINCE OCT 1      2.07                      4.15  -2.08     2.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.29                      1.52  -1.23     0.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                                 
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1     MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        36     -9       40       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        73    -18       80       
  SINCE MAR 1     55                        73    -18       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   5503                      6063   -560     5838       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE LEWISTOWN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        72      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -28      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM MST   SUNSET   607 PM MST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM MST   SUNSET   608 PM MST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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